Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn March 24, 2008, Sen. Schumer visited the Winthrop Hospital Diabetes Education Center to unveil a landmark diabetes package to expand screening and early treatment measures, fight childhood obesity and improve access to essential medical care. An estimated 220,000 Long Islanders suffer from diabetes, up 60% since 2004. Sen. Schumer called on the federal government to increase its role in combating the deadly disease.