Regular Session - March 12, 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 12, 2013
11 3:09 p.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR DIANE SAVINO, 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 SAVINO: The
3 Senate will please come to order.
4 I ask all those present to please
5 rise with me and say the Pledge of Allegiance.
6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Today's
9 invocation will be delivered by Pastor Eduardo
10 Cordova, of Iglesia Evangelica Garifuna in
11 Brooklyn.
12 PASTOR CORDOVA: Let's remain
13 standing and pray to the Almighty God.
14 Heavenly Father Who art in heaven,
15 hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come. Father,
16 we have come to this moment to this house,
17 giving You the praise and honor due to Your name
18 because You are the wonderful Counselor, the
19 mighty God, the everlasting Father.
20 Gracious Lord, we know everyone
21 here this evening are part of Your kingdom,
22 instituting the government of this world. We
23 pray, representing all of these Senators and
24 legislators, all of those that have been
25 appointed to serve You in this community, that
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1 the purpose of God may be accomplished in each
2 one of them.
3 We pray, Father, that might we
4 flourish in the land of the brave, that we might
5 continue to enjoy prosperity and peace
6 throughout the land of America.
7 Gracious God, bless the efforts of
8 those that are here. Bless everyone, bless
9 again all the people. And may this very
10 evening, Father, be memorable throughout our
11 life, that we remember we were here to see and
12 hear ourself how the government is run.
13 Right now we commit ourselves unto
14 Your hands, unto Your sheltering hands, that
15 everything that we do, say, or think might be
16 for Your glory and Your honor, because You are
17 deserving praise.
18 {Invocation in Garifuna.}
19 Thank you.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Thank
21 you.
22 (Applause from gallery.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Reading
24 of the Journal.
25 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, Monday,
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1 March 11th, the Senate met pursuant to
2 adjournment. The Journal of Sunday, March 10th,
3 was read and approved. On motion, Senate
4 adjourned.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Without
6 objection, the Journal stands approved as read.
7 Presentation of petitions.
8 Messages from the Assembly.
9 Messages from the Governor.
10 Reports of standing committees.
11 Reports of select committees.
12 Communications and reports from
13 state officers.
14 Motions and resolutions.
15 Senator Libous.
16 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you,
17 Madam President.
18 Could we please adopt the
19 Resolution Calendar with the exception of
20 Resolutions 764, 779, and 790.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: All in
22 favor of adopting the Resolution Calendar with
23 the exception of Resolutions 764, 779, and 790
24 signify by saying aye.
25 (Response of "Aye.")
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Opposed,
2 nay.
3 (No response.)
4 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The
5 Resolution Calendar is adopted.
6 Senator Libous.
7 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you,
8 Madam President.
9 I believe there's a resolution by
10 Senator Stewart-Cousins, Number 779, at the
11 desk. I ask that the resolution be read in its
12 entirety and move for its immediate adoption.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The
14 Secretary will read.
15 THE SECRETARY: Legislative
16 Resolution Number 779, by Senator
17 Stewart-Cousins, memorializing Governor Andrew
18 M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2013 as Women's
19 History Month in the State of New York
20 "WHEREAS, March is Women's History
21 Month; and
22 "WHEREAS, March 8th is International
23 Women's Day; and
24 "WHEREAS, Each year New York State
25 officially sets aside time to recognize the
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1 unique contributions that women have made to
2 New York and its society; and
3 "WHEREAS, New York State has a
4 distinguished history of monumental achievements
5 in the area of women's rights; and
6 "WHEREAS, In 1826, New York State
7 opened one of the first public high schools for
8 girls, resulting in a future for women in which
9 they were no longer confined to the home, a
10 future in which they were educated and able to
11 use this education to better their social and
12 economic status; and
13 "WHEREAS, In 1848 in New York, the
14 first women's rights convention was held at
15 Seneca Falls to secure for all women the right to
16 vote; and
17 "WHEREAS, In 1903, The Women's Trade
18 Union League of New York was formed to represent
19 working women, later becoming the nucleus for the
20 International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union; and
21 "WHEREAS, In 1918, one year after
22 New York guaranteed women the right to vote in
23 all elections, the first two women, Ida Sammis
24 and Mary Lilly, were elected to the New York
25 State Legislature; and
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1 "WHEREAS, In 1967, Muriel Siebert
2 became the first woman to own a seat on the
3 New York Stock Exchange, opening the door for
4 women to gain positions of greater economic
5 power; and
6 "WHEREAS, In 1970, New York City was
7 the site of the first Women's Strike for
8 Equality, in which 50,000 people marched for
9 equal rights; and
10 "WHEREAS, In 1968, New York State
11 Assemblywoman Shirley Chisholm became the first
12 black woman elected to Congress, and in 1972, she
13 ran for President of the United States, another
14 first for black women; and
15 "WHEREAS, In 1983, New York State
16 women legislators established the Legislative
17 Women's Caucus to improve the participation of
18 women in all areas of government, support issues
19 that benefit women and provide a network of
20 support for women in the State Legislature; and
21 "WHEREAS, New York has been the home
22 of many extraordinary women who have led society
23 to a better future. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
24 Susan B. Anthony led the campaign for women's
25 suffrage; Sojourner Truth spoke out for the
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1 abolition of slavery and for suffrage for women;
2 suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt became the first
3 president of the League of Women Voters; Emma
4 Willard opened the first endowed institution for
5 the education of women; Civil War surgeon
6 Dr. Mary E. Walker was the only woman ever
7 awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor;
8 Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who led slaves
9 to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad.
10 In the 19th century, Elizabeth Blackwell and
11 Belva Lockwood were the first women in the fields
12 of medicine and law; pioneer birth control
13 educator and advocate Margaret Sanger established
14 a research center in New York City; Emma Goldman
15 founded the Free Speech League, which led to the
16 American Civil Liberties Union; humanitarian
17 Eleanor Roosevelt served as United States
18 Delegate to the United Nations; civil rights
19 lawyer and New York State Senator Constance Baker
20 Motley became the first black woman to sit on the
21 U.S. District Court in New York; and so many more
22 known and unknown women who championed rights and
23 opportunity for all; and
24 "WHEREAS, New York State has hosted
25 many conventions, campaigns and events of the
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1 women's rights movement, from the 1848 convention
2 at Seneca Falls to the 1999 Berkshire Conference
3 of Women Historians, which was held to improve
4 the status of women in history and in the
5 historical professions; and
6 "WHEREAS, Today, 47 women serve in
7 the New York State Legislature, holding
8 leadership positions in both houses and bringing
9 the diverse experiences of women into law and
10 public policy; now, therefore, be it
11 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative
12 Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize
13 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2013
14 as Women's History Month in the State of
15 New York; and be it further
16 "RESOLVED, That copies of this
17 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted
18 to the Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the
19 State of New York, and to the Legislative Women's
20 Caucus of New York State."
21 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
22 Krueger.
23 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you,
24 Madam President.
25 I rise to speak on behalf of this
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1 resolution today which commemorates Women's
2 History Month -- March -- and International
3 Women's Day, and to speak on what this resolution
4 means to me.
5 This resolution that we just heard
6 recounts some of the monumental achievements
7 women have made in New York State's history --
8 achievements for our state, for our country, and
9 our society as whole. And they have been
10 monumental.
11 Some extraordinary women have blazed
12 the trail for me, including my friend Andrea
13 Stewart-Cousins, who's the first woman leader of
14 any conference in the New York State Legislature,
15 and for our fellow women legislators and all of
16 New York's women.
17 But we have much left to do.
18 Consider: This resolution recognizes the Women's
19 Trade Union League of New York, formed in 1903,
20 which became the nucleus of the International
21 Ladies' Garment Worker's Union and helped advance
22 the cause of fairness and economic justice at
23 work. They blazed a trail.
24 This resolution also references the
25 Women's Strike for Equality in 1970, in which
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1 50,000 people marched for equal rights. And yet
2 women still make an average of 80 cents or less
3 for every dollar earned by men in New York. The
4 work's not done.
5 This resolution recognizes Muriel
6 Siebert, the first woman to own a seat on the
7 New York Stock Exchange, breaking through a
8 crucial barrier and opening new opportunities for
9 women to gain positions of power and
10 responsibility in our business community. But
11 women are still disproportionately represented in
12 lower-wage jobs, and even today women still face
13 harassment in the workplace, often without
14 effective recourse under the laws of our state.
15 This resolution recognizes the
16 women's suffrage movement in New York, and its
17 leaders, as well as the election and service of
18 Ida Sammis and Mary Lilly, the first two women
19 elected to the New York State Legislature. But
20 today, more than nine decades later, women make
21 up less than a quarter of the State Legislature
22 and less than 16 percent of the New York State
23 Senate.
24 It is clear from the proud
25 achievements and watershed moments recounted in
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1 this resolution that we in New York State have a
2 heritage and a tradition of action and
3 involvement in the march towards equality. But
4 it's equally clear that we have more work to do.
5 Women's History Month, International Women's Day,
6 and other moments that we take to recognize these
7 achievements aren't just about looking backward
8 to what we've accomplished. They're about
9 looking at our present and recognizing the
10 extraordinary achievements we're commemorating
11 today, that they are incomplete; our work is not
12 done.
13 We still need to achieve pay equity
14 for women and eliminate the unjustifiably wide
15 wage gap in our society. We still need to end
16 sexual harassment in all workplaces. We still
17 need to strengthen human trafficking laws to
18 protect the women who are disproportionately the
19 victims of this horrible international trade. We
20 still need to end family-status discrimination
21 and source-of-income discrimination.
22 We still need to stop housing
23 discrimination for victims of domestic violence.
24 We still need to stop discrimination against
25 pregnant women once and for all. We still need
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1 to strengthen our laws to protect victims of
2 domestic violence, to assure that our courts and
3 our police will be there to protect women and
4 children from too disproportionate an impact of
5 violence in their lives.
6 And we still need to protect women's
7 rights to make decisions about their healthcare
8 and their bodies by decisions made with their
9 families and their physicians, not government
10 deciding for them.
11 And so our society has made
12 tremendous progress, and today in this house we
13 are recognizing New York's major contributions to
14 this progress. But hopefully today we also
15 recognize, as our Governor, Andrew Cuomo has,
16 that the work is not done. And when we have
17 passed this budget, I hope we will turn our
18 attention directly to enacting Governor Cuomo's
19 women's equality agenda and getting that much
20 closer to finishing the work set out for us.
21 Thank you very much,
22 Madam President.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Thank
24 you, Senator Krueger.
25 Are there any other members wishing
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1 to be heard on the resolution?
2 Seeing none, the question is on the
3 resolution. All in favor signify by saying aye.
4 (Response of "Aye.")
5 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Opposed,
6 nay.
7 (No response.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The
9 resolution is adopted.
10 Senator Libous.
11 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you,
12 Madam President.
13 There's a previously adopted
14 resolution by Senator Diaz, Number 713, at the
15 desk. And I ask that we read it in its entirety
16 and call on Senator Diaz.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The
18 Secretary will read.
19 THE SECRETARY: Legislative
20 Resolution Number 713, by Senator Diaz,
21 memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to declare
22 March 11, 2013, to April 12, 2013, as
23 Garifuna-American Heritage Month in the State of
24 New York.
25 "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this
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1 Legislative Body to recognize and pay just
2 tribute to the cultural heritage of the ethnic
3 groups which comprise and contribute to the
4 richness and diversity of the community of the
5 State of New York; and
6 "WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern,
7 and in keeping with its time-honored traditions,
8 it is the intent of this Legislative Body to
9 applaud and commemorate events which foster
10 ethnic pride and exemplify the cultural diversity
11 that represents and strengthens the spirit of the
12 people and the State of New York; and
13 "WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is
14 justly proud to memorialize Governor Andrew M.
15 Cuomo to declare March 11, 2013, to April 12,
16 2013, as Garifuna-American Heritage Month in the
17 State of New York; and
18 "WHEREAS, Garifuna-American Heritage
19 Month celebrates the great contributions of
20 Garifuna-Americans to the fabric of New York, and
21 pays tribute to the common culture and bonds of
22 friendship that united the United States and the
23 Garifuna countries; and
24 "WHEREAS, Garifuna-American Heritage
25 Month affirms the culture, identity and
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1 self-esteem of a people; it celebrates a rich
2 heritage and illuminates Garifuna history and
3 tradition, as well as the spirit of an
4 indomitable people; and
5 "WHEREAS, In 1665, two Spanish ships
6 wrecked off the coast of Saint Vincent; and
7 "WHEREAS, The West African slaves
8 that escaped to the island eventually
9 intermarried with the Venezuelan Caribs and the
10 Arawaks; and
11 "WHEREAS, The new race of people,
12 known as the Garifuna, grew strong and prosperous
13 on the island; and
14 "WHEREAS, In 1795, the Garifuna
15 began the Second Carib War against the British.
16 Battles raged throughout Saint Vincent over the
17 next year, with both sides enduring heavy losses;
18 and
19 "WHEREAS, On June 10, 1796, the
20 final battle commenced with the Garifuna and
21 British, resulting in the Garifuna's surrender;
22 and
23 "WHEREAS, The surviving Caribs were
24 exiled to the neighboring island of Balliceaux;
25 and
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1 "WHEREAS, On March 11, 1797, the
2 defeated Garifuna were loaded onto a convoy of
3 eight vessels and transported to Roatan,
4 Honduras, which arrived on April 12th of that
5 year; and
6 "WHEREAS, The Garifuna began to
7 migrate to the United States during the 1930s.
8 Today, New York City is home to the largest
9 Garifuna community outside of Central America;
10 and
11 "WHEREAS, The nurturing and
12 promotion of Garifuna pride is at the center of
13 the Garifuna coalition's community organizing
14 initiative, to create awareness and appreciation
15 of the Garifuna culture and its contribution to
16 the culture and society of New York; and
17 "WHEREAS, On May 18, 2001, the
18 United Nations Educational, Scientific and
19 Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed the
20 Garifuna language, dance and music as a
21 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage
22 of Humanity'; and
23 "WHEREAS, Garifuna-American Heritage
24 Month provides an opportunity to recognize the
25 significance of their contributions to the
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1 quality and character of life and, through many
2 events and activities throughout the month, for
3 all people to gain a greater appreciation of
4 Garifuna history and traditions, and of the role
5 Garifuna-Americans have played and will continue
6 to play in our society; and
7 "WHEREAS, In 1823, William Henry
8 Brown, the first American playwright of African
9 descent, wrote 'The Drama of King Shotaway,'
10 recognized as the first black drama of the
11 American theater, which has as its subject the
12 1795 Black Caribs' (Garifuna's) defense of the
13 Island of Saint Vincent against colonization by
14 the British. Therefore, in its honor, the
15 New York Garifuna community proudly launches the
16 Garifuna-American Decennial 2013-2023; and
17 "WHEREAS, Today, New Yorkers of
18 Garifuna heritage such as Sara Logan, Rosemary
19 Ordonez Jenkins, Mirtha Colon, Eleanor Cecelia
20 Castillo-Bullock, James Lovell, Rosita Alvarez,
21 Carlos Gamboa, Paula Castillo, Martin Bermudez
22 and Jose Francisco Avila continue to recognize
23 and honor the cultural practices of their
24 ancestors; now, therefore, be it
25 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative
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1 Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize
2 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to declare March 11,
3 2013, to April 12, 2013, as Garifuna-American
4 Heritage Month in the State of New York; and be
5 it further
6 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this
7 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to
8 the Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the
9 State of New York."
10 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
11 Diaz.
12 SENATOR DIAZ: Thank you,
13 Madam President.
14 Ladies and gentlemen, today is a
15 very, very special day. Today I'm honored to be
16 the sponsor of this resolution and the third
17 annual celebration of Garifuna Heritage Month
18 here in the New York State Senate.
19 Today, Madam President and ladies
20 and gentlemen, I'm honored because I'm having the
21 opportunity and the privilege granted to me by
22 the distinguished leader of the Senate Majority,
23 the Honorable Senator Dean Skelos, the Secretary
24 of the Senate, Mr. Frank Patience, and the
25 members of this body. They have allowed me to
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1 introduce this resolution.
2 And I am so honored and privileged
3 to have many members joining me as cosponsors of
4 such an important resolution. Even
5 Assemblymember Marcos Crespo came all the way
6 from the Assembly chamber to join us.
7 And I see Senator Rivera and I see
8 Senator Serrano, of the six Hispanic Senators,
9 here. I don't see the rest of them. But I
10 appreciate their being here and joining me in
11 welcoming the Garifuna community today.
12 Madam President and members of the
13 Senate, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to
14 welcome the delegation of more than 100 members
15 of the Garifuna community who are sitting up
16 there in the gallery and up here on this side.
17 Welcome to the Senate.
18 (Applause from the gallery.)
19 SENATOR DIAZ: This delegation is
20 being presided by Mr. Jose Francisco Avila,
21 president of the Garifuna Coalition USA; the
22 Reverend Eduardo Cordova, pastor of the Iglesia
23 Evangelica Garifuna, who gave the invocation; and
24 the Reverend Luis Lorenzo and Reverend Joel
25 Bauza.
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1 (Applause from the gallery.)
2 SENATOR DIAZ: Ladies and
3 gentlemen, it is important for you to know that
4 the Garifuna community has been an integral part
5 of New York City and especially of Bronx County
6 for more than 80 years. The Garifunas have been
7 coming to the United States of America in search
8 of better lives since 1930. Their vitality,
9 their talent, and their commitment constitute
10 tremendous resources for our state and our city.
11 But, Madam President and ladies and
12 gentlemen and my fellow Senators, you should know
13 that it took a tragic incident, a fire, that took
14 the lives of 87 people for the government
15 institution to start paying attention to this
16 great community. On March 25, 1990, a social
17 club in the Bronx called the Happy Land was set
18 on fire, causing the death of many people and
19 inflicting tremendous pain and suffering to the
20 rest of the Garifuna community throughout the
21 State of New York and throughout the whole
22 world.
23 Today, as the Senator representing
24 the 32nd Senatorial District in Bronx County, it
25 is an honor and a privilege for me to have this
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1 huge delegation of Garifuna joining us in the
2 Senate chamber today.
3 In closing, Madam President,
4 Mr. President, again I would like to thank
5 Senator Dean Skelos and the Secretary of the
6 Senate, Mr. Frank Patience, for allowing me this
7 great honor of celebrating this historic event in
8 the New York State Senate.
9 To my colleagues, members of the
10 Senate and staff, I am inviting you to join us at
11 the reception at 5:00, or when this finishes, in
12 the Meeting Room 2 and 3 to celebrate the
13 Garifuna Night.
14 And to the Garifuna delegation,
15 thank you for accepting my invitation: "Buiti
16 Achúluruni. Seremein Bini-noun búnguío."
17 (Cheers, applause from gallery.)
18 SENATOR DIAZ: Madam President, I
19 am Senator Ruben Diaz, and this is what you
20 should know.
21 (Laughter; cheers from gallery.)
22 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Thank
23 you, Senator Diaz.
24 Senator Rivera on the resolution.
25 SENATOR RIVERA: Thank you,
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1 Madam President.
2 I will disappoint no one here when I
3 do not try to speak the Garifuna language. So I
4 don't have anything written down, so I apologize
5 that I do not have a phrase ready for you.
6 But I will say this. I am very
7 happy when Senator Diaz brings you folks up
8 here. It has been three years since I have been
9 in the Senate and three years since I have seen
10 you come from my district, most of you, up here
11 to Albany.
12 As I remind folks when they come and
13 visit me in my office, it is very easy for us to
14 forget when we are surrounded by all these
15 beautiful buildings, when we are surrounded by
16 folks who are always trying to pull us in
17 different directions, sometimes we forget who it
18 is that we work for.
19 So I am very happy every time that
20 folks that live in my district who I see on a
21 daily basis come up and remind us a little bit
22 why we do this to begin with.
23 I am very, very proud to be
24 representing so many folks in the Garifuna
25 community. I believe that when we're talking
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1 about the greatness of New York State, certainly
2 the greatness of New York City and the greatness
3 of the Bronx, it is about diversity. So when I
4 say that I represent the 33rd District, I can say
5 I represent African-Americans, Puerto Ricans,
6 Dominicans, Mexicans. And I also represent a big
7 chunk of Garifuna.
8 You are always growing, and you will
9 continue to be a very important part of who we
10 are in the Bronx and who are as a state. So
11 thank you for your addition to our wonderful
12 borough, to our wonderful state.
13 And I really wish that I had a
14 phrase that I would be able to say like "Garifuna
15 pa'lante" or something.
16 (Cheers, applause from the gallery.)
17 SENATOR RIVERA: But since I don't,
18 and I know some of you know a little Spanish:
19 "Bienvenidos a Albany, Es un placer verlos y
20 espero verlos pronto en el Bronx."
21 Thank you, Madam President.
22 (Applause from the gallery.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Thank
24 you, Senator Rivera.
25 Senator Serrano on the resolution.
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1 SENATOR SERRANO: Thank you.
2 I'd like to thank Senator Diaz for
3 once again bringing the Garifuna community here
4 to celebrate, for this Senate chamber to
5 celebrate and recognize this growing community.
6 And I've been to an event that the
7 Senator had in the district in the Bronx where
8 there was a wonderful cultural celebration of the
9 Garifuna community, the music and dance. And it
10 really is something that everyone should know
11 about.
12 The cultural contributions of this
13 community, while it is an emerging community, the
14 cultural contributions are already huge. And it
15 is something that all of us should feel proud
16 of. The diversity that we have in the Bronx and
17 throughout this state really speaks testament to
18 what the Garifuna community brings to the table.
19 So with that, I'll conclude and
20 thank the Senator and congratulate the wonderful
21 community for being here.
22 (Applause from the gallery.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
24 Espaillat on the resolution.
25 SENATOR ESPAILLAT: Thank you,
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1 Madam Speaker.
2 I want to thank Senator Diaz. You
3 know, the wonderful thing about Senator Diaz is
4 that one really never knows who he is. Right?
5 One day he's Puerto Rican --
6 (Laughter.)
7 SENATOR ESPAILLAT: -- today he's
8 Garifuna.
9 (Laughter; cheers from the gallery.)
10 SENATOR ESPAILLAT: But I really
11 believe, deep inside my heart, that he's from
12 San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic.
13 (Laughter.)
14 SENATOR ESPAILLAT: So I want to
15 thank Senator Diaz for bringing the Garifuna
16 people here to Albany.
17 And we know of your rich history.
18 And we know of your rich contributions to
19 Honduras, but and also to the United States and
20 particularly to the borough of the Bronx. And we
21 know that you are great New Yorkers and that you
22 will continue to bring great things to this great
23 state. So I welcome you.
24 And, you know, just so Senator Diaz
25 feels a little bit jealous today, because
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1 otherwise I will read about this in my
2 BlackBerry: "Buiti guñoun."
3 (Applause, cheers from gallery.)
4 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
5 Adams on the resolution. Try and top that.
6 (Laughter.)
7 SENATOR ADAMS: I just want to
8 again also add my voice to thanking Senator
9 Diaz.
10 Each year he brings this rich
11 culture to Albany, and it's just our way of
12 saying that the State of New York has a welcome
13 mat for all groups. This is your government as
14 well, and we're proud to have you here.
15 Out of the 100 visitors from the
16 Garifuna community, Vilma, who is from my
17 district. We're happy to have you here. So it's
18 not only the Bronx, the Brooklyn -- the Brooklyn
19 welcomes you. The Brooklyn welcomes you.
20 (Applause from the gallery.)
21 SENATOR ADAMS: And no matter what
22 the future holds in 2014, we're going to welcome
23 you even more in the Borough of Brooklyn.
24 Thank you very much
25 (Applause from the gallery.)
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
2 Dilan on the resolution.
3 SENATOR DILAN: Thank you,
4 Madam President. I just rise to congratulate
5 Senator Diaz for him raising the consciousness
6 level regarding your rich culture.
7 And I want to congratulate you. And
8 I join Senator Adams in seeing you in Brooklyn
9 soon. Thank you.
10 (Applause from the gallery.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
12 Libous.
13 SENATOR LIBOUS: Madam President,
14 before we continue -- and if there's other
15 speakers, I want them to -- I have to make a very
16 important announcement for a quarter of, because
17 there's conference committee meetings and I need
18 to announce them. And then we can come back.
19 So hold your enthusiasm, we're
20 enjoying it, don't go away.
21 At 3:45, if you're a member of
22 Public Protection, Criminal Justice or Judiciary,
23 you'll be meeting in Hearing Room A. At 3:45, if
24 you're on Environment, Agriculture or Housing,
25 you'll be meeting in Hearing Room B. At 3:45, if
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1 you're on Higher Education, you'll be meeting in
2 Hearing Room C.
3 At 4:45, Mental Hygiene in Hearing
4 Room A. At 4:45, Transportation in Hearing Room
5 B. At 4:45, Human Services and Labor in Hearing
6 Room C.
7 Today at 5 o'clock, General
8 Government/Local Assistance, Assembly Parlor.
9 At 11 a.m. tomorrow, Economic
10 Development, Hearing Room A.; 11 a.m. tomorrow,
11 Health in Hearing Room B.; 11:30 a.m. tomorrow,
12 Education in Hearing Room C.
13 If you're not in the chamber,
14 Rule 10 will work in your favor for your votes.
15 And I apologize, Madam President.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
17 Farley.
18 SENATOR FARLEY: Not to correct the
19 deputy leader, but let me just say General
20 Government will be meeting at 5 o'clock in the
21 Assembly Parlor.
22 SENATOR LIBOUS: General Government
23 will be meeting at 5 o'clock in the Assembly
24 Parlor. I stand corrected.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Thank
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1 you.
2 Senator Squadron on the resolution.
3 SENATOR SQUADRON: Thank you,
4 Madam President.
5 Look, New York City and the Bronx
6 are the place people from all over world come for
7 a new life and to be part of the greatest city on
8 earth. And each one of you are part of that
9 great tradition.
10 And this chamber is the place where
11 Senator Diaz brings the world to be celebrated
12 and have a little bit more fun than we normally
13 do in the Legislature.
14 So to all of you, thank you for
15 being such a great part of the New York City
16 community. It's because of communities like the
17 Garifuna community that we are as great a city as
18 we are.
19 And Senator Diaz, thank you for
20 making sure that nowhere in the state can we
21 forget it is a state built on diversity, on our
22 immigrant experience, and on the greatest food
23 and dance and culture anywhere in the world.
24 So thank you all very much for being
25 here. Thank you.
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1 (Applause from gallery.)
2 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Thank
3 you.
4 Are there any other members wishing
5 to be heard on the resolution?
6 Seeing none, this resolution was
7 previously adopted on March 7, 2013.
8 And we would like to welcome
9 citizens of the Garifuna community here today to
10 the New York State Senate chamber. Welcome.
11 (Applause.)
12 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
13 Libous.
14 SENATOR LIBOUS: Madam President, I
15 believe there's a resolution by Senator
16 Stewart-Cousins, Number 790, at the desk. I ask
17 that you could read it in its entirety and then
18 move for its immediate adoption.
19 And we will then go to another
20 resolution by Senator Stewart-Cousins, and then
21 she will speak.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The
23 Secretary will read.
24 THE SECRETARY: Legislative
25 Resolution Number 790, by Senator
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1 Stewart-Cousins, congratulating the New Rochelle
2 High School Varsity and Junior Varsity
3 Cheerleading Team upon the occasion of capturing
4 the 2013 National High School Cheerleading
5 Championship.
6 (Applause from the galleries.)
7 THE SECRETARY: "WHEREAS,
8 Excellence and success in competitive sports can
9 be achieved only through strenuous practice, team
10 play and team spirit, nurtured by dedicated
11 coaching and strategic planning; and
12 "WHEREAS, Athletic competition
13 enhances the moral and physical development of
14 the young people of this State, preparing them
15 for the future by instilling in them the value of
16 teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy
17 living, imparting a desire for success and
18 developing a sense of fair play and competition;
19 and
20 "WHEREAS, The New Rochelle High
21 School Varsity and Junior Varsity Cheerleading
22 Teams, the 'Dynamic Dozen,' captured the UCA
23 National Cheerleading Championships in Orlando,
24 Florida, competing against hundreds of teams
25 throughout the United States; and
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1 "WHEREAS, The athletic talent
2 displayed by these teams is due in great part to
3 the efforts of Coaches Chrissy Stanionis and
4 Elaina Edwards, skilled and inspirational
5 mentors, respected for their ability to develop
6 potential into excellence; and
7 "WHEREAS, The teams' overall records
8 were exceptional, and the team members were
9 loyally and enthusiastically supported by family,
10 fans, friends and the community at large; and
11 "WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the 2013
12 New Rochelle High School Varsity and Junior
13 Varsity Cheerleading Teams, from the opening of
14 the season to participation in the national
15 championship competition, were an extraordinary
16 combination of athletic ability, of good
17 sportsmanship, of honor and of scholarship,
18 demonstrating that these team players are second
19 to none; and
20 "WHEREAS, Athletically and
21 academically, the New Rochelle High School
22 Varsity and Junior Varsity Cheerleaders have
23 proven themselves to be an unbeatable combination
24 of talents, reflecting favorably on their school;
25 and
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1 "WHEREAS, Coaches Chrissy Stanionis
2 and Elaina Edwards have done a superb job in
3 guiding, molding and inspiring the cheerleaders
4 toward their goals; and
5 "WHEREAS, Sports competition
6 instills the values of teamwork, pride and
7 accomplishment, and Coaches Chrissy Stanionis and
8 Elaina Edwards, and the 2013 New Rochelle High
9 School Varsity and Junior Varsity Cheerleading
10 Teams' outstanding athletes have clearly made a
11 contribution to the spirit of excellence which is
12 a tradition of their school; now, therefore, be
13 it
14 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative
15 Body pause in its deliberations to congratulate
16 the 2013 New Rochelle High School Varsity and
17 Junior Varsity Cheerleading Teams, their
18 members -- Varsity: Denitra Alexander, Ashley
19 Codrington, Awa Dia, Ciera Ferrera, Taylor
20 Giacco, Tye Gomez, Kaiya Harrell, Janay Key,
21 Nadine Pabon, Courtney O'Connell, Alejandra Toro,
22 Andrea Valencia, and Salina Webson; JV: Akira
23 Allen, Kiemara Amos, Jillian Banks, Lauren Barry,
24 Kharisma Black, Alicia Bruno, Cybill Charles,
25 Alyssa Cimino, Dymond Crews, Saavedra Dessesaure,
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1 Erica Ferrara, Natice Jackson, Maria Jaramillo,
2 Brandee Martin, Marissa Miceli, Kayla Morrow,
3 Diana Perez, Tiffany Povia, Andrea Restrepro,
4 Jessica Roberts, Essence Slater, and Adiya
5 Tiabo -- Coaches Chrissy Stanionis and Elaina
6 Edwards, and Assistant Coach EJ Vitez, on their
7 outstanding season, overall team record and
8 national championships; and be it further
9 "RESOLVED, That copies of this
10 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to
11 the New Rochelle High School Varsity and Junior
12 Varsity Cheerleading Teams; Coaches Elaina
13 Edwards and Chrissy Stanionis; and Assistant
14 Coach EJ Vitez."
15 (Applause.)
16 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The
17 question is on the resolution. All in favor
18 signify by saying aye.
19 (Response of "Aye.")
20 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Opposed,
21 nay.
22 (No response.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The
24 resolution is adopted.
25 Senator Libous.
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1 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you,
2 Madam President.
3 I believe there's a resolution at
4 the desk by Senator Stewart-Cousins, Number 764.
5 May we have it read in its entirety and, before
6 we adopt it, please call on Leader Cousins.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The
8 Secretary will read.
9 THE SECRETARY: Legislative
10 Resolution Number 764, by Senator
11 Stewart-Cousins, congratulating the New Rochelle
12 Varsity Football Team and Coach Lou DiRienzo upon
13 the occasion of capturing the New York State
14 Class AA Championship."
15 "WHEREAS, Excellence and success in
16 competitive sports can be achieved only through
17 strenuous practice, team play and team spirit,
18 nurtured by dedicated coaching and strategic
19 planning; and
20 "WHEREAS, Athletic competition
21 enhances the moral and physical development of
22 the young people of this state, preparing them
23 for the future by instilling in them the value of
24 teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy
25 living, imparting a desire for success and
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1 developing a sense of fair play and competition;
2 and
3 "WHEREAS, The New Rochelle Huguenots
4 captured their second New York State Class AA
5 Football title by defeating Orchard Park by a
6 score of 34-6 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse,
7 New York, on November 24, 2012; and
8 "WHEREAS, The athletic talent
9 displayed by this team is due in great part to
10 the efforts of Coach Lou DiRienzo, a skilled and
11 inspirational tutor, respected for his ability to
12 develop potential into excellence; and
13 "WHEREAS, The team, finishing the
14 season with an impressive 11-1 record, were
15 loyally and enthusiastically supported by family,
16 fans, friends and the community at large; and
17 "WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the
18 New Rochelle Varsity Football Team, from the
19 opening game of the season to participation in
20 the championship, were a brotherhood of athletic
21 ability, of good sportsmanship, of honor and of
22 scholarship, demonstrating that these team
23 players are second to none; and
24 "WHEREAS, Athletically and
25 academically, the team members have proven
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1 themselves to be an unbeatable combination of
2 talents, reflecting favorably on their school;
3 and
4 "WHEREAS, Coach Lou DiRienzo has
5 done a superb job in guiding, molding and
6 inspiring the team members toward their goals;
7 and
8 "WHEREAS, Sports competition
9 instills the values of teamwork, pride and
10 accomplishment, and Coach Lou DiRienzo and all of
11 the outstanding athletes have clearly made a
12 contribution to the spirit of excellence which is
13 a tradition of their school; now, therefore, be
14 it
15 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative
16 Body pause in its deliberations to congratulate
17 the New Rochelle Varsity Football Team; its
18 members: Keimon Barrow, Terrence Holden, Jason
19 Ceneus, Wjhante Holden, Gavin Harley, Khalil
20 Edney, Ahmad Encarnacion, Tajmir Anderson, Joseph
21 Clarke, Jr., Nas Sinkfeld-Shelton, David Hudson,
22 Max Diamond, Cameron White, Tyrique Rideau, Mario
23 Pierre, Charlie Anthony, Jon Forrest, Conlan
24 Thompson, Kyvon Campbell, Carmine Giordano,
25 Marlon Riley, Amir Sharif, Tariq Leadbetter,
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1 Shayne Forbes, Bryce Davis, Edwyn Johnson,
2 Brandon Trotta, Steven Noake, Enrique Valencia,
3 Perri Chandler, Cory Holder, Kevin Darden, Will
4 Clark, Ray Ganley, Anthony Williams, Charles
5 Ortiz, Justin Douglas, Kyrel Stevenson, Vincent
6 David, Ronak Kenia, Max Theobalds, Jasper
7 Baskerville, Ryan Pryor, Demetrius Rodriquez and
8 Jack Stern; Head Coach Lou DiRienzo; and
9 Assistant Coaches Greg Foster, Rich Tassello,
10 Keith Fagan, Brian Violante, Phil Spivack,
11 Ray Rhett, Tom Drago, and Theo Washington on
12 their outstanding season and overall team record;
13 and be it further
14 "RESOLVED, That copies of this
15 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to
16 the New Rochelle Varsity Football Team, Coach Lou
17 DiRienzo, and the Assistant Coaches."
18 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
19 Stewart-Cousins.
20 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: Thank
21 you, Madam President.
22 I rise to congratulate some
23 outstanding athletes and just extraordinary young
24 people who grace our chambers today. You've
25 heard two resolutions. I want you to be clear
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1 that it is because out of New Rochelle, which is
2 called "the Queen City," in the chamber today we
3 have the cheerleaders who are national
4 champions -- this is the varsity and junior
5 varsity.
6 Can you stand up, ladies?
7 (Applause.)
8 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: This is
9 the "Dynamic Dozen" who, again, competed against
10 hundreds of teams. We've all seen or maybe seen
11 "Bring It On" and all these extraordinary plays
12 and shows, and we know what cheerleaders are
13 like. But these are our national champions.
14 Thank you so much.
15 (Applause.)
16 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: I'd love
17 for them to do the "One New Ro" cheer. Can we
18 let them just do "New Ro"?
19 SENATOR LIBOUS: Sure.
20 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: Ladies,
21 stand up. Stand up. No pompoms, just -- madam
22 President, may they? Thank you.
23 Give us our "New Ro," please.
24 (Cheerleading teams chanted from the
25 gallery; applause.)
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1 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: Perfect.
2 And you see how spontaneous they are
3 and how excited they are. And you can imagine,
4 without, you know, their pompoms or anything --
5 no space, I didn't bring them down here -- but
6 you can imagine what they did on the national
7 scene to win, win, to be number one in the nation
8 in cheerleading.
9 So this brings us now to the people
10 they cheer on. Gentlemen, will you please rise?
11 (Applause.)
12 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: Now, I am
13 sorry that so many of my colleagues are involved
14 in other things. Obviously, we have budget. But
15 these are our state champions, Class AA. But
16 there are a lot of people who would be in this
17 chamber whose teams have met these young men.
18 And they're all probably great players, but this
19 football team, the Huguenots, number one for two
20 years in a row. Two years in a row.
21 Now, they come from New Rochelle
22 High School. And New Rochelle High School, you
23 might know, is the home high school of a Super
24 Bowl hero, Ray Rice. And you all watched the
25 Ravens win the Super Bowl? He came out of
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1 New Rochelle High School.
2 And these gentlemen, who are
3 accompanied by their coach, Lou DiRienzo -- Lou,
4 will you wave? There's Lou.
5 (Applause.)
6 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: Lou, who
7 will instills pride, who instills a sense of
8 responsibility, teamwork.
9 They don't quit until they get the
10 job done. They know it's not all about winning,
11 it's about building character and being
12 responsible. And yes, they are scholars, and
13 yes, they do win. Most of them are on their way
14 to college.
15 Also accompanying them is the
16 athletic director, Steven Young.
17 (Applause.)
18 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: And the
19 assistant football coaches Greg Foster and
20 Ray Rhett.
21 (Applause.)
22 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: Now, I
23 didn't mention, because of the cheerleading --
24 I'm so sorry -- where is Chrissy Stanionis?
25 Chrissy, who is the head cheerleading coach.
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1 She's here too.
2 (Applause.)
3 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: I wanted
4 to bring them here so that they could see us and
5 we could see them. And to let them know that
6 because you are national champions, because you
7 are state champions, you represent all of us.
8 And we are extremely proud of what you have done
9 and what you continue to do. You are true
10 leaders.
11 So thank you so much for coming.
12 And I'd like all of you to sit down for a moment
13 because I'd like Khalil to stay standing.
14 Here is Khalil. I had to give him
15 a -- because this is a man who, like so many of
16 them, you know, doesn't even stay in one lane.
17 He's good in more than one lane. I don't know if
18 you seen the viral video of the basketball game
19 with New Rochelle against Mount Vernon. And
20 there was a kid who had, I guess, sort of thought
21 that Mount Vernon was going to win -- I'm sorry
22 my Mount Vernon colleagues aren't here -- he
23 thought Mount Vernon was going to win and kind of
24 tossed up the ball in the last seconds. There
25 was this young man, Khalil Edney, who grabbed
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1 what was supposed to be a throwaway ball and shot
2 the basket from how many feet, 60? Sixty feet.
3 That video has gone viral with him
4 sort of just saying, oh, well, why not? And it
5 went in, and they won the game in the last
6 seconds.
7 (Applause.)
8 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: Thank
9 you, Khalil.
10 So I thought it was extraordinary
11 because not only is he great in football, but he
12 does this too. And that's -- and that's, I
13 think, what all of this represents and certainly
14 what they represent. They stay with it, they
15 win. And even in those last moments when you
16 think you don't have any hope at all, you just
17 try, you do your best. And every once in a
18 while, miracles actually happen.
19 So again, thank you so much for
20 coming up to visit our chambers. We are proud of
21 you. Continued success. Thank you.
22 (Applause.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
24 Latimer on the resolutions.
25 SENATOR LATIMER: Madam President,
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1 there's not much else to say after Senator
2 Stewart-Cousins said it all. But I do want to
3 associate my comments with her to praise the
4 terrific young men and young women of
5 New Rochelle who have achieved so much.
6 And as Khalil has said heard me say
7 this before, I co-represent New Rochelle with
8 Senator Stewart-Cousins, but I am a graduate of
9 Mount Vernon High School. So he made me both
10 happy and heartbroken with one shot.
11 Congratulations, Huguenots.
12 (Applause.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
14 Marcellino on the resolution.
15 SENATOR MARCELLINO: Madam
16 President, on the resolution.
17 It's a pleasure to stand up and
18 applaud and give accolades to young people who
19 are doing the right thing and doing good things
20 and representing their families and their
21 communities with pride.
22 Too often we read in here and see in
23 the media about young people getting into
24 trouble, doing all kinds of things that they
25 shouldn't be doing. But here we have a situation
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1 where the majority is finally speaking, where we
2 hear about the majority of the young people in
3 this country, in this state, and in this world
4 who do the right thing -- who go to school, get
5 an education, listen to their families, raise
6 good families, become good citizens and become
7 good people.
8 These are the kids we should be
9 applauding. These are the kids we should be
10 seeing on the front pages of the newspapers. Not
11 the ones who get in trouble, but kids who do the
12 right thing.
13 (Applause.)
14 SENATOR MARCELLINO: And make
15 60-foot shots, I like that one. That's
16 fantastic. That's a symbol. That means I don't
17 give up, I never quit.
18 And ladies and gentlemen, never,
19 ever quit. You've got it in your heart, you can
20 go in this great country as far as you want to
21 go. You can be whatever you want to be. You are
22 the only one who can limit yourself. So don't
23 put any limits on yourself. Go as far as you can
24 go and as far as you want. You'll be a pleasure
25 to your parents.
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1 And we're pleased and proud to have
2 you here in the New York State Senate. God bless
3 you all.
4 (Applause.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Thank
6 you.
7 Are there any other Senators wishing
8 to be heard on the resolution?
9 Seeing none, the question is on the
10 resolution. All those in favor signify by saying
11 aye.
12 (Response of "Aye.")
13 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Opposed,
14 nay.
15 (No response.)
16 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The
17 resolution is adopted. Thank you, Senator
18 Stewart-Cousins.
19 Senator Libous.
20 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you,
21 Madam President.
22 Senator Stewart-Cousins, I just want
23 you to know that the cheer was given with
24 unanimous consent.
25 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: Thank you
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1 so much. Thank you so much. I appreciate that.
2 SENATOR LIBOUS: At this time could
3 you call on Senator DeFrancisco for the purposes
4 of an announcement.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
6 DeFrancisco.
7 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Thank you,
8 Madam President.
9 I just would like to welcome a group
10 of nice young ladies, one of which is my
11 granddaughter, and you can figure out which one.
12 This is a group of Girl Scouts from Troop 1970
13 from Guilderland, New York, right around the
14 corner.
15 And you see how well-behaved they
16 are? They're just well-behaved. They're doing
17 wonderful things. And they wanted to see how
18 government works. And it's nice to see them be
19 able to observe a functional government, and
20 we're very proud of that as well.
21 So thank you, Madam President.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Thank
23 you, Senator DeFrancisco.
24 (Applause.)
25 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
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1 DeFrancisco, did they bring cookies?
2 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: No, I have
3 cookies up there.
4 (Laughter.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
6 Libous.
7 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you,
8 Madam President.
9 At this time could we have the
10 noncontroversial reading of the calendar.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The
12 Secretary will proceed with the reading of the
13 noncontroversial calendar.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 24,
15 by Senator Maziarz, Senate Print 1111, an act to
16 amend the Public Authorities Law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Read the
18 last section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
20 act shall take effect immediately.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Call the
22 roll.
23 (The Secretary called the roll.)
24 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Announce
25 the results.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 48,
5 by Senator Libous, Senate Print 2119, an act to
6 amend Chapter 413 of the Laws of 2012.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: There is
8 a home-rule message at the desk.
9 Read the last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Announce
16 the results.
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The bill
19 is passed.
20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 71,
21 by Senator Libous, Senate Print 1910, an act to
22 amend the Town Law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Read the
24 last section.
25 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
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1 act shall take effect immediately.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Announce
6 the results.
7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The bill
9 is passed.
10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
11 130, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 2942, an act
12 to amend the Penal Law.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 10. This
16 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Announce
21 the results.
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The bill
24 is passed.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
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1 132, by Senator Larkin, Senate Print 283, an act
2 to amend the Penal Law.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Read the
4 last section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 7. This
6 act shall take effect on the 180th day.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Call the
8 roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Announce
11 the results.
12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59. Nays,
13 1. Senator Montgomery recorded in the negative.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The bill
15 is passed.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 134, by Senator Fuschillo, Senate Print 745, an
18 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Announce
2 the results.
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The bill
5 is passed.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 136, by Senator Maziarz, Senate Print 1095, an
8 act to amend the Highway Law.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Read the
10 last section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
12 act shall take effect immediately.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Call the
14 roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Announce
17 the results.
18 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The bill
20 is passed.
21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
22 151, by Senator Young, Senate Print 2677, an act
23 to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Read the
25 last section.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
2 act shall take effect immediately.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Call the
4 roll.
5 (The Secretary called the roll.)
6 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Announce
7 the results.
8 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The bill
10 is passed.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 152, by Senator --
13 SENATOR LIBOUS: Lay it aside for
14 the day, please.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: The bill
16 is laid aside for the day.
17 Senator Libous, that completes the
18 reading of the noncontroversial calendar.
19 SENATOR LIBOUS: Madam President,
20 is there any further business at the desk?
21 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: There is
22 no further business -- oh. I recognize Senator
23 Farley for an announcement.
24 SENATOR FARLEY: Madam President,
25 I'd like to pay acknowledgment and tribute to one
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1 of the rising stars in this chamber. Today is a
2 very important day for him. It's the birthday of
3 Senator Andrew Lanza, right over here.
4 (Applause.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Happy
6 birthday, Senator Lanza.
7 SENATOR LIBOUS: I don't know where
8 you got the rising-star thing from, but happy
9 birthday.
10 (Laughter.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Senator
12 Libous.
13 SENATOR LIBOUS: I already asked if
14 there was any further business at the desk, and
15 Senator Lanza's birthday was the further
16 business, that's correct.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: Right.
18 There is no further business at the desk,
19 Senator Libous.
20 SENATOR LIBOUS: There being no
21 further business, Madam President, the Senate
22 stands adjourned until Wednesday, March 13th, at
23 3:00 p.m.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT SAVINO: There
25 being no further business before the Senate, on
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1 motion, the Senate stands adjourned until
2 Wednesday, March 13th, at 3:00 p.m.
3 (Whereupon, at 4:05 p.m., the Senate
4 adjourned.)
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