Common Cause/NY + Candidates for Brooklyn Senate District Urge Legislature to Resume Session Remotely

30+ days since lawmakers have met remotely, only ten days of session remain

NEW YORK, NY (05/08/2020) (readMedia)-- Today, Jabari Bisport and Jason Salmon, two candidates for NY Senate District 25, and Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY will hold a virtual press conference calling on the legislature to resume session remotely. All candidates were invited. The New York Legislature has not met remotely since voting on the budget in March. Meanwhile, New York City Council Members Lander, Menchaca, Cumbo, and Cornegy, who represent parts of SD 25, have attended at least five hearings and passed legislation remotely in the last two weeks.

The Albany Times Union, the New York Times, the Buffalo News, and Daily Gazette have all published editorials urging New York state lawmakers to step up and continue to legislate remotely post-budget.

WHO:

Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY

Jabari Brisport, Candidate for NYS Senate District 25

Jason Salmon, Candidate for NYS Senate District 25
WHAT:

Virtual press conference call with Common Cause/NY, Jabari Bisport and Jason Salmon, two candidates for NY Senate District 25, calling on the legislature to resume session remotely.
WHEN: Friday May 08, 2020 at 01:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: ZOOM
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