Back to the Record: Shall We?
Apr 9, 2017
claim to being opposed to the Doctor ASSISTED Bill ,but thank the Sponsors
Concurrent to the main meeting, Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, Agudath Israel’s vice president for community affairs and chairman of the board of Chayim Aruchim, Agudath Israel’s division dedicated to end-of-life issues; and Leon Goldenberg, member of Agudath Israel’s Board of Trustees and one of the leaders of its Government Affairs Committee; met with legislators to explain the Orthodox Jewish opposition to controversial legislation promoting assisted suicide. Attending legislators included Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried; Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, sponsor of the bill in the Assembly; and Senator Diane Savino, sponsor of the bill in the Senate. Rabbi Shmuel Blech of Lakewood, New Jersey, an advisor to the Legislature of New Jersey on end-of-life issues, and infectious disease expert Dr. Dan Berman presented arguments against the legislation.
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Miss Chava Blauman, an eighth grade student in Bnos Bais Yaakov, Far Rockaway, thanked Governor Cuomo for being a friend and expressed admiration for the governor’s staunch commitment to security. “At such a time,” the school student said, “it is reassuring to see the strong leadership and principles of someone like our governor.”
Nov 28, 2017
The proposal appears to be the latest effort by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to show his public intent at uniting Democrats in the Senate, a fractious chamber that has become an increasingly sore point for liberal activists in New York that was heightened in the wake of President Trump’s election…
Both would have to disarm their political efforts at winning primaries against IDC or non-IDC candidates. The final chess piece — Sen. Simcha Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who conferences with the Senate GOP — would presumably switch to the Democratic side and give the party 32 members..
“This is a very exciting development. Since its very inception the IDC has worked to move the Senate out of dysfunction to advance progressive policies. We are ready to move forward, provided any final agreement between Democrats is based on the legislative agenda that we put forth on May 22, which includes: the Reproductive Health Act, the DREAM Act, GENDA, protecting Title X funding, public campaign finance, single-payer health care and the Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage Act.
“We are eager and ready to be part of a Democratic Coalition that could proudly and publicly state what its legislative positions are going into the 2018 session.