Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
As Wayne County and Lake Ontario communities continue to recover from the devastating floods of 2017-19, on July 5th, 2022 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer launched a major new push for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to stand up a new $500 million first of its kind program to prevent the next major flooding disaster. Schumer said that with extreme flooding events on the rise this new funding needs to start flowing quickly so Wayne County and Lake Ontario communities can build the safeguards they desperately needs to protect homes &businesses, accelerate local recovery efforts, and stop future flooding.