Press Releases

Brabenec Issues Statement on Final NYS Budget Agreement

“The final details of the budget have been agreed upon and we are voting today. I have been very disenchanted with this whole budget process and the fact that our Minority Leader was not included during negotiations. “There are positive portions...

Cuomo Threatens 26% Income Tax On Upstate Families

“A 26 percent tax increase is the last thing we need. New York needs to join every other state in the nation and pay for Medicaid at the state level. By doing so, we would be able to put money back into our families’ pockets. As a former town supervisor...

Brabenec Announces Upcoming Satellite Office Hours At Sloatsburg Village Hall

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today announced that he will be holding the next round of monthly satellite office hours at the Sloatsburg Village Hall on Tuesday, March 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will allow local residents the opportunity...

The Assembly Majority One-House Budget Falls Short On Needed Reform

“I am shocked and appalled at the number of free giveaways that the Assembly Majority included in this year’s budget resolution. Initiatives like the DREAM Act and Raise the Age are a slap in the face to legal taxpayers across our state, and I did...

Brabenec Calls for End to ‘Three Men in a Room’ Budget Process to Kick Off Sunshine Week

“The public deserves to know how their hard-earned tax dollars are being spent, and this ‘three men in a room’ process that has plagued Albany for decades flies in the face of everything we have sworn to uphold as elected officials. We need to pull...

Brabenec Outlines 2017 Budget Priorities

As we delve deeper into budget negotiations here in Albany and approach the April 1 deadline, there are many questions still to be answered. All that seems to be talked about is giving away free college on the backs of our taxpayers and allowing 16- and...

Brabenec Joins Construction Workers, Legislators in Albany to Call for Increased Infrastructure Funding

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**EDITOR’S NOTE: CLICK HERE to watch Assemblyman Brabenec’s exclusive interview after the press conference Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) joined legislators, highway officials and construction workers from across the state at a rally...

Brabenec Again Named to Farm Bureau Circle of Friends

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today announced that he has once again been named to the Farm Bureau’s prestigious Circle of Friends. Brabenec represents the Black Dirt Region of the Hudson Valley, which is one of the most fertile farm lands...

Big Week for Homeowners and Gun Owners

This week in Albany was highlighted by a number of great meetings with local constituent groups. I was proud to welcome members of the Sloatsburg, Monroe, Ramapo and Catskill Library Systems to Albany as well as representatives from the Library Trustees...

Brabenec Meets With Rockland Arc Chapter in Albany

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Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) met with members of the Rockland Chapter of NYSARC on Wednesday in Albany. Brabenec held a local forum last year as part of the Assembly Minority grassroots statewide Task Force on Protecting the Rights of People...

Assembly Passes Bill To Fix STAR Program, Brabenec Sponsors Bill

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today voted to pass legislation that would essentially roll back changes made to the state’s School Tax Relief Program (STAR) that have caused homeowners headaches as of late. The legislation would again classify...

Brabenec Inspires Students at Valentine’s Day Event

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Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) recently visited students at Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary in Cuddebackville in support of their Valentine’s for Seniors Event. Students made Valentines for seniors at St. Joseph's Nursing Home and Assemblyman...

‘Soft On Crime’ Package Rolls Through Assembly; Assembly Minority Fights for Student Loan Relief, More Financial Aid

Today closes out another highly contentious week in Albany as New York City special interests rammed through a package of controversial criminal justice reforms that many would argue are soft on crime and further endanger our community. The six bills...

Brabenec: New York City Politicians Pass ‘Gang Recruitment Act’ In Defiance Of Public Safety & Law Enforcement

“I am deeply disturbed and concerned about the legislation the Assembly Majority have slammed down our throats the past two days, which puts our families and communities in jeopardy of being victimized by violent criminals and hinders law enforcement’s...

Brabenec Joins Colleagues To Call For ‘Affordable College For All Initiative’

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**Editor’s Note: Click Here to watch Assemblyman Brabenec’s exclusive post-press conference interview Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today attended a press conference held by Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C,I,Ref-Canandaigua)...

Assembly Majority Spend Week Grandstanding In Opposition To Pres. Trump

As New York’s mass exodus of precious taxpayers continues to grow, our economic development programs remain stagnant and thousands of New Yorkers have not yet received their STAR Rebate checks, the Assembly Majority chose to ram through a package of...

Brabenec Announces Support for Legislation to Aid Developmentally Disabled Following Albany Press Conference

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Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today attended a press conference held by Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C,I,Ref-Canandaigua) and Assemblyman Clifford W. Crouch (R-Bainbridge) to issue findings on the Assembly Republican Conference’s...

Brabenec: ‘Immigration Bills a Slap in the Face To All Who Enter Our Country Legally’

“My parents and grandparents who immigrated from Europe never asked for a government handout. They spent an extraordinary amount of money, devoted their time to taking exams and learning the English language to gain citizenship. Now, New York City...

Bittersweet Week for Ethics Reform

Those who betray the public trust and steal from taxpayers should never receive a publicly-funded pension or retirement benefits, period. That has been the battle cry of Assembly Minority for years, and this week our intense and unwavering efforts finally...

Brabenec Calls For Upstate Ridesharing On Heels Of Albany Press Conference

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Joined by fellow legislators and representatives from local groups pushing for ridesharing in Upstate New York, Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) spoke at a press conference in the Capitol today held by Assemblyman Raymond Walter (R,C,I-Amherst)...