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(Albany, NY) – State Senator Neil Breslin (D – Albany) will take his oath of office to the New York State Senate, 46th Senate District, next week.

Senator Breslin was first elected to the state Senate in 1996 and most recently served as the ranking Democrat on the Senate Insurance Committee. Senator Breslin serves as a member of the Executive Committee and is the former chair of the State/Federal Relations Committee of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL).

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ALBANY, NY – (August 1, 2008) – Senator Neil Breslin (D-Albany) is asking Senate Republicans to call off a second scheduled special session for Friday, August 8, citing high fuel costs and per diem for lawmakers in session.

This week Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Center) called Senators back to reopen dialogue on fiscal reforms. The move will piggyback a Tuesday, August 19 special "economic" session Governor David A. Paterson called for this week after declaring the state was in a recession.

This Father’s Day, women should start a conversation to help Dad get checked

In recognition of Men’s Health Week, which culminates on Father’s Day, State Senator Neil Breslin (D-Albany) today called upon New York women to help increase men’s awareness of prostate cancer. According to a 2006 national study, men are more likely to listen to women when it comes to their own health.

National celebration focuses on notable women who shaped American historyMarch 5, 2008 - State Senator Neil Breslin (D-Albany) today declared March is the right time of year to reflect upon and recognize the remarkable women who have made, and continue to make, significant contributions to all society. March is Women’s History Month.

It’s obvious that New York State is going to have to act decisively to reduce a growing budget gap.Next year that gap could be between $3.7 and $4.7 billion and over the following three years the deficit will total at least $18 billion. As the late U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen (R-IL) once jokingly said, "a billion here, a billion there, sooner or later it adds up to real money."Well the time for New York is now. It’s real, and we have to find real solutions.Last week Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith proposed a number of ideas to reduce the shortfall.

In recognition of November as Diabetes Awareness Month, State Senator Neil D. Breslin (D-Albany) today encouraged New Yorkers to learn the risk factors and early symptoms associated with a debilitating disease that affects millions of Americans, though authorities estimate that about one in three cases goes undiagnosed.