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NYSDC Sounds Alarm over Long-Term Impact of McCain-Bush Style Plan to Privatize Social Security
August 7th, 2008
The New York State Democratic Committee today responded to the staggering findings of a new report detailing the long-term impact of Social Security privatization on New Yorkers. According to research done by the Campaign for America's Future, McCain-Bush Style Social Security privatization would leave 548,000 New York seniors vulnerable to poverty.
Read MoreQ-Poll: Upstate Ready for Democratic State Senate
June 12th, 2008
"New Yorkers - particularly upstaters - want change in the State Senate in November. After decades of job loss under Joe Bruno's Senate Republican majority, Upstate New Yorkers are embracing tough, smart upstate Democrats like Darrel Aubertine to bring about change and finally get upstate's economy moving again."
Read MoreAs McCain Hits Wall Street, NY Dems Say New York Can't Afford Four More Years of Failed Bush Economic Policies
June 12th, 2008
New York - Today June O'Neill, Chair of the New York State Democratic Party criticized Senator John McCain's economic plan hours before McCain headed to Wall Street to give a speech at Federal Hall.
Read MoreNYS DEMS: ANOTHER DAY OF GOP ATTACKS AND OBSTRUCTION
January 11th, 2008
New York - Another day, another GOP attack on an idea they once championed. Today New York State Democratic Party Co-Chair Dave Pollak called on Senate Republicans to stop their now three day old obstruction campaign and work with Governor Spitzer to address issues vital to New York's economic future.
Read MoreO'NEILL: GOP RESPONSE TO SPITZER AGENDA DISAPPOINTING
January 10th, 2008
Albany - New York State Democratic Chair June O'Neill took State Senate Republicans to task today for their "childlike reaction" to Governor Spitzer's State of the State Speech yesterday.
Read MoreBEFORE INK IS EVEN DRY, SENATE REPUBLICANS PLAY POLITICS WITH SPITZER AGENDA
January 9th, 2008
Albany - New York State Democratic Chair June O'Neill called on Senate Republicans to stop playing politics with the Governor's agenda. O'Neill was reacting to comments from Senator George Winner reported in this morning's New York Times pouring water on Governor Spitzer's plans to improve SUNY and CUNY.
Read MoreNY Dems Celebrate Victories in Republican State Senate Districts Across New York
November 7, 2007
"It's clear that all politics really are local and that the Republican Party and the pundits really missed the mark on this one. The fact that Democrats maintained their majority in Nassau, expanded it in Suffolk, picked up seats in Monroe and Onondaga and won a new majority in Dutchess County just goes to show you how out of touch the conventional wisdom was with the reality on the ground," said New York State Democratic Chair June O'Neill.
Read MoreState Dems To Treadwell: End Your Silence on SCHIP
October 25, 2007
On Monday the New York State Democratic Party called on all the candidates in the 20th Congressional District to take a stand on children's health insurance. Over the course of the week every candidate except Treadwell has broken their silence and come clean about their position.
Read MoreState Dems Ask NY-20 GOP Hopefuls: Why the Silence on SCHIP?
October 22, 2007
New York, NY- Today leaders of the New York State Democratic Party called on the four Republican candidates for Congress in New York's 20th Congressional District (Gillibrand) to break their silence and come clean about their position on President Bush's veto of legislation to increase funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Last week House Republicans voted to sustain that veto.
Read MoreNew York State Democrats Call on Rep. Reynolds to Override President Bush's SCHIP Veto
October 4, 2007
Today the New York State Democratic Party called on U.S. Rep Tom Reynolds to vote to overturn President Bush's veto of bipartisan legislation to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
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