Chuck Around
New York

Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all
62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.

Filter by year

Filter by county

{"BEEE36C8-5056-A066-60BA-C241D8AD51C0":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"BEEE36C8-5056-A066-60BA-C241D8AD51C0","title":"Schumer visits Syracuse to urge the USDA to implement new laws to combat Lyme Disease ","summary":"Liverpool, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"July 7, 2017","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/schumer-visits-syracuse-to-urge-the-usda-to-implement-new-laws-to-combat-lyme-disease-","city":"Liverpool","county":"Onondaga","lat":43.1008004,"lng":-76.20240160000003,"description":"Ahead of what is projected to be one of the worst summers for tick-borne diseases in years in Central New York, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today urged, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to double-down on efforts to fully implement new laws, passed by Congress last year, that will significantly increase research, vaccine development and treatment strategies to help stamp out tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease. Schumer said any delay in federal action will allow newly emerging disease like Powassan, which is even deadlier than Lyme disease, to impact already vulnerable areas like Syracuse, Oswego and the rest of Central New York. Schumer pointed to the nearly 1000 reported Lyme disease cases over the past 15 years in Central New York, more that 80 percent of which occurred since 2008, as a clear indication that the region is in dire need of federal assistance and guidance\r\n \r\n“Lyme disease and newly emerging diseases like Powassan are in a sprint to spread this summer, but the federal response to combat this trend is moving along at a snail’s pace. We must do more, and we must do more now to protect kids and families,” said Senator Schumer. “In times like these, it is imperative that we do all that we can to halt the continued spread of these tick-borne diseases. That’s why I am urging HHS Secretary Tom Price to fully implement the already-passed legislation within the 21st Century Cures Act, to ensure that we are making a sufficient attempt at ridding ourselves of these persistent diseases. There is no more time to waste, and DHHS must step up their game.”"}}

Filter events