Press Releases

DEMS SLAM CHRIS GIBSON FOR HYPOCRISY ON RACE TO THE TOP FUNDING

Gibson wants Dept. of Education abolished, federal ed funding ended

Dems: Had Gibson's extremist views won out, New York would be out almost $700 million in Race to the Top funding

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 3:45pm

Matt Doheny (NY-23): Social Security Is The “Worst, Worst, Worst Investment” We Could Make

New York State Democratic Party spokesman Simon Brandler issued the following statement after Republican Matt Doheny (NY-23) slammed Social Security as a bad investment and voiced support for Social Security privatization.

Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 3:00pm

Statement of Jay Jacobs on Lazio’s Latest Ad

“It’s no surprise that Lazio’s ad doesn’t say one word about himself or his record because the only thing he could say is he’s a Wall Street lobbyist who got a $1.3 million dollar taxpayer funded bonus.”

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 11:00am

DEMS: LAZIO SHOULD FOLLOW FELLOW REPUBLICAN’S LEAD AND REMOVE INFLAMMATORY FOOTAGE

GOP Senate candidate in Missouri forced to pull videos explotiing 9/11 from website

Lazio web videos feature smoldering towers, World Trade Center debris, and frantic rescue workers

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 2:45pm

IS THAT A DENIAL, RICK?

After dodging media questions, Dems demand that Lazio admit he was unnamed co-conspirator in pension bid-rigging report

Explosive Village Voice expose unmasked Lazio as the "Managing Director of JP Morgan" involved in shady insider deals, pay-to-play politics, and a botched quid pro quo; Lazio refused to say if it was him

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 11:30am

BUERKLE, GIBSON CAMPAIGN WITH SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION’S TOP ADVOCATE IN CONGRESS

Boehner, the poster boy for social security privatization, has pledged to renew push

Jacobs: After the financial crisis, you'd have to be crazy to think that handing our social security dollars over to Wall Street is a good idea

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 10:00am

JACOBS: LAZIO PAY-TO-PLAY MAY DISQUALIFY HIM FOR OFFICE

Today's Village Voice story raises serious questions about Rick Lazio's integrity and fitness for office. It is incumbent upon him to address the fact that he personally orchestrated a multi-billion dollar pay-to-play scheme on behalf of JP Morgan and explain why that experience should not disqualify him for office.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 11:45am

Statement by June O'Neill on the 90th Anniversary of the Passage of Women's Suffrage

All New Yorkers should take immense pride in the historic role our state played in the struggle for women's suffrage, especially today.  It was here in New York, in 1848 at the Seneca Falls Conference that the women's rights movement was born.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 10:30am

DEMS TO JP MORGAN: LAZIO DOESN’T DESERVE A BAILOUT

Letter urges big bank to pledge not to exploit bad campaign finance ruling to aid top lobbyist

With NY's limit on corporate campaign funding in peril, JP Morgan asked to voluntarily stand down
 

Monday, August 16, 2010 - 11:30am

STATEMENT BY JAY JACOBS ON GOP RANGEL ATTACKS

Republicans have zero credibility considering that Rick Lazio - their party’s own standard bearer - directed tens of thousands of dollars to Congressman Rangel when he was a Wall Street lobbyist.

Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 4:00pm

Twitter @NYDems

Thx so much to everyone who's made their voice heard over the last 4 weeks! Still can submit an idea at www.nydems.org/1000ideas #1000ideas 3 hours 24 min ago

We've now held #1000ideas meetings in every county in W NY, Central NY, Cap. Region, S Tier, Hudson Valley and NYC. Wow! http://ow.ly/2z4vS 3 hours 26 min ago

Thanks to everyone who came to the #1000ideas meetings today in Warren & Columbia Co's. Submit your idea online at www.nydems.org/1000ideas 22 hours 7 min ago

We just issued a press release hitting @ChrisGibson2010 (GOP candidate #ny20) for his hypocrisy on #rttt and federal ed $ http://ow.ly/2y84X 1 day 21 hours ago

A big thanks to everyone who came to our Delaware County #1000ideas meeting. Haven't submitted your own yet? Go to www.nydems.org/1000ideas 1 day 21 hours ago

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