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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Assemblyman Byrne And Colleagues Call On The Legislature To Take Up Fair Election Amendment

March 20, 2022 Contributor
Assemblyman Kevin Byrne, along with his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference, will hold a press conference tomorrow, March 21 at 12:30 p.m. to call on the Legislature to take up an amendment to the state Constitution, A.9095, ensuring the right to vote in New York is entitled only to American citizens.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Barclay: New York – Let’s Punish Law-Abiding Citizens With Backward Policy Again

March 18, 2022 Contributor
It seems like New York invents new ways to reward criminals every day. The latest policy concocted by extreme liberals is to give special treatment to those previously convicted of marijuana-related offenses with respect to opening up a state-licensed retail shop.

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Senator Charles Schumer unveils the NRC’s new security measures. With the senator are, from left, county legislator Mary Flett and Amy Tresidder, and Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.
US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer To Feds: Give New York’s Main Street Small Businesses The Relief They Need To Recover

March 11, 2022 Contributor
With COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) payments expected to start next month, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer yesterday launched a push to extend the deferment period for the loan payments to put small businesses and nonprofits in New York and across the country in a better position to fully recover from the pandemic.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Urges USDA To Clarify Snap Benefit Eligibility Rules For At-Risk College Students

March 5, 2022 Contributor
On March 1st, 2022, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand partnered with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Representatives Al Lawson (D-Fla.), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), and Norma J. Torres (D-Calif.) in a bicameral effort urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack to issue guidance clarifying college students’ eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to address the growing food insecurity crisis among college students.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay: Local Roads Drive Our Local Economies

March 4, 2022 Contributor
New York’s local roads, highways and bridges are a vital part of our state’s economic health and quality of life. Unfortunately, the necessary investment and upkeep of these critical roadways have lagged for years. Proposed fiscal injections come up short of what is needed to address the many major issues plaguing local infrastructure.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Barclay: ‘Future Farmers Of America Week’ An Opportunity To Reevaluate Dangerous Proposal

February 18, 2022 Contributor
Agriculture is part of the very fabric that constitutes New York. Despite many obstacles, our farming community provides food and sustenance for our families, schoolchildren and the less fortunate year after year with passion and diligence.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Supports Two Bills Advocating For Victims, Survivors Of Human Trafficking

February 17, 2022 Contributor
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to announce her support of two bipartisan bills, the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act and the Put Trafficking Victims First Act, that would support victims and survivors of human trafficking.

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