Here’s video of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand yesterday on the Senate floor, critiquing the amendment to health care legislation that would extend current provisions against federal monies going to abortion to include not only people covered by the “public option,” but also by any private plans that receive federal subsidies.
The amendment [...]
From a press release forwarded by Facebook's Defeat New York State Senator Carl Kruger in 2010.
“Throughout my fifteen years in the Senate I have supported and advocated passionately for legislation that furthers the cause of human rights and fairness for all.
[Blah Blah Blah].
“Our American government was crafted to [...]
AASHTO's chart of projects deemed "ready to go" by its members.
As Democrats in both chambers of Congress work on drafting new economic recovery legislation, they now have a preliminary list of how much spending can be set in motion on short notice: $15 billion for [...]
Gov. David Paterson still isn’t pleased with the deficit reduction package passed by the legislature. Here is the statement from his office:
While the deficit reduction legislation passed by the Legislature provides needed savings, it falls well short of what is necessary to put New York on the road to fiscal [...]
Gov. David Paterson still isn’t pleased with the deficit reduction package passed by the legislature. Here is the statement from his office:
While the deficit reduction legislation passed by the Legislature provides needed savings, it falls well short of what is necessary to put New York on the road to fiscal [...]
Senate spokesman Austin Shafran just announced that the Senate will not take up the DRP or any other legislation (read: gay marriage) tonight. Staff only began drafting the bill at around 7 p.m. tonight.
The Senate will reconvene at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Going over to the Assembly to hear their plans.
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Fighting to force movement on a bill that would newly regulate commercial rents for small businesses, Councilman Robert Jackson has filed a rare motion to bring the legislation up for a vote before the City Council, according to three people with knowledge of the action.
The bill, [...]
Senators are back in Washington D.C. after the holiday week to debate health care reform legislation. Politico reports, "Republicans want six weeks of debate — which would be enough to push the final vote past Christmas — and have an arsenal of" [...]
Erie County Executive Chris Collins’ spokesman Grant Loomis asks a non-rhetorical question:
Why should taxpayers subsidize the capital improvements of other taxpayers?
That question is asked in connection with home improvement tax relief legislation being considered in the county legislature. Ty Pennington would be proud.
Under [...]
Rep Slaughter is sponsoring or co-sponsoring a couple of pieces of trade legislation ( H.R. 3786 Reciprocal Market Access Act and H.R. 3012, TRADE Act). I’ve been hard on Rep Slaughter with regards to health care - deservedly so I might add - but on the surface these trade bills [...]
