Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On 8/18/20 standing with some of Long Island’s 100,000 veterans, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer made the cogent case for President Trump, on behalf of local vets, to get Postmaster DeJoy to stop the madness at the postal service before the veteran prescription delivery service is systemically harmed. Schumer highlighted one of the most critical issues related to the disaster that has become the USPS: the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and their Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP). The CMOP is the command center for a variety of critical vet medications. Schumer said that Long Island has a higher ratio of vets when compared to other parts of the state and that about half of these local vets (50,000) have access to the VA mail-order pharmacy for their medicines. Schumer, in urging action, said further delay in fixing the USPS disaster will mean real trouble for vets and their families on the issue of healthcare. He warned that further USPS undermining will not only end up costing more to get vets their meds, but that any slowing of these healthcare services could have serious consequences beyond financial ones.