Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On January 7th, 2016 at AngioDynamics in Glens Falls, NY, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the recently passed government funding bill included a two-year freeze in the medical device tax, which is expected to greatly help companies like AngioDynamics in the Capital Region. Schumer explained the medical device tax is a 2.3 percent excise tax on the sale price of medical devices and has been seen by companies in the industry as an economic deterrent and hindrance to medical technology innovation. Schumer said the two-year freeze will provide a temporary reprieve for companies like AngioDynamics, as they will be able to more easily invest money, which would have otherwise been paid in taxes, into their companies, hiring more workers, developing life-saving medical equipment and more. Schumer said that while this is great news, he will be fighting tooth and nail in Washington to bring members of both parties to the table to develop an alternate, more permanent, bipartisan solution, before this freeze period ends.