Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On September 19, 2022, on the heels of National Grid predictions that home heating bills in the Capital Region could potentially spike up to 39% this winter from COVID-related supply chain issues, Senator Schumer revealed that the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is out of funding, putting tens of thousands of Capital Region seniors and families at risk of being frozen out. Standing at the future site of new energy efficient affordable housing in Troy, supported by federal funding that he helped deliver, Schumer launched a major push to add $1 billion in emergency funding in the upcoming temporary budget bill, also known as the Continuing Resolution (CR), to fund this program to keep Capital Region resident safe, warm, and in their homes.