Velmanette Montgomery's posts related to Firefighters

Ten Years Later---9/11/11

Sen Montgomery commemorates fallen firefighters with community

Senator Montgomery observes the anniversary of September 11th with firefighters and community at Brooklyn local engine 226 in Boerum Hill, where she presented a Proclamation honoring the 4 company firemen who made the supreme sacrifice on 9/11/2001. 

Governor Cuomo and Legislative Leaders Announce Agreement on 2012-13 State Budget

Posted by Velmanette Montgomery on Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Governor Cuomo released the following announcement on March 27, 2012:

The Budget continues the Governor’s commitment to fiscal responsibility while creating jobs and strengthening communities across the state. It closes a multi-billion dollar deficit with no new taxes, fees or gimmicks, limits spending growth to two percent or below for the second year in a row, and launches the New York Works Task Force to invest billions of dollars to rebuild the state's roads, bridges, parks, and other infrastructure and create tens of thousands of jobs.

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