Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn March 25, 2011, Schumer joined Putnam County business leaders and representatives of Westchester Community College to launch a plan that ensures local community colleges are working to match student skills with local high-tech manufacturing openings. The legislation called the America Works Act restructures the way that workforce training programs are financed: under the bill, programs that provide portable, industry-recognized credentials to graduates will receive priority in federal funding.