Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On June 15, 2026, as families in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region experience some of the fastest price growth for groceries in the country, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today stood with Finger Lakes families at the Tops supermarket in Walworth to introduce the Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act. The Senator’s new landmark legislation would break up the big meat monopolies, boost farmers Upstate, and lower grocery costs for families.
“The meatpacking monopoly is driving up costs for New Yorkers in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region at the grocery store and rigging the game against local farmers. Corporate giants dominate the meat market and set prices sky-high for families, all while squeezing profits from farmers by eliminating competition, and it needs to end,” said Senator Schumer. “That’s why I’m introducing legislation – the Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act – to break up the monopoly and lower costs. This bill is centered around making groceries more affordable, making farmers more profitable, and putting the needs of working middle-class people ahead of the interests of powerful corporations. America’s economy and our Main Streets are stronger when costs are lower, and we have true competition, and this bill will do exactly that.”