News Releases

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Paterson Long Time Champion of Public Campaign Financing
(Citizen Action, release date 03/12/08)
Lt. Governor David Paterson, who will become the Governor of New York on March 17th, is a long time champion of Clean Elections, public campaign finance reform. As a State Senator and as Senate Minority Leader, Paterson was the prime sponsor of Clean Elections – full public financing legislation.

Bush Budget Will Hurt New York Families and Taxpayers
(Citizen Action, release date 02/05/08)
“Almost 50 million Americans lack health care, public schools are in disrepair, after-school programs are scrambling to keep their doors open, and the most vulnerable in our communities have fewer options than ever,” said Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York.  “New York needs investment in New York’s future, not continued funding of the war in Iraq and more tax breaks for millionaires and corporate interests.”

Reynolds Once Again Votes With Bush Instead of New York Children and Taxpayers (Citizen Action, release date 01/23/08)

Bush’s and Kuhl’s Opposition to Children’s Health Bill Will Cost Strapped New York Taxpayers $19 Million This Year (Citizen Action, release date 01/23/08)

Spitzer Health Budget Moves to Expand Coverage, Make Prescriptions More Affordable (Citizen Action, release date 01/22/08)
Citizen Action of New York applauded provisions in Governor Eliot Spitzer's budget proposals that would expand coverage to uninsured New Yorkers and help make prescription drugs more affordable.

Citizen Action Applauds Spitzer Commitment to Health Care for Kids
Also Lauds Continued Commitment to Public Campaign Financing
(Citizen Action, release date 01/09/08)
Response of Richard Kirsch, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, to Governor Eliot Spitzer’s 2008 State of the State Address

Legislature Should Join Spitzer in Support of Full Public Financing
Reform Favored by Candidates Expected to Win in New Hampshire Primary (Citizen Action, release date 01/08/08) Citizen Action of New York called on the State Legislature to make 2008 the last year in New York in which candidates are forced to raise private money from wealthy interests to run for public office. Pointing out that the two candidates who are expected to win the New Hampshire primary today are both supporters of full public financing, Citizen Action urged that New York become the 4th state to enact full public financing for statewide and legislative offices.

Citizen Groups File Amicus Brief in Department of Justice v. New York State Lawsuit

GROUPS REACT TO VERIZON’S ATTEMPT TO CENSOR POLITICAL SPEECH “NET NEUTRALITY” ADVANCED AT PUBLIC HEARING (Citizen Action, release date 10/17/07) Citizen Action joined with other advocacy groups to condemn threats to restrict speech transmitted through the Internet and other means like text messaging.

Social Security Privatization Would Punch Multi-Billion Dollar Hole in New York’s Economy and Budget: Silver and Paterson Propose Anti-privatization Resolutions. (Citizen Action. Release date 4/19/05). With the release of a new report showing that President Bush’s plan to privatize Social Security would drain tens of billions of dollars from New York’s economy, the Democratic leaders of both houses of the State Legislature introduced resolutions in the State Legislature calling on Congress to oppose the Bush privatization plan.

AQE Kicks off OurKidsCantWait.org Campaign: Demands Governor, Legislature, Mayor Resolve CFE Now. (AQE. Release date 2/16/05). AQE announces its kickoff of www.OurKidsCantWait.org, a campaign to generate 5,000 letters to Governor Pataki, the Legislature and Mayor Michael Bloomberg of NYC demanding a resolution to the CFE Schools Case.