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NYS Legislator's Letter to President-Elect Biden Urges Him to Address Food Insecurity Within Future COVID-19 Relief Initiatives

Assembly Letter to NY Congressional Delegation Urges COVID-19 Small Biz Assistance

Throughout June, the New York State Assembly held a series of regional hearings regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the small business community. In response, Assemblymember Al Stirpe, chair of the small business committee, Assemblymember...

NYS Legislators Oppose ICE International Student Deportation Policy

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that they would be deporting international students attending schools that are maintaining remote learning due to COVID-19. In response, NYS legislators sent a letter in opposition that outlines how...

Letter from NYS Legislators to NYS Congressional Delegation Regarding Funding for Childcare

This week, dozens of New York State Legislators sent a letter to New York's Congressional delegation urging them to ensure that the next COVID-19 relief package includes the necessary funding for childcare. As New York reopens, hundreds of thousands...

NYS Legislators Urge Senate Leaders McConnell & Schumer to Support Legislation to Extend Mortgage Forbearance Protections to Every Homeowner in the Country

New York, NY – A bipartisan group of more than 50 New York State legislators, led by State Senators Brian Kavanagh and Todd Kaminsky and Assemblymember Nily Rozic, penned a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. Senate Minority...

NYS Assembly to Hold Hearing on the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Small Businesses

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Web Link: https://www.nyassembly.gov/av/live/ Assembly Small Business Committee Chair Al Stirpe, Ways and Means Committee Chair Helene Weinstein,...

Rozic Statement on Passage of COVID-19 Mortgage Forbearance Legislation

Queens, NY – In response to the Governor signing her legislation that would provide forbearance options for New York homeowners, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D,WF-Fresh Meadows) issued the following statement: “With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing...

Assembly Letter to the New York Congressional Delegation in Regards to Small Business

Following a seven hour joint hearing on the federal response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses in New York, Assemblymember Al Stirpe, chair of the small business committee, and Assemblymember Nily Rozic, chair of the...

Legislature to Hold Two Joint Legislative Public Hearings on the Impacts of COVID-19 on New York State

Members of Assembly Majority Call on N.Y. Congressional Delegation to Support Federal Aid for State & Local Governments Facing Devastating Budget Cuts Due to COVID-19

Speaker Carl Heastie and members of the Assembly Majority today sent a letter to the New York State Congressional delegation calling on them to support unrestricted aid to state and local governments that have borne the financial burden of confronting...

NYS Legislators Pen Letter Requesting Federal Funds for Rent Subsidies

The COVID-19 epidemic is a difficult time for New Yorkers, especially for those who are struggling to pay rent. We have a moratorium on evictions, but it's not enough. We need billions in federal assistance to help people pay their rent and stay in their...

NYS Legislators Urge the Federal Government to Get More Supplies New York Needs to Fight COVID-19

The dedicated nurses, doctors, and all workers fighting coronavirus must have the Personal Protective Equipment they need. The President should use the full power of the Defense Production Act to ensure a steady supply of these essential items. Assemblymember...

NYS Legislators Urge U.S. Department of Homeland Security to Reverse Decision Suspending New Yorkers from Enrolling into Trusted Traveler Programs

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes & State-Federal Relations Chair Nily Rozic Discuss Housing & Transit Infrastructure, and Changes to Federal Tax Law With N.Y. Congressional Delegation

Public Comment Sign-on Letter Opposing Title IX Proposed Rule Changes

“The United States Department of Education under Secretary Betsy DeVos has proposed rule changes to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 — which has historically provided student protections against discrimination on the basis of...

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic Appointed Chair of State Assembly State-Federal Relations

Queens, NY – Today, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D,WF-Flushing) announced her appointment by Speaker Carl Heastie as Chair of the State Assembly’s State-Federal Relations. The Committee will address the impact of the federal government on New Yorkers....

Members of Assembly Majority Demand Trump Administration End Inhumane Policy of Family Separation

Assembly Majority members today released an open letter demanding the Trump administration stop further traumatizing children and end Trump’s inhumane policy of separating innocent children from their parents who cross the Southwest border seeking...

Assemblymember Matthew J. Titone Reminds New Yorkers That Open Enrollment for Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act Begins on November 1, 2015 and Ends on January 31, 2016

Assemblymember Matthew J. Titone (D. Staten Island), Chair of the Assembly Office of State and Federal Relations, wants to remind New Yorkers that November 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016 is the open enrollment period for new applicants qualified for...

Assemblymember Matthew Titone: October 3rd Deadline to File Claim with 9/11 Compensation Fund

(Staten Island, N.Y.) – Assemblyman Matthew Titone (D-North Shore), Chair of the Assembly’s Office of State-Federal Relations, wants to remind Staten Island that there are now less than 75 days to file a claim with the September 11th Victim Compensation...

Effects of Federal Sequestration are Beginning to be Felt at Home

Albany – After reviewing several recent updates on the effects of the federal sequestration, Assembly Member Matthew Titone (D-Staten Island), Chair of the Assembly’s Office of State-Federal Relations, noted that “the full of effects of budget sequestration...

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