Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\n\nOn March 24, 2014, Schumer visited the site of the former BAE facility destroyed by the 2011 flooding following Tropical Storm Lee. He secured a $1.2 Million commitment for an Army Corps environmental assessment the is the first step in demolition of the facility and vowed to press for more funding and prioritization of the demolition from the Air Force. He was joined by Town of Union Supervisor, Rose Sotak, Debbie Preston, Broome County Executive, and Jerry Marinich, Chair of the Broome County Legislature.