Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On November 23, 2016 in Catskill NY, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer publicly revealed the long lost paintings by Thomas Cole and pushed the federal government to award the ongoing project with additional federal investments. Schumer said these investments would help historians and preservationists unravel even more of this historic mystery. Until recently, the paintings were unknown to the world and Schumer said more is yet to be discovered. Last year, Schumer visited the site and was able to successfully secure over $600,000 in critical federal funding to restore the rooms to Thomas Cole’s original interior design.