Griffo Condemns Senate Holiday Break as a "Charade"

Joseph A. Griffo

March 30, 2010

Senator Griffo voted against emergency spending that would allow the Senate to take a weeklong recess despite the looming budget deadline. On the floor of the Senate, Griffo explained his 'no' vote: "I just think it’s unacceptable. We should continue to work and strive for this community objective and the responsibility that has been entrusted to us. For that reason, I vote no."

Listen to the news report at the link below.

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15441/state-senate-approves-emergency-spending-vows-to-keep-working-toward-final-budget

Griffo seeks equal share of funding to fix Upstate roads, bridges

December 17, 2015

UTICA – State Senator Joseph Griffo is joined by local highway superintendents, as well as members of the Associated General Contractors of New York State and the New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at the Utica State Office Building as Sen. Griffo calls upon Governor Cuomo to create equal funding parity for transportation infrastructure projects in Upstate New York. Pictured in this photo are several highway superintendents from Oneida, Lewis and Madison counties, including (pictured at far left) Pat Mahar, Denmark Town Highway Superintendent in Lewis County and 4th Vice President of the New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways; Tim Hunt, Cazenovia Highway Superintendent and Secretary of the New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways (orange shirt at far right); and Rick Sherman, New Hartford Highway Superintendent (pictured at right of Mr. Hunt).

Griffo urges FDA to reconsider new federal guidelines that would hurt small craft beer breweries

December 1, 2015

Griffo’s streetlight legislation signed by Governor to help municipalities become more energy efficient

November 25, 2015

THANKSGIVING ESSAYS AND CONTRIBUTIONS SD 47

November 24, 2015