Regular Session - March 14, 2013

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 1               NEW YORK STATE SENATE

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 4              THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD

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 9                  ALBANY, NEW YORK

10                   March 14, 2013

11                     12:17 p.m.

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14                  REGULAR SESSION

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18  SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI, Acting President

19  FRANCIS W. PATIENCE, Secretary

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 1               P R O C E E D I N G S

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   The 

 3   Senate will come to order.  

 4                I ask everyone to please rise and 

 5   repeat with me the Pledge of Allegiance.

 6                (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 

 7   the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   In the 

 9   absence of clergy, may we please bow our heads 

10   in a moment of silence.

11                (Whereupon, the assemblage 

12   respected a moment of silence.)

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   The 

14   reading of the Journal.

15                THE SECRETARY:   In Senate, 

16   Wednesday, March 13th, the Senate met pursuant 

17   to adjournment.  The Journal of Tuesday, 

18   March 12th, was read and approved.  On motion, 

19   Senate adjourned.  

20                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:    

21   Without objection, the Journal stands approved 

22   as read.

23                Presentation of petitions.

24                Messages from the Assembly.

25                Messages from the Governor.


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 1                Reports of standing committees.

 2                Reports of select committees.

 3                Communications and reports from 

 4   state officers.

 5                Motions and resolutions.

 6                Senator Libous.

 7                SENATOR LIBOUS:   Mr. President, at 

 8   this time could you call on Senator Breslin.

 9                SENATOR BRESLIN:   Mr. President.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:    

11   Senator Breslin.

12                SENATOR BRESLIN:   On behalf of 

13   Senator Espaillat, I move that the following 

14   bill be discharged from its respective committee 

15   and be recommitted with instructions to strike 

16   the enacting clause:  Senate Number 4079.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   So 

18   ordered.

19                Senator Libous.

20                SENATOR LIBOUS:   Thank you, 

21   Mr. President.

22                On behalf of Senator Marcellino, 

23   Mr. President, on page 15 I offer the following 

24   amendments to Calendar Number 156, Senate Print 

25   3046A, and ask that said bill please retain its 


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 1   place on the Third Reading Calendar.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   So 

 3   ordered.

 4                Senator Libous.

 5                SENATOR LIBOUS:   May we please 

 6   adopt the Resolution Calendar, with the 

 7   exception of Resolutions 840 and 848.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   All in 

 9   favor of adopting the Resolution Calendar, with 

10   the exception of Resolutions 840 and 848, 

11   signify by saying aye.

12                (Response of "Aye.")

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:    

14   Opposed, nay.

15                (No response.)

16                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   The 

17   Resolution Calendar is adopted.

18                Senator Libous.

19                SENATOR LIBOUS:   Thank you, 

20   Mr. President.  

21                I believe there's a resolution by 

22   Senator Golden, Number 848, at the desk.  I ask 

23   that it be read in its entirety, I believe we 

24   would call on Senator Golden, and then we would 

25   move for its adoption.


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 1                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   The 

 2   Secretary will read.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Legislative 

 4   Resolution Number 848, by Senator Golden, 

 5   mourning the death of Louis J. Cotrona, 

 6   distinguished citizen and devoted member of his 

 7   community.  

 8                "WHEREAS, It is the custom of this 

 9   Legislative Body to pay tribute to citizens of 

10   the State of New York whose lifework and civic 

11   endeavor served to enhance the quality of life in 

12   their communities and the great State of 

13   New York; and 

14                "WHEREAS, Louis J. Cotrona of North  

15   Greenbush, New York, died on Tuesday, 

16   February 26, 2013, at the age of 76; and

17                "WHEREAS, Born in Troy, New York, 

18   the son of the late Rocco and Mary Centanni 

19   Cotrona, Louis J. Cotrona was a 1954 graduate of 

20   Catholic Central High School.  He continued his 

21   education and earned a bachelor of arts degree in 

22   history and social studies from Siena College, 

23   and then attained a master's degree in public 

24   administration from Rockefeller College of Public 

25   Affairs and Policy; and 


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 1                "WHEREAS, Louis J. Cotrona 

 2   distinguished himself in his profession and by 

 3   his sincere dedication and substantial 

 4   contribution to the welfare of his community; and 

 5                "WHEREAS, Louis Cotrona's service in 

 6   state and local government was filled with an 

 7   extensive record of accomplishments.  He  

 8   maintained a reputation predicated on honesty, 

 9   high ethical standards, and commitment to 

10   excellence; and 

11                "WHEREAS, On March 23, 1964, Louis 

12   J. Cotrona began his illustrious career in public 

13   service as an intern with the State Division of 

14   the Budget.  After serving in various positions 

15   for numerous political leaders, he became the 

16   administrative director of the Senate Finance 

17   Committee for the Senate Minority Conference; and 

18                "WHEREAS, Subsequently, Louis J. 

19   Cotrona became the legislative liaison officer to 

20   Governor Carey.  He then accepted the position of 

21   deputy appointments officer to the Governor; and 

22                "WHEREAS, Later, Louis J. Cotrona 

23   served as the executive deputy commissioner for  

24   the New York State Division of Criminal Justice 

25   Services.  At the end of his dedicated public 


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 1   service career, he became the second executive 

 2   director for the Temporary State Commission on 

 3   Lobbying; and 

 4                "WHEREAS, It was at that same time 

 5   that Louis J. Cotrona served on the executive 

 6   committee of the Council on Governmental Ethics 

 7   Laws, a national organization that focused on 

 8   developing best practices and processes for all 

 9   matters related to lobbying, elections, and 

10   ethics; and 

11                "WHEREAS, In 1992, Louis J. Cotrona 

12   cofounded Capitol Strategies, LLC, a consulting 

13   firm  specializing in identifying government 

14   contracting opportunities for leading technology 

15   companies and private education institutions and 

16   colleges; and 

17                "WHEREAS, Notably, he spearheaded 

18   the development of Quick Draw.  With a passion 

19   for policy, driving change, and for participating 

20   in public service, Louis J. Cotrona most recently 

21   volunteered his time to local initiatives for the 

22   Town of North Greenbush; and 

23                "WHEREAS, He was an active member of 

24   the Assessment Board of Review and served as a 

25   liaison to the Town Board; and 


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 1                "WHEREAS, Louis J. Cotrona's 

 2   commitment to excellence, and his spirit of 

 3   humanity, carried over into all fields of 

 4   enterprise, including charitable and civic 

 5   endeavors; and 

 6                "WHEREAS, Louis J. Cotrona is 

 7   survived by his two children, Mary Robyn Cotrona 

 8   and Christopher Cotrona; his sisters, Rose 

 9   (Louis) Bonelli and Grace (the late Ed) Corina; 

10   brother, Frank (Dorothy) Cotrona; and his former 

11   wives, Cynthia Cotrona and Barbara Cotrona; as 

12   well as several nieces and nephews; and 

13                "WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic 

14   spirit and imbued with a sense of compassion, 

15   Louis J. Cotrona leaves behind a legacy which 

16   will long endure the passage of time and will 

17   remain as a comforting memory to all he served 

18   and befriended; now, therefore be it 

19                "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 

20   Body pause in its deliberations to mourn the 

21   death of Louis J. Cotrona, distinguished citizen 

22   and devoted member of his community; and be it 

23   further 

24                "RESOLVED, That a copy of this  

25   resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to 


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 1   the family of Louis J. Cotrona."

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   Senator 

 3   Golden.

 4                SENATOR GOLDEN:   Thank you, 

 5   Mr. President.

 6                "I Love New York" is a slogan that 

 7   is known to all of us.  It was born during 

 8   Governor Hugh Carey's administration.  And I can 

 9   say that Lou Cotrona epitomized that slogan.  

10                Lou loved New York.  He served the 

11   people of New York State for 28 years, 

12   volunteering his time to local initiatives for 

13   the Town of North Greenbush.  Lou's career in 

14   public service began with a telegram inviting him 

15   to be an intern with the Division of the Budget.  

16   He then went on to serve the members of the 

17   Legislature.  And because of Lou's reputation for 

18   honesty and commitment to excellence, he earned 

19   the opportunity to serve as Governor Carey's 

20   legislative liaison officer and later the deputy 

21   appointments officer.  

22                Lou went on to become the executive 

23   deputy commissioner for the Division of Criminal 

24   Justice Services and finally became the second 

25   director of the Temporary Commission on Lobbying 


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 1   and helped transform a paper tiger into a 

 2   legislative vision for that commission.  

 3                After Lou retired, he cofounded 

 4   Capital Strategies, LLC, a consulting firm 

 5   specializing in identifying government 

 6   contracting opportunities for leading technology 

 7   companies and private education institutions and 

 8   colleges.  

 9                Lou's first endeavor as a consultant 

10   became a legacy for the youth of our state.  The 

11   endeavor was Quick Draw, which provided just this 

12   past year, for 2011-2012, $155 million for the 

13   education of our children.

14                Lou's most endearing quality was 

15   that he treated everybody with respect.  He truly 

16   lived the Golden Rule:  He treated people the way 

17   he wanted to be treated.  It didn't matter if you 

18   were a janitor or the governor; he always had 

19   time for everyone and would always help anyone 

20   who needed it.

21                Individuals like Lou Cotrona are 

22   rare, and he will surely be missed.  His daughter 

23   presently works for me, and she's in the balcony 

24   with her brother Chris.  

25                We will truly miss a great man as we 


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 1   have seen his great service to our state.  He is 

 2   equal to none for his great commitment, and we 

 3   thank him and we thank you for the continued 

 4   commitment to our state.  

 5                And our prayers go out to the family 

 6   and our prayers for his true greatness, that it 

 7   will epitomize the many other people that will 

 8   come forward and they will follow in his steps to 

 9   be able to do good things for our state and to 

10   make good things happen for the future of this 

11   great state.  

12                We thank you.  We thank him.  And 

13   may God bless him and his family.  He was truly a 

14   great, great man.

15                Thank you.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   Thank 

17   you, Senator Golden.

18                Senator Breslin.

19                SENATOR BRESLIN:   Thank you, 

20   Mr. President.  

21                It's very difficult to follow the 

22   eloquent words of Senator Golden, but he really 

23   captured the essence of Lou Cotrona.  

24                I've known Lou Cotrona for several 

25   decades -- and it's interesting, long before I 


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 1   ever thought of running for elective office.  And 

 2   through the decades of knowing Lou, I just really 

 3   never knew whether he was a Democrat or a 

 4   Republican.  I didn't know about his service with 

 5   Governor Carey or in the Senate.  I just knew him 

 6   as a very bright guy with a background of 

 7   graduating from Catholic High, Siena College, 

 8   Rockefeller, and being a major player in the 

 9   Capital District -- but a major player in a very 

10   easy, apolitical way, where he helped Republicans 

11   and Democrats and had that rare quality of never 

12   looking at someone and saying:  You are one or 

13   the other.  He was there to help, there to 

14   assist, there to make government better.  

15                And as Senator Golden said, from 

16   Quick Draw and working backwards to his work on 

17   the Lobbying Commission to his appointments job, 

18   back to his Senate Finance job, it was always him 

19   trying to make the State of New York better.

20                We will all truly miss Lou.  As I 

21   know, there's probably more people on the 

22   Republican side that knew Lou as a friend than on 

23   the democratic side, but he left a wonderful 

24   legacy.  And his daughter Robyn, who works for 

25   Senator Golden, and his son Chris.


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 1                And so we mourn Lou Cotrona today as 

 2   one of the outstanding people that this state has 

 3   had involved in public policy and government.  

 4   But he leaves that legacy that will follow his 

 5   wonderful work.

 6                Thank you, Mr. President.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   Thank 

 8   you, Senator Breslin.

 9                Senator Farley.

10                SENATOR FARLEY:   Yes, thank you, 

11   Mr. President.  I rise to pay tribute to a 

12   remarkable state person in Lou Cotrona.  

13                You know, for the 37 years that I've 

14   been here, along with Senator LaValle, Lou 

15   Cotrona has always been a large part of the 

16   state.  You know, this was a person that 

17   everybody that dealt with him liked.  The 

18   remarkable career that he had in state government 

19   was truly incredible.  He served in so many 

20   ways.  And his scholarship and his brilliance was 

21   very evident in the vast difference that he did 

22   throughout his career.  

23                You know, but I have to pay tribute 

24   to his greatest legacy, and those are the two 

25   people that are sitting in the gallery.  I didn't 


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 1   realize that Robyn Cotrona had -- that her first 

 2   name was Mary.  But anyway, Mary Robyn, who not 

 3   only is a great lawyer but has a postdoctoral 

 4   degree in taxation, an LLM, one of the few.  As a 

 5   law professor, I'm very impressed.  I don't have 

 6   such a thing, even though my son does.  And of 

 7   course Chris, who is following in his father's 

 8   footstep and has a remarkable career.

 9                You know, and the thing that both of 

10   these children of Lou are going on and enhancing 

11   what this family has done throughout his entire 

12   life.  You know, it is remarkable that somebody 

13   that has a career in state government also has 

14   two children that also are blazing a trail.  

15                But Lou Cotrona was a remarkable 

16   guy, and somebody that had a vast career in state 

17   government and served us well, and he'll be 

18   sorely missed.

19                And my very best wishes go out to 

20   the family.  And the loss and the sad ending that 

21   their father had and -- but you can be very proud 

22   of the legacy that he left to the State of 

23   New York.  And my very best wishes to you and 

24   your entire family.

25                Thank you, Mr. President.


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 1                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   Thank 

 2   you, Senator Farley.

 3                Senator Nozzolio.

 4                SENATOR NOZZOLIO:   Mr. President, 

 5   my colleagues, it is with a heavy heart that I 

 6   rise as we discuss the resolution mourning the 

 7   death and celebrating the life of Lou Cotrona.

 8                I was very honored that I got to 

 9   know Lou later in his life, during his 

10   retirement, not like Senator Breslin and 

11   Senator Farley, who knew him during his active 

12   role in prior administrations and being involved 

13   in the central part of government.  

14                The eloquence of Senator Golden in 

15   describing a man who had great love for his 

16   state, enjoyed every moment that he had in 

17   involvement with our state government.  

18                What Senator Breslin said struck me 

19   very strongly in that when, Neil, you mentioned 

20   that Lou -- you couldn't tell if he was a 

21   Republican or a Democrat.  To Lou, it didn't 

22   matter whether you were a Republican or 

23   Democrat.  Here is a person that worked in a 

24   Democrat administration, but was just such a 

25   friend to all.  


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 1                And I benefited greatly from his, as 

 2   you can expect -- I know Robyn and Chris know 

 3   this.  I know you've heard him many, many times, 

 4   but he would regale with me with his war stories 

 5   about things that he was able to do in 

 6   government, he was able to achieve and, more 

 7   importantly, his views about what was happening 

 8   now.  

 9                And Lou's life reminds me of a 

10   greater time in Albany, a time when partisanship 

11   did not mean that you could not be friends with 

12   the other side of the aisle, that you could not 

13   socialize, that you could not be involved.  

14   Because that's what the essence of Lou Cotrona's 

15   life was.  

16                He cared about his state.  I enjoyed 

17   those conversations, numerous conversations.  I 

18   enjoyed listening to him almost as much as he 

19   enjoyed telling me about those times.  And I know 

20   Chris and Robyn understand that.  He loved to 

21   share his thoughts, he loved to share his 

22   experiences.  And frankly, I fell in love with 

23   his chronicles of an Albany gone by and a state 

24   government gone by.  

25                Senator Golden said that Lou Cotrona 


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 1   epitomized "I Love New York."  He did love 

 2   New York.  He loved, though, the town he was in, 

 3   the county he was in, he loved the region he was 

 4   in, he just loved everything.  

 5                But there was nothing he loved more 

 6   than his two children, and he was very proud of 

 7   both of you, I can tell you that.  I can tell you 

 8   he spoke often about how happy he was in your 

 9   success in your work and you carrying on his 

10   legacy of service and involvement in the public 

11   sector.  

12                To Robyn, to Chris, our admiration 

13   for your dad, our sympathies to you.  His 

14   untimely death leaves a hole in all of us.  We 

15   share your love for Lou.  

16                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   Thank 

17   you, Senator Nozzolio.

18                Senator LaValle.

19                SENATOR LaVALLE:   Thank you, 

20   Mr. President.

21                We heard the resolution that was 

22   read talked about 28 years, a 28-year career.  

23   And we forget sometimes that in a career of 

24   28 years that you're dealing with government at 

25   bad times as well as good times.  


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 1                And Governor Carey appointed Lou as 

 2   liaison early on because the Governor was dealing 

 3   with the financial crisis and the Legislature was 

 4   very, very engaged.  Lou was not a person to be 

 5   disengaged.  He came into this chamber many, many 

 6   times.  He would sit to the side where our staff 

 7   sits, or stand in the back.  

 8                For those that didn't know him, when 

 9   you greeted him, he had this impish little 

10   smile.  He used his engaging Italian personality 

11   because he would always put one arm around you as 

12   he shook your hand.  And he was just a really 

13   nice person who when you spoke to him, you knew 

14   he was listening, he was engaged, and he would 

15   follow up.

16                He was, as was mentioned by 

17   Senator Golden and others, the second executive 

18   director of the Temporary Commission on 

19   Lobbying.  And at the time the Legislature did 

20   that in I think it was 1975, I'm not sure there 

21   was an exciting commitment to this pioneer 

22   legislation that had been passed.  And Lou made 

23   sure that the commission continued its 

24   deliberations and that there were ethical 

25   standards that he spoke about and I think his 


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 1   career was all about.

 2                So sometimes we forget that people 

 3   are not machines, that they are human beings, 

 4   they have personalities.  And that personality 

 5   was a very engaging, very wonderful, soft 

 6   personality.

 7                As was mentioned, he leaves a great 

 8   legacy in Robyn and Chris.  And so now both of 

 9   you have to carry on, have the burden of carrying 

10   on the great legacy of a person who was 

11   well-respected not only here in the Legislature 

12   and in the halls of the Capitol, but, as was 

13   mentioned, within the Capital District and the 

14   State of New York.  

15                And those of us who had an 

16   opportunity to know Lou certainly will miss him, 

17   but he will live through his children.

18                Thank you.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   Thank 

20   you, Senator LaValle.

21                Senator Young.

22                SENATOR YOUNG:   Thank you, 

23   Mr. President.

24                I feel so grateful that I also got 

25   to know Lou.  And he was a person, as has been 


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 1   pointed out, that loved to get involved.  He 

 2   loved to get involved no matter where he was.  He 

 3   wanted to be part of the action, but he wanted to 

 4   make a difference.  And I think that is the 

 5   essence of who he was, because service was his 

 6   middle name.

 7                But I just want to say, to Robyn and 

 8   Chris, we extend our heartfelt sympathies to 

 9   you.  I know how much you love your dad.  And as 

10   we move forward, though, I hope that you find a 

11   great deal of comfort in treasured memories.  

12   Because I know you have so many of those and 

13   those will sustain you moving forward.  

14                But you do have to focus on the 

15   legacy that he left behind.  Because as my 

16   colleagues have pointed out, it is tremendous, it 

17   has helped shape state government, it has helped 

18   shape the future of this state.  So he has 

19   definitely left his imprint.  

20                So our condolences to you.  And as 

21   my colleagues have said, he truly will be missed.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   Thank 

23   you, Senator Young.

24                Are there any other Senators wishing 

25   to be heard?


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 1                Seeing none, the question is on the 

 2   resolution.  All in favor signify by saying aye.

 3                (Response of "Aye.")

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:    

 5   Opposed, nay.

 6                (No response.)

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   The 

 8   resolution is adopted.

 9                Senator Libous.

10                SENATOR LIBOUS:   Mr. President, 

11   could we have a moment of silence for our friend.

12                (Whereupon, the assemblage respected 

13   a moment of silence.)

14                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   Senator 

15   Libous.

16                SENATOR LIBOUS:   Thank you, 

17   Mr. President.  

18                And I also believe, Senator Golden, 

19   you wish to open that resolution for all the 

20   members?  

21                SENATOR GOLDEN:   Yes, sir.

22                SENATOR LIBOUS:   So as the policy 

23   goes, would you please put all the members on the 

24   resolution.  And if for whatever reason a member 

25   wishes not to be, let the desk know.


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 1                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   The 

 2   resolution is open for cosponsorship.  If you do 

 3   not wish to be a cosponsor, please notify the 

 4   desk.

 5                Senator Libous.

 6                SENATOR LIBOUS:   Thank you, 

 7   Mr. President.  

 8                I believe there's a previously 

 9   adopted resolution by Senator Martins, 

10   Number 366.  And I believe it's at the desk.  

11   Could we have the title read and call on 

12   Senator Martins.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   The 

14   Secretary will read the title.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Legislative 

16   Resolution Number 366, by Senator Martins, 

17   honoring Sean Nidermaier upon the occasion of his 

18   designation as recipient of the Boy Scouts of 

19   America National medal of Heroism for saving his 

20   four-year-old sister.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   Senator 

22   Martins.

23                SENATOR MARTINS:   Thank you, 

24   Mr. President.

25                My colleagues, let me take the 


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 1   opportunity to introduce you to a very special 

 2   young man, Sean Nidermaier, who has joined us 

 3   here today.  

 4                And the reason he's a very special 

 5   young man, besides the fact that he is an 

 6   11-year-old in 5th grade at the Notre Dame School 

 7   in New Hyde Park, and besides the fact that he is 

 8   an active member of Troop 544, working not only 

 9   as a Cub Scout but as a Boy Scout, and not only 

10   because he completed his aquanauts course with 

11   Cub Scouts, where he learned to swim and basic 

12   safety around the pool, but also because back in 

13   July of 2012, Sean, when his family was up in 

14   Connecticut at a hotel and they had left the pool 

15   area, happened to notice that his little sister, 

16   Braidy Grace, four years old at the time, had 

17   jumped in the pool.  And they were leaving.  

18                And without missing a beat, Sean 

19   sprinted across to where his sister was, jumped 

20   in the pool, went to the bottom of the pool and 

21   rescued his sister and saved her life.  

22                You'll also notice that Braidy Grace 

23   is standing next to Sean as we speak.

24                (Applause.)

25                SENATOR MARTINS:   So as we 


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 1   celebrate so many things in this chamber, isn't 

 2   it great that we take the opportunity every once 

 3   in a while to recognize a special individual.

 4                Now, for his actions Sean received 

 5   the medal of Heroism from Boy Scouts.  In the 

 6   history of Boy Scouts, that medal of honor has 

 7   never been issued to a Boy Scout in 

 8   Nassau County.  Let's think about that.  That's 

 9   90 years.  Sean was the first recipient in 

10   Nassau County of the Medal of Heroism for having 

11   saved someone.

12                So I take the opportunity today, as 

13   we go through our deliberations, just to pause.  

14   Because we should, as a body, at a time when we 

15   discuss so many different things and sometimes we 

16   hear so much about the negativity across our 

17   state and the violence across our state and so 

18   many of the bad examples across our state, that 

19   we should take the opportunity and celebrate that 

20   which is great and some of the great 

21   opportunities we have and some of the great 

22   expectations we should have and hope we should 

23   have, in the fact that we have the Sean 

24   Nidermaiers of this world and the future leaders 

25   of this world.


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 1                So again, to my colleagues and 

 2   Mr. President, I would recommend and suggest to 

 3   everyone that you take note of Sean, because this 

 4   is not the last time you will have heard of him, 

 5   this is not the last time you will hear of him.  

 6   There are great things in store for this young 

 7   man and for his family.  

 8                And for that, Mr. President, I want 

 9   to take the opportunity not only to recognize him 

10   but also I wanted to point out that with Sean -- 

11   again, I already introduced his little sister 

12   Braidy Grace, but also his other sisters are 

13   here, not only Emma but Cailin as well.  His 

14   father, Scott; his mother, Katie; and his den 

15   leader, Scout leader, Elizabeth Castelli.  And 

16   Sean's best buddy, Michael Castelli, joins him 

17   here today as we celebrate such a great 

18   achievement and such a great example in 

19   leadership.

20                So, Mr. President, thank you for the 

21   opportunity to recognize this fine young man.  

22   And I want to thank my colleagues for the 

23   opportunity to share this with you.

24                Thank you.  

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 1                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   Thank 

 2   you, Senator Martins.  

 3                And thank you, Sean.  For your 

 4   heroism and bravery, thank you.

 5                This resolution was previously 

 6   adopted on February 5th.

 7                Senator Libous.

 8                SENATOR LIBOUS:   Thank you, 

 9   Mr. President.

10                Certainly it is an honor to have a 

11   young man like Sean in the chamber, and certainly 

12   it inspires all of us.  And he will inspire his 

13   peers.  

14                It's a remarkable thing that he did, 

15   and it's also nice to know that young people have 

16   those kinds of tendencies and talents, that he 

17   didn't hesitate, but he jumped in and saved his 

18   sister.  And as Senator Martins said, he'll do 

19   great things and we'll hear more about this young 

20   man.

21                Mr. President, is there any further 

22   business at the desk?  

23                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   There 

24   is no further business at the desk.

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 1   further business, I move that the Senate adjourn 

 2   until Monday, March 18th, intervening days being 

 3   legislative days.  But we will not adjourn to a 

 4   certain time, Mr. President, we will adjourn to 

 5   the call of the Temporary President.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT CARLUCCI:   On 

 7   motion, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday, 

 8   March 18th, at the call of the Temporary 

 9   President, intervening days being legislative 

10   days.

11                (Whereupon, at 12:48 p.m., the 

12   Senate adjourned.)

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