Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On 9/14/20 standing alongside ‘Taking Back Sunday,’ ‘Blue Oyster Cult,’ Brian Byrne of ‘Envy on the Coast,’ ‘Violent Joy,’ Michael DelGuidice & more, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer pushed a bipartisan plan to save the many stages of Long Island. Schumer explained how the stages of the Island —from music to comedy & more—are in real peril amid COVID-19. They have no revenue right now and their live venues are in trouble. Schumer said Long Island CANNOT lose live venues, because they help make small business on the Island rock and the local economy as a whole roll.
Schumer pushed to provide federal relief for Long Island’s live events via the Save Our Stages Act. He explained that the legislation would create a $10 billion Small Business Administration program (SBA) to provide grants to eligible live venue operators, producers, promoters, or talent representatives to help cover six months of operating expenses and offset the economic impact of COVID-19. Schumer said Long Island would see a lion’s share of this federal pot of funds because of its proximity to the city, and that we have to get it done.