Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Successful Conclusion Of His 26th Annual Tour Of All Of New York’s 62 Counties
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on completing his 26th annual 62 county tour throughout New York. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:
Today is a very special day for me, because today, you can flip one of my favorite numbers – 62,that’s the number of counties in New York – and get another very important number: 26!
For the 26th year in a row, I have just completed, earlier this afternoon, my annual tour of all 62 counties in New York State. It’s a promise I never fail to keep, not even after being named Majority Leader, not even during COVID, because it’s the best way I keep up with everything New Yorkers are doing, thinking, and saying.
Just as everyone knows here, when you sit at your desk, talk on the telephone, it's not the same as being out there. And the 62-county tour makes sure I'm out there week in and week out. So, I am so, so, happy that we have completed the tour, and I can't wait in January to start doing it again for the 27th year.
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