Audio Excerpts Taken From Speaker Silver's Rebuttal And News Conference
Responding To Governor Pataki's 2006
State of the State Message

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"The Assembly will work with the governor and work with the Senate. This will be a very politically charged year, but we have the ability to work together to try to lay the foundation for the future, to lay the foundation for a change in the Executive Office here in New York State," said Silver.

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"We have to address our state's commitment to its cities, towns and villages across the state that are suffering as well and combined with targeted real property tax relief we intend to address the burden on our seniors and on our working families in this state," said Silver.

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"When it comes to halting gun violence, the Governor and the Legislature have much more work to do. We must remove illegal guns from our neighborhoods. We must prohibit the sale of assault weapons. And we must ban armor-piercing bullets once and for all," said Silver.

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"Like all of the mothers and fathers in our court rooms who are demanding that this state honor its constitutional obligation to educate our children, we look forward to the fast-approaching day when the school funding issue is settled once and for all," said Silver

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"In a spirit of optimism, the Assembly stands ready to work with the Governor and with the Senate to help him craft the legacy New Yorkers deserve.

We are eager to begin our work. We are eager to prepare for the future. We are eager to restore the people's faith in their government," said Silver.