Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn April 11,2012 Schumer visited the Geneseo Chamber of Commerce introducing legislation that could jumpstart small business expansion across Livingston County. Specifically, the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act of 2012 would allow small business owners to write off the entire cost of new capital equipment purchases on their taxes, saving thousands of dollars in year-end tax costs. The bill also contains a 10% tax credit for each new worker hired in 2012, reducing the tax burden for businesses that create new jobs by up to $500,000.