Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On August 30th, 2023, standing at the planned site of the new Saunders Finger Lakes Museum, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer revealed he has secured a new major $3.6 million boost in federal funding in pending legislation for two long desired Yates County projects. Specifically, Schumer announced that in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Agriculture-FDA bill that was recently approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee, he secured $2 million to complete construction of the long-desired Saunders Finger Lakes Museum that will transform the abandoned Branchport Elementary School into a new tourism destination for the Finger Lakes region. In addition, the senator also secured $1.6 million for Keuka College to create a new Rural Community Outpatient Clinic that provides low-cost healthcare for residents while training students to become desperately needed nurses and healthcare workers.