Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On January 21st, 2022, standing shoulder to shoulder with frontline healthcare workers at University of Rochester Medical Center’s (URMC) Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer launched a major push to get Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deploy federal medical personnel to get the Finger Lakes and other hard hit areas Upstate New York the support it needs to combat the recent COVID surge. Specifically, Schumer urged FEMA to deploy flexible DoD Military Medical Teams (MMT), HHS Disaster Medial Assistance Teams (DMAT) and/or other federal medical personnel to help alleviate staff shortages and provide struggling healthcare workers essential relief.