“Heading into the last budget bill last night, millions of dollars in proposed cuts to important veterans counseling and legal services programs had yet to be restored. My colleagues and I didn’t give up. We repeatedly raised the issue during...

“At a time when our state and nation are battling an escalating public health emergency and a deepening economic crisis, it’s shameful that Senate and Assembly Majority codified the governor’s outrageous power grabs, settled his political...

By their nature, emergencies are unusual circumstances. Responding to an emergency using everyday tactics isn’t just ineffective- it ultimately makes you look like an insane person. If your house is burning down, you don’t start brainstorming...

“This week, the country has watched partisan divisions prevent congressional leaders from delivering for the American people. In Albany, we’re going to have to do a lot better than that when we reconvene to pass the budget. I’m urging legislative...

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski) and the Assembly Minority Conference today proposed the “Small Business Emergency Recovery Act to 2020”, which would provide immediate assistance to small businesses and employees as...

“Today, we took decisive, bipartisan action to protect the economic security of patients fighting the coronavirus. They’re doing the right thing by quarantining, and we need to do right by them while they’re out of work. It’s as simple...

“New Yorkers are weathering an unprecedented public health crisis. We should agree to a temporary budget extender that keeps our government running and includes a robust response to the coronavirus. Doing this quickly, while adhering to appropriate...

“Almost exactly one year ago today, a small group of progressive Majority politicians showed why our state is struggling to create jobs and share in the economic prosperity that’s sweeping the rest of the country. Today, I’m hoping to hear...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) is joining with his fellow members of the Conference of Italian-American State Legislators to announce the availability of applications for their annual scholarship program. Four scholarships will be awarded, each...

Yesterday, Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) grilled New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during an important, bipartisan budget hearing on local governments. During the questioning, de Blasio admitted that Majority politicians should restore judicial...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) recently celebrated the accomplishments of three area scouts during the Sea Cliff Eagle Court of Honor Ceremony. They each were designated as Eagle Scouts, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America....

Today, Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) joined with Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski), Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan, law enforcement leaders, prosecutors and hundreds of dedicated police officers at a rally to fight...

Last year, Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) warned his colleagues that the changes the administration was pushing to the distribution of Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) funding could lead to serious cash flow issues for municipalities...

“The speaker continues to say we need more time to see if the bail reform laws will work. Time’s up. When so many innocent people are being hurt, victimized and even killed, it’s unforgivable not to take action. This cannot be the version...

“While the governor and even Mayor de Blasio have signaled that they’re open to making changes to the Majoritys’ disastrous criminal justice overhaul, the speaker said something truly disconcerting to reporters yesterday- he “won’t...

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski) today announced the appointment of Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) as the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Ways and Means. In this new role, Assemblyman Ra will play a critical...

“The governor has listed myriad proposals ahead of his State of the State Address. Taken together, they fail to address the two main issues plaguing the state we love- our public safety crisis and our lagging statewide economy. Until he has a deal...

“Will Barclay knows exactly what our Conference is about- promoting public safety and drug treatment, cutting wasteful spending and taxes and investing in education and transportation infrastructure. He listens closely and acts decisively. He’s...

Today, Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) ripped the governor for vetoing bipartisan legislation which would’ve required pharmaceutical benefit management companies (PBMs) to register with New York State Department of Financial Services and comply...

“I’m pleased that the governor’s agenda for 2020 includes banning fentanyl analogs by making their sale subject to the same criminal penalties attached to other dangerous opioids. Combatting the heroin and opioid epidemic effectively means...