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Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein delivered hundreds of at-home Covid-19 testing kits to the heroic volunteers at Chevra Hatzalah so they can continue their lifesaving work!
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caption: 'February 11, 2025<br />Assemblymember Eichenstein speaks with James V. McDonald, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner, New York State Department of Health and Amir Bassiri, Medicaid Director, New York State Department of Health during a joint budget hearing on Health.',
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Health Commissioner Testifies During Joint Budget Hearing on Health
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caption: 'January 27, 2025<br />Assemblymember Eichenstein speaks on a resolution memorializing the governor to proclaim January 27, 2025, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=k45&term=&Summary=Y&Text=Y\">K.45</a>)',
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Holocaust Remembrance Day in NY
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caption: 'January 29, 2024<br />Assemblymember Eichenstein speaks on a resolution memorializing the governor to proclaim January 27, 2024, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=K00799&term=&Summary=Y&Text=Y\">K.799</a>)',
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Holocaust Remembrance Day in NY
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caption: 'March 21, 2023<br />Assemblymember Eichenstein speaks out on the discriminatory pricing practices against Jewish customers at local car washes in advance of Passover.',
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Eichenstein Speaks Out on Discriminatory Pricing Practices at Local Car Washes
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Holocaust Remembrance Day in New York
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Honoring and Supporting Holocaust Survivors
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caption: 'June 2, 2022<br />Assemblymember Eichenstein explains his vote against legislation that would extend the hours of operation of a school zone speed camera demonstration program in school speed zones in New York City. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A10438&term=0&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y\">A.10438</a>)',
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Extending the Hours of Operation of a School Zone Speed Camera
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caption: 'January 25, 2022<br />Assemblymember Eichenstein speaks on a resolution memorializing the governor to proclaim January 27, 2022, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=K00506&term=&Summary=Y&Text=Y\">K.506</a>)',
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
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caption: 'October 6, 2021<br />Assemblymember Eichenstein joins Governor Kathy Hochul and other colleagues at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City, to announce the availability of an additional $25 million to help nonprofit organizations improve the security of their facilities to better protect those at risk of hate crimes or attacks because of their ideology, beliefs, or mission.<br /> ',
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Funds to Strengthen Security at Nonprofit Organizations
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caption: 'March 5, 2021<br />Assemblymember Eichenstein speaks on legislation that will terminate certain executive powers and establish a new system for the extension and modification of directives issued by the Governor during a declared state of emergency. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A05967&term=&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A.5967</a>)<br /> ',
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Terminating Certain Executive Powers
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caption: 'January 26, 2021<br />Assemblymember Eichenstein speaks on a resolution calling on Governor Cuomo to proclaim January 27, 2021, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=K00023&term=&Summary=Y&Text=Y\">K.023</a>)<br /> ',
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
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caption: 'March 3, 2020<br />Assemblymember Eichenstein welcomes students and faculty from the Seeall Academy in Brooklyn to the Assembly Chamber.',
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Seeall Academy Students Visit Assembly
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
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caption: 'June 13, 2019<br />"We are here debating something that is beyond the scope of a legislator. Because in America, we have a guarantee of religious freedom that surpasses any other nation on this planet. It is dangerous for a legislative body to pick and choose when New Yorkers have their First Amendment Rights and when they don't, because in the United States of America, we do not legislate religious beliefs," said Assemblymember Simcha Eichenstein, who believes in vaccinating children, but who voted against legislation that would repeal all non-medical exemptions from vaccination requirements for children. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=A02371&term=2019&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A.2371-A</a>)<br />Â ',
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Eichenstein: Assembly Should Not Legislate Religious Beliefs
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caption: 'March 31, 2019<br />"How are small business owners who already have incredibly small slim margins supposed to afford an additional toll on their already high cost of doing business," said Assemblymember Eichenstein while discussing congestion pricing as part of the 2019-200 New York State Budget. Â (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A02008&term=2019\">A2008-C</a>).',
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Assemblymember Eichenstein Against Budget Revenue
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caption: 'February 27, 2019<br />"Hijabs, Turbans, Yarmulkes, these are garments worn by religious individuals as a practice of our faith. Nobody should ever be forced to choose between their employment or their religion. And today, we can take a step forward on the road toward eradicating discrimination and intolerance," said Assemblymember Simcha Eichenstein, who voted in favor of legislation that would prohibit discrimination against religious attire. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=4204&term=2019&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A.4204</a>)<br />Â ',
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Eichenstein: It's Time to End Discrimination Against Religious Attire
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Human Services Budget Hearing
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caption: 'January 23, 2019<br />\"While we cannot undo the horrors of the past, we can we must make sure that such unspeakable atrocities never happen again because anyone who forgets their history is doomed to repeat it,\" said Assemblymember Eichenstein discussing a resolution to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=K00047&term=2019&Summary=Y&Text=Y\">K.47</a>).',
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Eichenstein Stands in Remembrance of the Holocaust
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