For Immediate Release: May 23, 2017

Contact: Gary Ginsburg | ginsburg@nysenate.gov | 518-455-2415

Statement From Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins

I want to welcome Senator Brian Benjamin to the chamber. With his election there are once
again 32 Democrats. I call on all Democrats to join together and make history and begin working
toward a truly progressive government. New York has the opportunity to be just the 7th state with
an all Democratic-controlled government and to act as a true bulwark against President Trump
and his hateful and dangerous polices.

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