Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
Surrounded by dozens of local Syracuse firefighters and representatives from the Firefighter Cancer Foundation of New York, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today, October 19th 2016 launched a major effort to pass legislation that would, for the time ever, establish a specialized national cancer registry to be managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The registry would improve collection capabilities and activities related to the nationwide monitoring of cancer incidence among all firefighters – career and volunteer. Schumer said firefighters in Central New York and across the country are exposed to a range of harmful toxins and research has indicated that there may be connection between firefighting and an increased risk for several major cancers such as testicular, stomach, multiple myeloma and brain cancers.