Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
Standing with the families of the victims of the tragic stretch limousine crash in Schoharie, that took the lives of twenty New Yorkers last October, Senator Schumer, and U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Antonio Delgado (NY-19) unveiled their plan to increase the safety of stretch limousines for all of the Americans and New Yorkers that ride in them. The plan is also supported by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who aided in its development. Specifically, the federal officials’ plan includes three pieces of legislation: The Safety, Accountability, and Federal Enforcement of Limos Act of 2019 (SAFE Limos Act), the Take Unsafe Limos Off the Road Act, and the End the Limo Loophole Act. The officials said that the Schoharie accident and just-released set of safety recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) show a clear and present need for new federal safety regulations for stretch limousines. The officials explained that their multifaceted plan would set a full slate of new federal stretch limousine safety rules and standards, help get unsafe vehicles off the road and close federal safety loopholes, and urged their colleagues in Congress to honor the memory of the Schoharie crash victims and pass all three pieces of legislation without delay.