David J. Valesky's posts related to Epic (Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program)

IDC Members to Chair Legislative Committees

Posted by David J. Valesky on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Senator Valesky with IDC members Senators Klein, Savino and Carlucci

The Independent Democratic Conference today accepted recommendations from the Senate Majority that, in keeping with recent bi-partisan tradition, would allow them to chair legislative committees.

Budget Update From State Senator David J. Valesky

Posted by David J. Valesky on Friday, March 30th, 2012

The New York State Legislature has completed passage of an on-time budget for the second year in a row. Though it was another challenging budget, requiring the closure of a $3.5 billion deficit, we were able to balance the budget without tax increases or fiscal gimmickry. In addition, overall spending was reduced for the second straight year, the frist time this has happened in at least three decades.

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