“I was recently appointed to the Assembly’s Committee on Aging where I will focus on ensuring that seniors have a great quality of life – not just quantity of life. Through my committee work, I will be able to help improve health care and make sure services are available to meet the needs of our growing senior population.” – Janele Hyer-Spencer

• Janele worked with Governor Spitzer to deliver real tax relief in this year’s state budget

• For Staten Island seniors who qualify for Enhanced STAR, the average savings will be $95 – which will come in the form of a rebate check

• In addition to the rebate checks, the New York City STAR Personal Income Tax Credit will be increased by $60, to $290 for married taxpayers who file joint returns

• Single taxpayers and heads-of-household will receive a $30 increase, to $145

Working to improve health care

• Janele helped restore more than $10.4 million to Staten Island University Hospital and over $1 million to Richmond University Medical Center

• She also fought to restore more than $1 million in proposed cuts to Carmel Richmond Nursing Home and Lily Pond Nursing Home

• Janele is sponsoring legislation to ensure more seniors have access to prescription drugs by raising the income limits on the EPIC program (A.7422)

Brought to you in cooperation with Staten Island University Hospital and other local, city and state agencies.