Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer wants the Food and Drug Administration to regulate electronic cigarettes and he's criticizing federal officials for not taking action sooner.

The New York Democrat is criticizing the FDA, saying the number of teenage e-cigarette users has skyrocketed in New York State, thanks in part to a product called JUUL.

"They're rampant in the high schools," Schumer said. "Now you're allowed to bring e-cigarettes to a high school but you can't smoke them there. This is a flash drive. This is JUUL. Teachers can't tell the difference, and since this is an e-cigarette, you can charge JUUL in your computer, go to the bathroom and smoke the e-cigarette. So this is a very, very bad thing."

According to the surgeon general, more than 3 million middle and high school students in 2015 said they used e-cigarettes.