Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On March 31st, 2021 Senator Schumer visits Buffalo NY, following his successful steering to passage of the broader American Rescue Plan and standing at Explore and More in Downtown Buffalo, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer detailed plans that will dramatically impact the lives of thousands of working families across Western New York in a direct effort to combat the scourge of child poverty, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, through an expansion of the Child Tax Credit – which, experts say, will cut child poverty in half – and an additional round of $1,400 direct payments to low and middle-income families, that will flow to upwards of 85% of Western New Yorkers.