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January 21, 2016

BRABENEC CHAMPIONS GOOD GOVERNMENT BILL,

CALLS OUT ENTRENCHED ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP
Editors Note: Click Here for an mp4 file of Assemblyman Brabenecs post press
conference interview

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) (far left) at a press conference in Albany

Thursday to support the Spirit of 76 bill
Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) today attended a press conference held by
Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I-Glenville) calling for a floor vote on A.8658. This legislation
would allow bills with at least 76 sponsors to automatically come before the Assembly Chamber
for a vote. As it stands now, Democrat committee chairs and legislative leaders can hold up bills
in committee and refuse to bring legislation to a vote at their own will. This often leads to bills
with a vast majority of lawmakers support dying before they have a chance to become law.
This bill is one of many proposals championed by the Assembly Republicans to increase
participation, transparency and the overall democratic function of our government, Brabenec
said. Currently, many Democratic members of the Assembly are pawns to the leadership and do
not allow bills to pass through their committees that are not in line with the Speakers priorities,
despite overwhelming bi-partisan support. Democracy should not be autocratic, one-party rule,
but, unfortunately, that is how Assembly Democrats want business done in Albany. I am
officially calling on Assembly leadership to bring this bill to the floor for an up-or-down vote.

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