Wednesday, April 6, 2005

1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 April 6, 2005 11 11:18 a.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 LT. GOVERNOR MARY O. DONOHUE, President 19 STEVEN M. BOGGESS, Secretary 20 21 22 23 24 25

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(518) 371-8910 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 THE PRESIDENT: The Senate will 3 please come to order. 4 I ask everyone present to please 5 rise and repeat with me the Pledge of 6 Allegiance. 7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 9 THE PRESIDENT: With us this 10 morning to give the invocation is Father Edson 11 J. Wood, O.S.A., United States Corps of Cadets 12 chaplain at Most Holy Trinity Chapel, in 13 West Point. 14 FATHER WOOD: Friends, will you 15 pray with me. 16 Almighty God, we pray You guide 17 this great state and those who lead it, defend 18 always our liberties, save us from violence 19 and discord, from pride and arrogance. 20 In the time of our prosperity, 21 temper our self-confidence with thankfulness. 22 And, in the day of trouble, let our trust in 23 You never fail. 24 Look, too, with Your generous 25 bounty on West Point, which is to be honored

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(518) 371-8910 1 here today. We pray You to make all those who 2 are associated with her into men and women for 3 whom "duty, honor, country" becomes and 4 remains a way of life. 5 Let this West Point Day be for all 6 of us a happy reminder and a serious 7 challenge, a reminder of past glories and a 8 challenge to keep our motives pure, our goals 9 high, and our vision clear. 10 Our prayer this day comes from 11 hearts that are open to You, eternal God. And 12 we ask these things in Your name, which is 13 mighty. 14 Amen. 15 THE PRESIDENT: Reading of the 16 Journal. 17 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 18 Tuesday, April 5, the Senate met pursuant to 19 adjournment. The Journal of Monday, April 4, 20 was read and approved. On motion, Senate 21 adjourned. 22 THE PRESIDENT: Without 23 objection, the Journal stands approved as 24 read. 25 Presentation of petitions.

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(518) 371-8910 1 Messages from the Assembly. 2 Messages from the Governor. 3 Reports of standing committees. 4 Reports of select committees. 5 Communications and reports from 6 state officers. 7 Motions and resolutions. 8 Senator Bruno. 9 SENATOR BRUNO: Madam President, 10 I believe that there is a privileged 11 resolution at the desk by Senator Larkin. I 12 would ask that that resolution be read in its 13 entirety and move for its immediate passage. 14 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 15 will read. 16 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 17 Larkin, Legislative Resolution Number 1273, 18 memorializing Governor George E. Pataki to 19 proclaim April 6, 2005, as West Point Day in 20 New York State. 21 "WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is 22 justly proud to celebrate the establishment of 23 the United States Military Academy at West 24 Point and to call upon Governor George E. 25 Pataki to proclaim April 6, 2005, as

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(518) 371-8910 1 West Point Day in the State of New York; and 2 "WHEREAS, By an act of Congress on 3 March 16, 1802, the United States Military 4 Academy was established within the borders of 5 New York State, on the banks of the Hudson 6 River; and 7 "WHEREAS, The Academy and its 8 graduates are an integral part of the proud 9 history of this State and Nation; and 10 "WHEREAS, The leadership and 11 sacrifices of the members of the Long Gray 12 Line have helped this country withstand 13 countless threats to our cherished democratic 14 way of life; and 15 "WHEREAS, The alumni have excelled 16 not only on the battlefield but in many fields 17 of endeavor; and 18 "WHEREAS, The Academy continues to 19 provide our country with able and dedicated 20 future leaders; and 21 "WHEREAS, Its scenic campus is a 22 mecca each year for thousands of visitors from 23 across our State, continent and other 24 countries; and 25 "WHEREAS, The United States

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(518) 371-8910 1 Military Academy is in the forefront of our 2 state's outstanding institutions of higher 3 learning; and 4 "WHEREAS, Fifty-three years ago the 5 late James T. McNamara, then a member of the 6 New York State Assembly and a member of the 7 Academy's class of 1939, was the author of the 8 State Legislature's first 'West Point Day' 9 resolution; and 10 "WHEREAS, For decades, our Nation 11 has enjoyed the legacy of freedom, and the 12 United States Military Academy at West Point 13 has played a vitally significant role in the 14 maintenance of peace and freedom; and 15 "WHEREAS, The members of this 16 Legislative Body are proud to commemorate this 17 event, marking April 6, 2005, as West Point 18 Day in the State of New York; now, therefore, 19 be it 20 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 21 Body pause in its deliberations to celebrate 22 the establishment of the United States 23 Military Academy at West Point and to 24 memorialize Governor George E. Pataki to 25 proclaim April 6, 2005, as West Point Day in

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(518) 371-8910 1 the State of New York; and be it further 2 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this 3 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 4 to the Honorable George E. Pataki, Governor of 5 the State of New York." 6 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Bruno. 7 SENATOR BRUNO: Thank you, Madam 8 President and colleagues. 9 It's really an honor, truly an 10 honor and a pleasure for me to stand and 11 welcome you, General, Lieutenant General 12 William J. Lennox, Jr., as you heard, who has 13 been in charge, the man in charge since June 14 of 2001. 15 Just think about an accomplishment 16 in a person's life, graduating from West Point 17 in '71 and, years later, being the man in 18 charge. 19 He's accompanied by First Captain 20 Ryan Boeka, who is from Amarillo, Texas. And 21 the first captain is one individual out of the 22 several thousands who -- 4,000, 23 approximately -- who distinguishes himself as 24 being the man, the man in charge. 25 Now, with the general commanding

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(518) 371-8910 1 one of the most respected and best known 2 institutions in the world. West Point is 3 legendary. You heard some of the history. We 4 don't have to go on, we don't have time to 5 review the history. But there isn't a man, 6 woman or child that doesn't recognize that 7 West Point produces the leaders of the world. 8 The leaders who go out to Afghanistan, to 9 Iraq, to you name it, to distant places. 10 For what purpose? To expand the 11 freedoms that we have here in this country, to 12 protect those that can't protect themselves, 13 to keep people from afflicting pain and 14 suffering. And that's your charge, and that's 15 your duty. And you do it proudly. 16 You know, again, as a kid, you 17 remember, some people were aspiring to go to 18 West Point. Well, I'll tell you the truth. I 19 never aspired to go to West Point. You know 20 why? Because I didn't have a prayer. Okay? 21 I couldn't get that physically fit, I wasn't 22 that smart, I didn't have it that together. 23 That's what you are. You are 24 singled out by your peers, and you are 25 selected almost in -- to be unique in your own

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(518) 371-8910 1 communities. 2 So when I say I'm proud to welcome 3 you here on behalf of the Senate, we are 4 proud. Proud of what you've done so far to 5 get to where you are and what you will be 6 doing as you move on with your lives. What 7 you will be doing. You will be making history 8 as you go on. 9 And, General, you have truly been 10 distinguished as a leader, doing all of the 11 right kinds of things and reaching out. 12 And, Chaplain Wood, we appreciate 13 your opening prayer and saying the right 14 words, because these are times that are very 15 challenging, very trying. 16 And all of us know that no matter 17 how good you are, you need to relate to 18 another power. And that other power is really 19 where our strength and our spirit and our 20 courage comes from. 21 I want to mention Mike Breslin. 22 He's the county executive in Albany. And 23 there's four or five of the cadets from 24 Albany. He is the brother of Senator Neil 25 Breslin here. And his brother is ranking in

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(518) 371-8910 1 Finance. He happens to be on the wrong side 2 of the aisle. But you know what? We love him 3 anyway. 4 (Laughter.) 5 SENATOR BRUNO: And his 6 brother -- where's Mike? Mike was a major in 7 the infantry, graduating from West Point. 8 Now, that is huge. And what a preparation to 9 be county executive of the capital county of 10 New York State. I knew he had something great 11 going for him, and now I know: it's his 12 background at West Point. 13 You can go on to do anything with 14 your lives that you want to do. And we here 15 are proud, your families are proud, your 16 neighbors are proud. Your country is proud. 17 So thank you all for being here, and God bless 18 you. 19 (Standing ovation.) 20 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Wright. 21 SENATOR WRIGHT: Thank you, Madam 22 President. 23 And thank you, Majority Leader 24 Bruno, for your outstanding remarks and 25 support for the cadets of the United States

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(518) 371-8910 1 Military Academy. 2 As my colleagues know, our 3 colleague Senator Larkin is recovering and as 4 a result does not have a voice. So I've had 5 the honor of being chosen to serve as his 6 voice this morning. And it's a particularly 7 great opportunity for me, by virtue of the 8 fact that I have occasion to represent the 9 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum in my own 10 home district. 11 So I look forward to not replacing 12 Senator Larkin, because his long history of 13 West Point Days and his own career in the U.S. 14 military speaks for itself, but I'm pleased to 15 serve on his behalf today. 16 And on behalf of Senator Larkin, 17 it's an honor and a privilege to offer before 18 this house a resolution recognizing the United 19 States Military Academy at West Point. 20 I also would like to welcome the 21 56th superintendent of the United States 22 Military Academy, Lieutenant General William 23 J. Lennox, Jr. I also welcome General 24 Lennox's staff, distinguished members of the 25 West Point Society, native New Yorkers who are

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(518) 371-8910 1 visiting the Senate, and, most of all, the 2 cadets who are joining us here today. 3 The Long Gray Line began in Orange 4 County, New York, over 200 years ago and is 5 one of the most prominent aspects of our 6 state's history. A true national treasure and 7 historic site, the United States Military 8 Academy at West Point is America's oldest 9 continuously garrisoned military installation, 10 the nation's first engineering school, and the 11 home of the United States Corps of Cadets 12 since 1802. 13 Members of the Long Gray Line 14 include two U.S. presidents, four of five of 15 the army's five-star generals, the architect 16 and builder of the Panama Canal, the first 17 American to walk in space, two astronauts who 18 manned the first lunar landing, 19 80 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, 20 82 Rhodes Scholars, three Heisman Trophy 21 winners, as well as innumerable leaders in 22 government, the arts, science, industry and 23 education. 24 Since the Academy's beginning, 25 New York State has been called home by such

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(518) 371-8910 1 military leaders as Ulysses S. Grant, Robert 2 E. Lee, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. 3 Eisenhower, George Patton, and Norman 4 Schwarzkopf. These leaders shared in the 5 knowledge that the strength of the United 6 States military must rest on a solid 7 foundation composed of individual honor and 8 integrity. 9 Madam President, it is appropriate 10 that this house give special recognition today 11 to another very distinguished West Point 12 graduate, Lieutenant General William Lennox. 13 General Lennox grew up in Yonkers and 14 graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School in 15 the Bronx. 16 He first served his country in a 17 wide variety of field assignments. He has 18 also served in many key staff operational 19 positions in our nation's capital, including 20 special assistant to the Secretary of the 21 Army. 22 In addition, General Lennox has 23 served as deputy commanding general and 24 assistant commandment of the U.S. Army Field 25 Artillery Center, chief of staff of the Third

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(518) 371-8910 1 Corps at Fort Hood and Combined Forces 2 Command, United States Forces, Korea, and 3 Deputy Commanding General, Eighth United 4 States Army. 5 We also give special recognition 6 today to the Corps of Cadets, the future 7 leaders of the United States Army. I now have 8 the pleasure, Madam President, of introducing 9 the New York State contingent of the United 10 States Military Academy Corps of Cadets, led 11 by Brigade Commander, First Captain of Cadets 12 Ryan Boeka, of Amarillo, Texas. 13 Please rise. 14 (Applause.) 15 SENATOR WRIGHT: I would like to 16 ask each cadet to rise as they're introduced, 17 and that way they may be acknowledged by the 18 Senate. 19 I would also like to take a brief 20 opportunity to point out to the gallery, 21 because we have several classes of students 22 here visiting today, that the group that we're 23 going recognize in just a second, this group 24 of cadets, is truly some of America's best, 25 brightest and bravest, and something each of

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(518) 371-8910 1 you can aspire to and appreciate, the 2 dedication, the commitment and service that 3 they are going to share with this nation. 4 We're very proud of these young men 5 and women, and we're very glad that you're 6 here to share this day with us. 7 I would ask that each cadet stand 8 when his or her name is read so that they may 9 be acknowledged by the Senate. 10 Once again, Cadet First Captain 11 Ryan Boeka, Amarillo, Texas. 12 (Applause.) 13 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet E. 14 Christopher Beeler, Albany. 15 (Applause.) 16 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet Andrew 17 Bigelow, Hudson Falls. 18 (Applause.) 19 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet Andrew 20 Byers, Clarence. 21 (Applause.) 22 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet Matthew 23 Carney, Albany. 24 (Applause.) 25 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet Clayton

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(518) 371-8910 1 Carpenter, Cortland Manor. 2 (Applause.) 3 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet John R. 4 Davis, Delmar. 5 (Applause.) 6 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet Patrick 7 Howlett, West Islip. 8 (Applause.) 9 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet Heba Mair, 10 Schenectady. 11 (Applause.) 12 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet Marjana 13 Mair, Schenectady. 14 (Applause.) 15 SENATOR WRIGHT: Yes, they are 16 sisters. 17 (Laughter.) 18 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet Gilberto 19 Nieves, Unadilla. 20 (Applause.) 21 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet Shane 22 Oravsky, Catskill. 23 (Applause.) 24 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet Robert 25 Southerland, Salem.

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(518) 371-8910 1 (Applause.) 2 SENATOR WRIGHT: Cadet Devlin 3 Winkelstein, Grand Island. 4 (Applause.) 5 SENATOR WRIGHT: The Corps of 6 Cadets, represented by those seated before us, 7 will continue to build on this solid 8 foundation of duty, honor and country. 9 Madam President, we must recognize 10 that the challenges faced by today's Corps are 11 vastly different than those encountered by 12 many of their famous predecessors. As we 13 follow the current events in Iraq, we see that 14 today's Army leaders must know how to move 15 equipment and troops to the far reaches of the 16 planet in a matter of hours, not months. They 17 must command the use of the most sophisticated 18 military equipment imaginable. And they must 19 be prepared to face new threats and dangers 20 unheard-of in combat in the past. 21 Many of the cadets seated here in 22 this chamber will soon be called upon to serve 23 their nation throughout the world. The 24 mission in Iraq is a somber reminder of the 25 tremendous responsibility undertaken by these

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(518) 371-8910 1 young cadets and the sacrifices they are 2 willing to make for the love of this great 3 country. Not in recent memory has this annual 4 ceremony in Albany, which honors their brave 5 commitment, been more important. 6 It is also important to remember 7 that today's Army serves not only abroad but 8 here at home. Madam President, Senator Larkin 9 reports that he is especially fortunate to 10 represent a region that bears witness every 11 day to another cornerstone of the Army 12 tradition taught at West Point. That 13 principle is a concern for others in the 14 communities in which the Corps of Cadets 15 share. 16 The Long Gray Line is an active 17 participant not only in our economy but in the 18 hearts and the souls of our communities. The 19 Corps of Cadets of the United States Military 20 Academy incorporates this training in their 21 daily lives. They are regular participants in 22 the community efforts to educate our children, 23 care for our ill, and attend to our elderly. 24 Duty, honor, country, and a concern 25 for others -- those values are the values of

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(518) 371-8910 1 leadership. Madam President, it is upon this 2 bedrock of values that each cadet will build 3 his or her career. It is an unchanging 4 standard that we in New York must strive to 5 embody. It is upon this foundation that the 6 future leaders of the United States Army will 7 lead soldiers into harm's way, if necessary, 8 to preserve the freedoms on which our nation 9 is founded. 10 Madam President, we owe a debt of 11 gratitude to the United States Military 12 Academy for bestowing on the State of New York 13 all that is good in our nation. 14 We thank General Lennox, General 15 Lennox's faculty and staff, and the Corps of 16 Cadets for continuing to build on these 17 honored traditions that were started on the 18 shores of the Hudson two centuries ago. 19 Colleagues, staff, visitors, I 20 present to you the Corps of Cadets of the 21 United States Military Academy. 22 (Standing ovation.) 23 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Bonacic. 24 SENATOR BONACIC: Thank you, 25 Madam President. I stand also to welcome our

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(518) 371-8910 1 heroes today. 2 As a Senator from Orange County, I 3 serve with my colleague Senator Larkin. And, 4 General Lennox, you know about Senator Larkin. 5 He wears his heart on his sleeve for West 6 Point every day of the year, and not just on 7 West Point Day. 8 What strikes me about these men and 9 women is that regardless of the popularity of 10 the wars, regardless about the politics of 11 war, these men and women protect our 12 communities, protect our democracy and protect 13 our freedoms. And they never get involved 14 with the popularity of the war or the 15 politics, because their creed which they live 16 by and serve by, which Senator Wright said 17 over and over again, is duty, honor, and 18 country. 19 So we thank you for what you do. 20 America's strength is always its people, and 21 here is the best of the best. 22 So for all those that have served, 23 are serving and will serve, we say from this 24 Senate and all of the people of New York and 25 this great country, thank you for what you do.

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(518) 371-8910 1 God bless you. We hope He keeps all of you 2 safe. 3 Thank you very much, Madam 4 President. 5 (Applause.) 6 THE PRESIDENT: Senator 7 Hassell-Thompson. 8 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Thank 9 you, Madam President. 10 Good morning to General Lennox. As 11 someone who represents Westchester and the 12 Bronx, I'm very glad to embrace you again, as 13 usual. 14 To your officers and to the cadets, 15 on behalf of Senator Paterson, it gives me 16 great pleasure to stand here today and to 17 welcome you again to our chambers. 18 Many of you will go off to 19 campaigns, to Europe and places that we can't 20 pronounce. For that, we thank you. We thank 21 you for duty, honor and for representing your 22 country so well. 23 You're young in your age, but you 24 have aged in your heart. By making the 25 decision to go to West Point, you have taken

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(518) 371-8910 1 on a tremendous responsibility. I have young 2 children in the gallery today, and when I go 3 back to talk with their class next week, part 4 of what we will talk about is West Point and 5 the kinds of things that they can achieve just 6 by being here today and seeing you in your 7 gray. 8 Thank you for what you do. We pray 9 for you and wish you Godspeed. 10 (Applause.) 11 THE PRESIDENT: The question is 12 on the resolution. All in favor please 13 signify by saying aye. 14 (Response of "Aye.") 15 THE PRESIDENT: Opposed, nay. 16 (No response.) 17 THE PRESIDENT: The resolution is 18 adopted. 19 Senator Paterson. 20 SENATOR PATERSON: Madam 21 President, now that we've passed this 22 resolution, I've never missed West Point Day, 23 and I barely got here in time so that I can 24 keep that record alive. I'm glad that I'm not 25 at West Point; I might be eligible for some

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(518) 371-8910 1 sort of special punishment right now. 2 But the reality is I've been out 3 trying to find my notes that I had prepared, 4 as I do every year, to offer to those who have 5 volunteered themselves for service to this 6 country and those, who are the most 7 distinguished citizens among us, who are 8 stepping forward to do so at time of great 9 peril around the world and at a time when the 10 initiation of their service may lead to danger 11 and harm. And nonetheless, they put 12 themselves forward and they go forward. 13 And we are very proud of them, and 14 we're always proud to have them here. The 15 Majority Leader, Senator Bruno, it's one of 16 his favorite days here, he always tells me, 17 and has a little reception for them 18 afterwards. 19 All that being the case, I still 20 could not find my index cards that I was going 21 to make a few other points. So I will sit 22 down now, in recognition of the fact that 23 Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson found those 24 cards and said everything I was going to say 25 about West Point.

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(518) 371-8910 1 Thank you very much. 2 (Applause.) 3 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Bruno. 4 SENATOR BRUNO: And I might note 5 that she said them as well or better than you 6 might have, Senator. 7 (Laughter.) 8 SENATOR BRUNO: Madam President, 9 Senator Larkin, our colonel, who's made his 10 early life a military life, has given 11 permission that anyone in the chamber that 12 would like to join this resolution, as a 13 special resolution, is free to do so. 14 And I would ask that anyone that 15 doesn't want to be on this resolution, just 16 quietly let the desk know. Other than that, 17 everyone will be joined together on the 18 resolution. 19 And, Madam President, I would ask 20 my colleagues to waive the rules of the Senate 21 and ask General Lennox to at this time address 22 the Senate. 23 General. 24 (Applause.) 25 THE PRESIDENT: Hearing no

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(518) 371-8910 1 objection, I now call upon Lieutenant General 2 Lennox. 3 SUPERINTENDENT LENNOX: Governor 4 Donohue, Majority Leader Bruno, Minority 5 Leader Paterson, and Senator Larkin and 6 distinguished Senators, it's an honor to be 7 here, and it's a great day to be a soldier, 8 I'll tell you. As I've said three times 9 before, it's quite an honor for a boy from 10 Yonkers, educated in the Bronx, to represent 11 West Point before this great, important body. 12 And on behalf of the 60,000 13 graduates and the 4,100 young men and women 14 that are at the Academy right now, I just want 15 to say thank you. 16 West Point's domestically a lot of 17 things. It's the largest employer in Orange 18 County. It's still, despite the security and 19 some of the weather we've been having, a great 20 tourist attraction, number three in the state 21 behind New York City and, of course, Woodbury 22 Commons. 23 (Laughter.) 24 SUPERINTENDENT LENNOX: And I 25 would invite all of you, please, to come and

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(518) 371-8910 1 see the Academy. 2 I'd ask you not only to take a look 3 at the old buildings and the historic grounds, 4 but to meet the extraordinary young men and 5 women that are there at the Academy right now 6 during these times. 7 Students like Katie Macfarlane, 8 Class of '04 that just graduated, star 9 basketball player and lacrosse player from 10 Clarence Central High School, near Buffalo. 11 She became the all-time leading scorer and 12 rebounder for Army's basketball team. She is 13 now at the Military Intelligence Officer Basic 14 Course in Arizona before reporting in to Fort 15 Bragg, North Carolina, later this year. 16 Students like Johnny Fernandez of 17 Rocky Point, Army's lacrosse captain in '01 18 and, I mentioned to you last time, lost his 19 legs in the attack on Baghdad. He made it 20 back for the alumni lacrosse game this past 21 year -- not only played, but scored a goal. 22 And in fact, going over to the coach, 23 mentioned to Jack Emmer, said, "Coach, I think 24 I'm even faster on these new legs than on the 25 old ones."

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(518) 371-8910 1 It's that kind of spirit and that 2 kind of toughness that we're seeing in this 3 generation. 4 Students like Dave Petraeus, from 5 Cornwall. Dave graduated from Cornwall High 6 School, and West Point in 1974 as an 7 infantryman, and he later earned his master's 8 and Ph.D. from Princeton. And he wrote on the 9 impact of Vietnam on future wars. 10 Today, Dave is in charge of 11 rebuilding the Iraqi army. It's one of the 12 biggest challenges in establishing a safe 13 environment for the people of Iraq. That is 14 another New Yorker doing a fabulous job for 15 our Army and our nation. 16 I invite you to come visit your 17 Academy and the extraordinary men and women of 18 this generation. 19 Ladies and gentlemen, leaders are 20 made, not born. And that's what we do at 21 West Point. We build leaders such as 22 Brooklyn's George Goethals, the chief engineer 23 on the Panama Canal, and Yonkers' Joe 24 Stilwell, who led American and Chinese forces 25 during World War II. And today we build those

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(518) 371-8910 1 leaders like Katie Macfarlane, Johnny 2 Fernandez and Dave Petraeus. 3 We build those leaders by 4 challenging them every single day, physically 5 and intellectually, to achieve excellence. We 6 build those leaders as we always have, by 7 instilling in them the values of duty, honor 8 and country. And after four years, we send 9 them out to the force to fight our nation's 10 battles and to win our nation's wars. 11 And we're going to win this war. I 12 cannot tell you when the conflict will end or 13 how many more Americans will have to sacrifice 14 their lives to make Iraq and Afghanistan safe 15 for democracy and to defeat the forces of 16 extremism and terror. Great sacrifices have 17 already been made. No one knows that better 18 than the people of New York. 19 But I can tell you that at West 20 Point we remain committed to producing 21 outstanding leaders of character, the kind 22 that our soldiers deserve and the nation 23 needs. 24 God bless you all in your work. 25 God bless the Academy. God bless this great

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(518) 371-8910 1 nation. Go Army! 2 (Extended standing ovation.) 3 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Bruno. 4 SENATOR BRUNO: Madam President, 5 can we recess for just a few minutes so the 6 cadets and the general can make their leave. 7 And I believe they are expected in the 8 Assembly, if I'm not mistaken. 9 THE PRESIDENT: The Senate stands 10 in recess. 11 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at 12 ease at 11:52 a.m.) 13 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened 14 at 11:57 a.m.) 15 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Bruno. 16 SENATOR BRUNO: Madam President, 17 can we ask the members who are part of the 18 Senate, if they are in the area, that they 19 join us. 20 THE PRESIDENT: Senator, would 21 you like the Secretary to ring the bell? 22 SENATOR BRUNO: I want to ring 23 the bell. 24 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 25 will ring the bell.

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(518) 371-8910 1 SENATOR BRUNO: Maybe we could 2 send Senator Fuschillo through the halls 3 bringing people in. He's young and active. 4 THE PRESIDENT: And Senator 5 Fuschillo will get the members back to their 6 seats. 7 SENATOR BRUNO: Thank you, Madam 8 President. I believe I have a privileged 9 resolution at the desk. I would ask that it 10 be read in its entirety and move for its 11 immediate adoption. 12 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 13 will read. 14 THE SECRETARY: By Senators Bruno 15 and Golden, Legislative Resolution Number 16 1274, mourning the death of Karol Josef 17 Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, Supreme Pontiff of 18 the Roman Catholic Church. 19 "WHEREAS, Pope John Paul II, the 20 265th Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, 21 entered into eternal life at the Vatican on 22 April 2, 2005, at the age of 84; and 23 "WHEREAS, Having lived through the 24 Nazi occupation of Poland, World War II, and 25 European Communism, Pope John Paul II used his

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(518) 371-8910 1 position to spread a message of peace and 2 freedom throughout the world; and 3 "WHEREAS, Pope John Paul II's 4 mission led him to visit 129 countries, and, 5 while addressing world leaders at the United 6 Nations in New York City, plead for peace for 7 'all men and women living on this planet'; and 8 "WHEREAS, One of the world's most 9 recognized figures, Pope John Paul II was the 10 first Pope to visit a synagogue, and reached 11 out to Muslims and other religions of the 12 world, as well, in the spirit of human unity; 13 and 14 "WHEREAS, John Paul II was an 15 inspiration to young people wherever he 16 traveled, an inspiration which will be 17 sustained by future generations across the 18 globe; and 19 "WHEREAS, As Bishop of Krakow, 20 having been forced to clandestinely study 21 theology, Pope John Paul II strongly opposed 22 Communism and worked to preserve Catholicism 23 in his homeland; and 24 "WHEREAS, His work for human rights 25 and social justice led Pope John Paul II to

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(518) 371-8910 1 abhor the abuses of the Nazis, to lament 2 nuclear war, and to work for justice for the 3 downtrodden and impoverished of the world; and 4 "WHEREAS, Pope John Paul II once 5 demonstrated his dedication to his ideals by 6 forgiving an attempt on his life; and 7 "WHEREAS, Pope John Paul II 8 represented approximately one billion 9 Catholics worldwide, approximately 60 million 10 Catholics in America, and over seven million 11 Catholics in New York State; and 12 "WHEREAS, Pope John Paul II was the 13 longest-serving Pope in the twentieth century. 14 Having visited New York, Asia, Latin America, 15 and Africa, he attracted huge crowds wherever 16 he spoke. He was more than just a spiritual 17 leader; John Paul II taught people around the 18 world to care for the poor, sick, needy and 19 oppressed, and was one of the most beloved 20 leaders of the Roman Catholic Church; and 21 "WHEREAS, As this Legislative Body 22 reflects upon the magnificent contributions of 23 Pope John Paul II to the world, it gratefully 24 notes his legacy, which will forever stand as 25 the epitome of the goodness of humanity; now,

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(518) 371-8910 1 therefore, be it 2 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 3 Body proudly and respectfully pause in its 4 deliberations to mourn the death of Pope John 5 Paul II, Bishop of Krakow and Supreme Pontiff 6 of the Roman Catholic Church, and to 7 commemorate his life's work as a beacon of 8 hope, peace and unity throughout the world; 9 and be it further 10 "RESOLVED, That copies of this 11 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 12 to the Diocese of New York State and to the 13 Vatican." 14 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Bruno. 15 SENATOR BRUNO: Thank you, Madam 16 President and colleagues. 17 We have been hearing for days -- 18 you can't pick up a paper, can't turn on a TV, 19 can't turn on a radio but we have been hearing 20 about the life of Pope John Paul II. He has 21 been described in more ways than any of us 22 have the vocabulary to describe. 23 But the bottom line with Pope John 24 Paul is that he was a man, a real man, a man 25 who reached out for other people. He didn't

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(518) 371-8910 1 consider himself above everyone, pious and 2 holy. He was as regular a man as you could 3 view or be exposed to. And, boy, with the 4 pomp and the ceremony that goes with being the 5 pope, pretty hard to stay humble, to stay 6 humble. But he did. He really did. 7 Now, think about a man who didn't 8 have to. First, by the way, first non-Italian 9 pope in 450-some years. Think of that honor, 10 that others would select him. 11 And then he didn't rest on his 12 laurels. He traveled to something like 13 130 countries, mastered eight languages and 14 apparently spoke them fluently, so that he 15 could converse. Why? So that when he was 16 traveling, he could communicate, person to 17 person, with individuals and with the public. 18 Imagine a person saying a mass in 19 front of 2.7 million people. I think it's one 20 of the largest records. Do you know of any 21 pop star that ever was able to put together 22 2.7 million people for any purpose? 23 So this is a great man who has 24 passed. And he's a great man to every 25 individual in the world, because he reached

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(518) 371-8910 1 out and he befriended every individual in the 2 world. 3 You know, I only once had the 4 honor, the privilege, and it was awesome to be 5 near the pope, and that was at St. Patrick's 6 some years, a few years back. And I was up 7 towards the front, and he was on the altar, 8 and he was visibly in great pain. He was in 9 pain. He was infirm. But I just couldn't 10 help but marvel at how he climbed those 11 stairs, spent time on his knees, got up. 12 And I was thinking to myself, just 13 watching him -- and he was probably from here 14 to that clock, closer -- he didn't show a sign 15 of pain, didn't show a sign of discomfort. 16 This man's mind was just in a whole other 17 place, above the ordinary pain and the 18 ordinary suffering that anybody has. So what, 19 what an individual and a role model for all of 20 us. 21 And, you know, when they were 22 leaving the church, he was surrounded. And he 23 walked down the aisle, and he got to the back 24 of the church and the guards -- he had been 25 shot years before, and as you all know, four

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(518) 371-8910 1 days after he was shot, he's forgiving his 2 assailant. Went to visit him in prison two 3 years after he was fully recovered -- he went 4 to the back of the church, and they are trying 5 to move him to get him to a car for safety. 6 And I will never, ever forget that 7 he removed himself from all of these people 8 surrounding him and walked over to the 9 thousands of people that were surrounding the 10 outside door of St. Pat's and walked right 11 into the middle of them and was touching them 12 and touching them. 13 I thought, that is a man. That is 14 a brave, caring man. And I've never been -- 15 you know, I'm in the presences of some of you, 16 and you're very awesome. But I've got to tell 17 you, being in the room being near this man was 18 something spiritual. Spiritual. And it's 19 good to see that the world recognizes that. 20 And I believe, while we mourn the 21 loss of this great, great leader, he left us 22 with a quote. And I would just like to read 23 this, because this -- we can remember this as 24 the most comforting during sad times, but I 25 think it really tells it like it is about how

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(518) 371-8910 1 this man's mind worked. 2 He said: "Have no fear of moving 3 into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly, 4 knowing that I am with you. Therefore, no 5 harm can befall you. All is very, very well. 6 Do this in complete faith and confidence." 7 Thank you, Madam President. 8 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Golden. 9 SENATOR GOLDEN: Thank you, Madam 10 President. 11 Thank you, Senator Bruno, for your 12 kind words. 13 Pope John Paul II was a great man 14 who reached across religious ties and embraced 15 all humanity. Pope John Paul was more than 16 just a spiritual leader, as he taught people 17 around the world to care for the poor, the 18 sick, the needy, the oppressed, and the 19 unborn. 20 John Paul II was one of the world's 21 most beloved and recognized figures, who 22 reached across historical divides to improve 23 relations with other faiths, particularly 24 Catholics and Jews and Muslims alike. He was 25 the first pope to visit a synagogue or a

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(518) 371-8910 1 mosque. And during his pontificate he 2 completed 104 visits, including stops in 3 New York, Asia, Latin America and Africa, 4 attracting huge crowds wherever he spoke. 5 One of the most historic visits by 6 Pope John Paul II was his trip to New York 7 City, as Joe Bruno has spoken about. In 1979, 8 it was a special moment that happened in my 9 life, when I was a New York City police 10 officer. I was assigned to guard John Paul II 11 in his visits to New York City. And millions 12 of people had gathered, as they do now, to pay 13 tribute and respect to a great, great 14 representative of God and a great man. 15 And he smiled at those crowds as he 16 walked into the Polish church in Brooklyn and 17 he, the same as our leader Joe Bruno pointed 18 out, walked into the crowd and greeted many. 19 This trip was in the height of the Cold War. 20 It was symbolic, his support for democracy. 21 John Paul II's experiences battling 22 Nazi oppression during World War II made him a 23 staunch anti-Communist. He advocated peaceful 24 rebellion through his support of the Polish 25 Solidarity movement and other Eastern European

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(518) 371-8910 1 anti-Communist movements in the 1980s. John 2 Paul II helped to tear down that wall of 3 tyranny for millions of oppressed people 4 throughout the world. 5 John Paul II was an inspiration to 6 young people wherever he traveled. His 7 inspiration and his admiration continue for 8 future generations across this globe. He 9 surely will be sainted, and he will go down in 10 history as Pope John Paul the Great. 11 God has blessed us with his 12 presence, and he has blessed him for his 13 devotion and his leadership to all of mankind. 14 Thank you. 15 THE PRESIDENT: The question is 16 on the resolution. All in favor please 17 signify by saying aye. 18 (Response of "Aye.") 19 THE PRESIDENT: Opposed, nay. 20 (No response.) 21 THE PRESIDENT: The resolution is 22 adopted. 23 Senator Bruno. 24 SENATOR BRUNO: Madam President, 25 can we ask anyone that would like to join the

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(518) 371-8910 1 resolution -- and if you'd rather not be on 2 it, please let the desk know at your leisure. 3 THE PRESIDENT: Any member who 4 does not wish to cosponsor the last 5 resolution, please notify the desk. 6 Senator Golden. 7 SENATOR GOLDEN: I believe this 8 resolution will go down to all the dioceses 9 across the State of New York, to each one of 10 our communities. The dioceses will receive 11 this resolution. 12 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, 13 Senator. 14 Senator Bruno. 15 SENATOR BRUNO: Madam President, 16 I believe there is a privileged resolution at 17 the desk by Senator Marcellino. I would ask 18 that it be read in its entirety and move for 19 its immediate adoption. 20 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 21 will read. 22 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 23 Marcellino, Legislative Resolution Number 24 1272, commemorating the 35th Anniversary of 25 Earth Day on April 22, 2005.

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(518) 371-8910 1 "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this 2 Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute 3 to those organizations dedicating their 4 purposeful work to increasing public awareness 5 of, and appreciation for, the natural 6 resources of New York, recognizing the role 7 all citizens have in protecting the 8 environment and the quality of life in this 9 Empire State; and 10 "WHEREAS, On April 22, 1970, 11 approximately 25 million Americans 12 participated in the first Earth Day 13 demonstration to express their concerns over 14 the environment and the fate of this planet; 15 and 16 "WHEREAS, In the 35 years that have 17 passed since the original Earth Day, the 18 planet has been subjected to the continuing 19 burdens of world population growth, increasing 20 commercial and residential development, ocean 21 pollution, increasing stores of toxic and 22 nuclear waste, and other similar assaults 23 which have exacerbated the growing dangers of 24 global climate change, ozone depletion, toxic 25 poisoning, deforestation, and mass species

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(518) 371-8910 1 extinctions; and 2 "WHEREAS, Following the first Earth 3 Day and the demonstrations of concern of over 4 20 million Americans, a collective national 5 action has resulted in the passage of sweeping 6 new laws to protect the invaluable resources 7 of air, land and water; and 8 "WHEREAS, April 22, 2005, marks the 9 35th anniversary of Earth Day, a day set aside 10 to celebrate the beauty and bounty of our 11 environment and to revitalize the efforts 12 required to protect and maintain respect for 13 the environment and its resources; and 14 "WHEREAS, Earth Day 2005 activities 15 and events will educate all citizens on the 16 importance of acting in an environmentally 17 sensitive fashion by recycling, conserving 18 energy and water, using efficient 19 transportation, and adopting more ecologically 20 sound lifestyles; and 21 "WHEREAS, Earth Day 2005 activities 22 and events will educate all citizens on the 23 importance of supporting the passage of 24 legislation that will help protect the 25 environment and will highlight the importance

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(518) 371-8910 1 of a heightened awareness of environmental 2 concerns amongst our state's leaders; and 3 "WHEREAS, The goal of Earth Day 4 2005 is not to plan only one day of events and 5 activities, but to continue worldwide efforts 6 to protect all aspects of the environment; 7 now, therefore, be it 8 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 9 Body pause in its deliberations to commemorate 10 the 35th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 11 2005, and be it further 12 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 13 Body congratulate all the concerned citizens 14 of New York State who have embraced the 15 responsible work of protecting and preserving 16 the environment for future generations." 17 THE PRESIDENT: Senator 18 Marcellino. 19 SENATOR MARCELLINO: Thank you, 20 Madam President, just briefly. 21 I would just like to reiterate what 22 was stated at the last part of that 23 resolution, is that every day should be 24 considered Earth Day, not just one day a year, 25 but every single day.

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(518) 371-8910 1 And also to remind the people in 2 this chamber, and in concert with our friends 3 in the other chamber, this state does not have 4 to take second place to any other state in the 5 union in preserving and protecting our 6 environment. We have done more together, in a 7 bipartisan way, to preserve open space, clean 8 air and water, to protect species, our 9 habitats and our quality of life, and to move 10 this planet to the future even better than we 11 found, in better shape than when we found it. 12 I'm very proud of having served 13 here, I'm proud of being chairman of the 14 Environmental Conservation Committee, and I'm 15 proud of the achievements not only of this 16 chamber but of our Legislature as a whole. 17 And I thank the Governor for all of 18 his help, because he's been a partner in 19 everything we've done, from the Bond Act on, 20 to making this state a better place to live 21 and raise a family and maintain our quality of 22 life for all of our citizens. 23 Thank you, Madam President. 24 If we could open the resolution for 25 all who would like to join us in sponsorship,

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(518) 371-8910 1 please. 2 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Skelos, 3 would you like to open up the resolution to 4 cosponsorship? 5 SENATOR SKELOS: If anybody 6 wishes not to sponsor the resolution, they 7 should notify the desk. 8 THE PRESIDENT: Any member who 9 does not wish to be a cosponsor of the pending 10 resolution, please notify the desk. 11 The question is on the resolution. 12 All in favor please signify by saying aye. 13 (Response of "Aye.") 14 THE PRESIDENT: Opposed, nay. 15 (No response.) 16 THE PRESIDENT: The resolution is 17 adopted. 18 Senator Skelos. 19 SENATOR SKELOS: Madam President, 20 if we could return to motions and resolutions. 21 I believe there are some 22 substitutions at the desk, if we could make 23 them at this time. 24 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 25 will read.

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(518) 371-8910 1 THE SECRETARY: On page 12, 2 Senator Trunzo moves to discharge, from the 3 Committee on Labor, Assembly Bill Number 1736 4 and substitute it for the identical Senate 5 Bill Number 3359, Second Report Calendar 442. 6 On page 6, Senator Marcellino moves 7 to discharge, from the Committee on 8 Environmental Conservation, Assembly Bill 9 Number 2048 and substitute it for the 10 identical Senate Bill Number 2081, First 11 Report Calendar 469. 12 On page 6, Senator Marchi moves to 13 discharge, from the Committee on Environmental 14 Conservation, Assembly Bill Number 5475 and 15 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 16 Number 2918, First Report Calendar 471. 17 On page 9, Senator LaValle moves to 18 discharge, from the Committee on 19 Investigations and Government Operations, 20 Assembly Bill Number 3107 and substitute it 21 for the identical Senate Bill Number 2777, 22 First Report Calendar 507. 23 And on page 11, Senator Spano moves 24 to discharge, from the Committee on 25 Investigations and Government Operations,

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(518) 371-8910 1 Assembly Bill Number 6714 and substitute it 2 for the identical Senate Bill Number 3460, 3 First Report Calendar 518. 4 THE PRESIDENT: Substitutions 5 ordered. 6 Senator Skelos. 7 SENATOR SKELOS: Please recognize 8 Senator Fuschillo for a motion. 9 THE PRESIDENT: Senator 10 Fuschillo. 11 SENATOR FUSCHILLO: Thank you, 12 Madam President. 13 On behalf of Senator Saland, on 14 page number 32 I offer the following 15 amendments to Calendar Number 431, Senate 16 Print Number 3165, and ask that said bill 17 retain its place on Third Reading Calendar. 18 THE PRESIDENT: The amendments 19 are received. The bill will retain its place 20 on the Third Reading Calendar. 21 Senator Skelos. 22 SENATOR SKELOS: Madam President, 23 if we could go to the noncontroversial reading 24 of the calendar. 25 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary

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(518) 371-8910 1 will read. 2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 3 227, by Senator Rath, Senate Print 2637, an 4 act to adjust certain state aid payments. 5 THE PRESIDENT: There is a local 6 fiscal impact note at the desk. 7 Read the last section. 8 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This 9 act shall take effect immediately. 10 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 11 (The Secretary called the roll.) 12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56. 13 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 14 passed. 15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 16 257, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 1392, an 17 act to amend Chapter 311 of the Laws of 1920 18 relating to the assessment and collection of 19 taxes. 20 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 21 section. 22 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This 23 act shall take effect immediately. 24 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 25 (The Secretary called the roll.)

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(518) 371-8910 1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56. 2 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 3 passed. 4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 5 259, by Senator Morahan, Senate Print 1965A, 6 an act to authorize the Bais Mahari Assad to 7 file an application. 8 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 9 section. 10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 11 act shall take effect immediately. 12 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 13 (The Secretary called the roll.) 14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 55. Nays, 15 1. Senator Bonacic recorded in the negative. 16 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 17 passed. 18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 19 292, by Senator Balboni, Senate Print 178A, an 20 act relating to the procurement process of 21 homeland security-related goods and services. 22 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Balboni. 23 SENATOR BALBONI: Please lay the 24 bill aside for the day. 25 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is laid

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(518) 371-8910 1 aside for the day. 2 SENATOR BALBONI: Thank you very 3 much. 4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 5 352, by Senator Volker, Senate Print 3333, an 6 act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law, in 7 relation to challenge for cause. 8 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 9 section. 10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 11 act shall take effect on the first of 12 November. 13 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 14 (The Secretary called the roll.) 15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 55. Nays, 16 1. Senator Duane recorded in the negative. 17 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 18 passed. 19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 20 386, by Member of the Assembly Gianaris, 21 Assembly Print Number 5866A, an act in 22 relation to authorizing the State Emergency 23 Management Office. 24 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 25 section.

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(518) 371-8910 1 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 2 act shall take effect immediately. 3 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 4 (The Secretary called the roll.) 5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56. 6 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 7 passed. 8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 9 401, by Senator Maziarz, Senate Print 3250, an 10 act to amend the Labor Law, in relation to the 11 duty of an employer. 12 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 13 section. 14 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This 15 act shall take effect on the 90th day. 16 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 17 (The Secretary called the roll.) 18 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56. 19 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 20 passed. 21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 22 438, by Senator Leibell, Senate Print 3593, an 23 act to amend the Retirement and Social 24 Security Law, in relation to the employment of 25 retired persons.

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(518) 371-8910 1 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 2 section. 3 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 4 act shall take effect immediately. 5 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 6 (The Secretary called the roll.) 7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56. 8 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 9 passed. 10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 11 439, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 3599, an 12 act to amend the Local Finance Law, in 13 relation to providing. 14 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 15 section. 16 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 17 act shall take effect June 30, 2005. 18 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 19 (The Secretary called the roll.) 20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56. 21 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 22 passed. 23 Senator Skelos, that completes the 24 calendar for the day. 25 SENATOR SKELOS: Thank you very

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(518) 371-8910 1 much, Madam President. 2 If we could return to the order of 3 motions and resolutions, I believe there's a 4 privileged resolution at the desk by Senator 5 Leibell. I ask that the title be read and 6 move for its immediate adoption. 7 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 8 will read. 9 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 10 Leibell, Legislative Resolution Number 1275, 11 honoring the Putnam Valley Rotary Club upon 12 the occasion of its 35th anniversary. 13 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Skelos. 14 SENATOR SKELOS: Move that we 15 adopt the resolution. 16 THE PRESIDENT: All in favor of 17 the resolution please signify by saying aye. 18 (Response of "Aye.") 19 THE PRESIDENT: Opposed, nay. 20 (No response.) 21 THE PRESIDENT: The resolution is 22 adopted. 23 Senator Skelos. 24 SENATOR SKELOS: Is there any 25 further business to come before the Senate?

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(518) 371-8910 1 THE PRESIDENT: No, there isn't, 2 Senator. 3 SENATOR SKELOS: Thank you. 4 Just a reminder that the West Point 5 luncheon, on behalf of Senator Larkin, I 6 believe commences at 1:00 p.m. 7 And there being no further business 8 to come before the Senate, I move we stand 9 adjourned until Monday, April 11th, at 10 3:00 p.m., intervening days being legislative 11 days. 12 THE PRESIDENT: A reminder that 13 the West Point luncheon is at 1:00 p.m. 14 And on motion, the Senate now 15 stands adjourned until Monday, April 11th, 16 3:00 p.m., intervening days being legislative 17 days. 18 (Whereupon, at 12:23 p.m., the 19 Senate adjourned.) 20 21 22 23 24 25

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