Press Releases

DiPietro Reiterates Call to Shut Down START-UP NY

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) and several of his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference called on legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to shut down the START-UP NY program. Following an extensive audit by New York State Comptroller...

DiPietro: Majority Playing Games with Ethics Reform

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Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) is calling on the Assembly Majority to pass the agreed-upon pension forfeiture measure they promised to bring to the floor following budget negotiations. The one-house measure the Majority is bringing to the...

DiPietro Applauds Hiring Of Over 100 New Correction Officers

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) expressed pleasure at the news that the state is hiring over 100 new correction officers for New York’s prisons. With prison violence on the rise, DiPietro viewed the decision as necessary to combat a growing...

DiPietro: Let’s Send Veterans Bill Back To Gov. Cuomo’s Desk

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) is a sponsor of Assembly Bill 4313, which would allow military veterans to buy back as many as three years in the state pension system. This is currently only available to veterans of certain wars. Nearly identical...

DiPietro: Gov. Sending $25 Million Out For START-UP NY Despite ‘No Tangible Benefit’

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) is slamming Gov. Cuomo for continuing to spend money advertising START-UP NY following a damning report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, which stated the advertising provided “no tangible...

DiPietro: Comptroller Report Shows START-UP NY An Expensive Failure

“The report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is another indictment of the START-UP NY program. There has been no tangible benefit to the high-priced advertising of this program, both in New York and in the other states like Iowa...

New Yorkers Wait Too Long For Tax Freedom Day

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) celebrated Tax Freedom Day, when New Yorkers have finally worked long enough to cover their annual federal and state tax burdens, by encouraging the legislature to enact more pro-growth policies. “The...

One Invite-Only Education Summit Won’t Be Enough

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) is calling on the governor and the State Education Department to increase the number of teacher evaluation summits and open them to the public. Currently, there is one summit, open by invitation-only, to discuss...

DiPietro-Sponsored Workplace Protections Clears Assembly; Heads To Gov.’s Desk

I was pleased to see Assembly Bill 5360, of which I am a sponsor, pass the Assembly unanimously. The legislation amends the law to protect workers from sexual harassment regardless of the size of the workplace. Currently, if the business has fewer than...

Minimum Wage Hike Hurts Small Businesses

When you increase the minimum wage, the national and international businesses can readily accept the rise in costs for labor; when you introduce an increase like this in the small-business community, shops close and people may lose their jobs, or services...

DiPietro: Comptroller Medicaid Report Should Spark Conversation About Reform

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) is renewing his call to reform the state Medicaid system following a report from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli exposing millions of dollars in fraud. DiPietro sponsors a number of bills focusing on reforming...

DiPietro: Bring Pension Forfeiture To The Floor Today

Another member of the Assembly Majority is leaving the chamber in disgrace with a guilty plea. Assemblyman William Scarborough will plead guilty to defrauding the taxpayers of New York for over $40,000 in per diem abuses. The people of New York still...

DiPietro-Sponsored Equal Pay Bill Passes Unanimously

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) announced that Assembly Bill 6075, which prohibits differential pay because of sex, passed the Assembly unanimously today. Despite the legislative victory, DiPietro believes partisan politics prevented this...

Majority Rejects A Stop To Common Core

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora), a sponsor of Assembly Bill 3656, better known as the APPLE Plan, and a vocal opponent of the Common Core high-stakes testing model, voiced his displeasure with the Assembly Majority killing the legislation...

DiPietro: New Report On Government Pensions For Crooked Pols Should Inspire Change

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) is renewing his call for a constitutional amendment which would strip politicians convicted of felonies of their taxpayer-funded pensions. DiPietro cited a new report chronicling the $531,000 in pension payments...

DiPietro: Long Past Due To Shut Down START-UP NY

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora), who voted against START-UP NY in 2013 and has been a vocal opponent of the legislation since, is renewing his calls to end the program following a dismal report on the effort’s lack of success. START-UP...

ALEC Doesn’t Fall For Gimmicks; Ranks NY Dead Last In Economic Outlook

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) cites New York’s burdensome regulatory and tax climate, coupled with Gov. Cuomo’s desire for media-savvy proposals over actual reform, as reasons for the state’s poor outlook. The American Legislative...

DiPietro Votes Against Typical Albany Solutions In Budget

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) has voted against the proposed New York State budget. DiPietro expressed his disappointment with the backroom nature of the deals, continued government overreach, and a failure to halt controversial programs...

DiPietro: No To Abortion Expansion

Today, I voted against legislation that would have expanded abortion rights in New York State. Human life is to be preserved and protected, inside the womb and out. I spoke at length on this issue, and will continue to do so for as long as I’m privileged...

DiPietro: Give New Settlement Funds Back To The People

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) is calling for the state’s $610 million in Commerzbank settlement funds, in conjunction with other available funds, to be delivered to the people of New York in the form of a STAR rebate check. The proposed...