Issues: Miscellaneous

February 10, 2010

Dear Constituents:

With a severe snow storm affecting our area throughout the day, Senator Fuschillo is informing residents where to get information or services should they need them: 

February 10, 2010For Immediate Release

Senator Rubén Díaz Questions the Integrity of the Senate in Monserrate Expulsion

Albany, NY - The decision of the New York State Senate to expel Senator Hiram Monserrate has brought many other questions to my mind.

There is no question those of us fortunate enough to hold a position of public trust must be held to a higher standard befitting the privilege of representing the people of New York.  Today, the Senate acted to protect the best interests of the people we serve and preserve the dignity of our body. The decision to expel a member was not an easy choice, but I encouraged my colleagues in the State Senate on a bipartisan basis to vote their conscience on the recommendations of the Select Committee. 

Brooklyn - State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs, today joined his colleagues in voting to approve a State Senate Resolution (J3889) calling on the Obama Administration to move the 9/11 terror trials of New York without delay. The New York State Senate's action follows in the wake of the President's refusal this past Sunday to commit to moving the trial out of New York.

The New York State Senate passed the following pieces of legislation today: