Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On October 26, 2015 Standing at the Veteran’s Outreach Center in Rochester, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer revealed his plan to expand the availability of convenient, high-quality medical care for Rochester area veterans, who are sometimes required to travel up to 70 miles for treatment. Schumer explained that the Rochester-Finger Lakes Region is home to approximately 68,936 veterans, with 43,341 – nearly two thirds – living Monroe County. However, since the nearest U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient surgery facilities are in Buffalo, Syracuse, or Albany veterans enrolled in VA health care living in the Rochester region are currently forced to travel to other in order to access outpatient surgery services or at best visit a local non-VA provider if and when available.