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News from May 2023

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10 fewer lawyers with active licenses to practice in Cayuga County in April than previous month

By NYC Gazette | May 8, 2023

There were 10 fewer active legal licenses in Cayuga County in April compared to the previous month, according to the NYS Attorney Registrations.

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Congressman Dan Goldman Requests Funding for Makor Residential Accessibility Modification Project

By NYC Gazette Report | May 8, 2023

Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) requested $643,600 in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget for the Makor Residential Accessibility Modification Project to upgrade the facilities needed to support the growing needs of Makor’s current and future residents.

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Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes Against Default On America Act

By NYC Gazette Report | May 7, 2023

On May 1, 2023, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) voted against the Default On America Act. This extreme MAGA Republican legislation presents Americans with a terrible choice: either House Republicans will wreck our economy or inflict cruel cuts that hurt everyday people.

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Congressman Dan Goldman Requests Funding for NYCHA Rutgers Houses Roof Tank Replacement

By NYC Gazette Report | May 7, 2023

Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) requested $4,000,000 in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget forthe New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to upgrade water infrastructure at the Rutger Houses Development by replacing the buildings’ rooftop water tanks.

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Representative Adriano Espaillat Reintroduces Legislation to Establish the Commission on United States Occupations Act

By NYC Gazette Report | May 6, 2023

On May 1, 2023, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will reintroduce his bill urging the creation of a commission to study interventions and occupations of the United States and develop proposals for the repair and reconciliation to the people of the Dominican Republic as these misguided interventions led to generations of turmoil and civil conflict.

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Congressman Dan Goldman Fights to Repeal Republican Tax Breaks for Corporations Shipping Jobs Overseas

By NYC Gazette Report | May 6, 2023

Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) this month cosponsored the ‘No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act’ to end Trump Era tax breaks that incentivize corporations to ship jobs overseas, harming domestic small businesses and American workers.

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Espaillat, Castro, Padilla Reintroduce Landmark Legislation to Remove Unjust Barriers to Citizenship and Prevent Unfair Deportations

By NYC Gazette Report | May 5, 2023

Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced today the reintroduction of the Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act, which would remove unjust barriers to naturalization and prevent the unfair removal of immigrants based on a previously dismissed or pardoned criminal conviction.

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VIDEO and RUSH TRANSCRIPT: U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres Participates in House Financial Services Subcommittee Hearing on the National Flood Insurance Program

By NYC Gazette Report | May 5, 2023

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15), as a member of the House Financial Services Committee, today participated in a hearing of the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance entitled “The Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program: FEMA’s Perspective”

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Representatives Nadler, Balderson, Blunt Rochester, Costa, Curtis, DeGette, Miller-Meeks, Murphy, Senators Gillibrand and Cotton Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Protect Organ Donors

By NYC Gazette Report | May 5, 2023

On April 27, 2023, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH), Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA), Congressman John Curtis (R-UT), Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Congressman Gregory F. Murphy, M.D. (R-NC), and joined by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), introduced the Living Donor Protection Act to protect the rights of living organ donors.

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Congressman Dan Goldman Requests Federal Funding for MTA Zero-Emission Electric Bus Program

By NYC Gazette Report | May 5, 2023

Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) this month joined his fellow members of the New York delegation in supporting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) grant application for the FY 2023 Low or No Emission Vehicle Program.

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Clarke Introduces Legislation to Regulate AI in Political Advertisements

By NYC Gazette Report | May 5, 2023

On May 2, 2023, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) introduced H.R. 3044, The REAL Political Ads Act, which would expand current disclosure requirements for campaign ads to include if generative AI was used to generate any videos or images in the ad.

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U.S. Reps. Torres, Espaillat, and Clarke Push for Stronger, More Inclusive Census Race and Ethnicity Standards for Black Latino Populations

By NYC Gazette Report | May 4, 2023

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) this week joined Reps. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) in leading a comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Census Bureau regarding the initial proposal to revise how the federal government collects data on race and ethnicity.

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Representatives Espaillat, Torres, Clarke Urge New U.S. Census Race and Ethnicity Standards

By NYC Gazette Report | May 4, 2023

This week, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Ritchie Torres (NY-15), and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) led a comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Census Bureau regarding the initial proposal to revise how the federal government collects data on race and ethnicity.

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Nadler Issues Joint Statement Congratulating Resolution Commemorating Israel’s 75th Anniversary and Affirming Two-State Solution

By NYC Gazette Report | May 4, 2023

Representative Jerry Nadler, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Dean Phillips, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia; Kathy Manning, Vice Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee; Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability; David Cicilline; Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Jan Schakowsky; and Brad Schneider in issuing the following joint statement commemorating Israel’s 75th anniversary passed on the House floor this evening, and affirming a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians.

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Congressman Dan Goldman Fights Against Extreme MAGA Border Bill

By NYC Gazette Report | May 4, 2023

Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) – whose district encompasses the two most iconic monuments to America’s history as a nation of immigrants, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island – today introduced seven amendments to reform the extreme MAGA Republicans’ xenophobic and inhumane border bill.

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Meng Issues Statement About Flooding in Queens

By NYC Gazette Report | May 4, 2023

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement on this weekend’s flooding in Queens.

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Reps Clarke Espaillat and Torres urge new US Census Race and Ethnicity Standards

By NYC Gazette Report | May 4, 2023

This week, Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) led a comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Census Bureau regarding the initial proposal to revise how the federal government collects data on race and ethnicity.

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Video: Leader Jeffries Opposes the Default on America Act

By NYC Gazette Report | May 3, 2023

On April 26, 2023, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the extreme MAGA Republican Default on America Act. Remarks as delivered

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Reps. Velázquez and Davidson Introduce Bill to Help Cannabis Businesses Obtain Insurance

By NYC Gazette Report | May 3, 2023

On April 27, 2023, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduced the Clarifying Law Around Insurance Marijuana, or CLAIM Act, which would prevent federal criminal prosecution of insurers and end civil liability for brokers, agents, and insurers that deal with companies in the cannabis sector.

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Meng Chosen for Escort Committee to Escort South Korean President into House Chamber for Address to Joint Session of Congress

By NYC Gazette Report | May 3, 2023

On April 27, 2023, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) brought Queens Korean American leaders to Washington, D.C. for the historic address that the President of South Korea delivered to a joint session of Congress.