Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On November 2, 2015, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer stood at the University at Albany to call on his Senate colleagues to immediately reauthorize and extend the Federal Perkins Loan program. Schumer said in a time when college costs are skyrocketing and students are straining under massive debt, it does not make sense to cut off a vital federal student loan program for those with financial need. In addition, Schumer said there is no excuse for the Senate to not extend this program, especially when the House of Representatives has already passed the extension unanimously.