Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On February 18, 2011, Schumer announced that he successfully included an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Bill, that passed the Senate last night, providing a deadline for the Federal Aviation Administration to implement helicopter flight regulations within 12 months. This major breakthrough also provides explicit legal authority to the FAA to implement helicopter flight regulations, shielding the agency from any potential litigation. Earlier this year, the FAA announced it was taking comments on proposed regulations, but has not acted to implement them. Schumer's legislation places a hard and fast deadline to do so and gives explicit authority to the agency, a key to timely promulgation of meaningful regulations.\nFor further information on Chuck Schumer please visit\nwww.schumer.senate.gov