Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On June 18, 2012, Schumer visited the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) Lab to announce the success of his push to save the research lab's funding. The CHESS Lab secured a commitment of $28\nMillion in federal funding to ensure that it will continue to be on the vanguard of Physics, Chemistry, Environmental, and Material Science Research.