Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On May 27, 2008, Sen. Schumer visited the NFTA Small Boat Harbor to discuss the Clean Boating Act of 2008. A recent court decision would have forced recreational boaters to purchase new government permits for boating or face expensive fines. The Clean Boating Act exempts recreational boat owners across New York and the nation from having to obtain these costly federal water pollution permits, and was passed by Congress in late July.