Wednesday, March 11, 2009

1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 March 11, 2009 11 3:27 p.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 SENATOR NEIL D. BRESLIN, Acting President 19 ANGELO J. APONTE, Secretary 20 21 22 23 24

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(518) 371-8910 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: The 3 Senate will please come to order. 4 I ask all present to rise to recite 5 the Pledge of Allegiance. 6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 8 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: The 9 invocation will be delivered by the Reverend 10 Roger L. Hambrick, Sr., pastor of the Green 11 Pasture Baptist Church in the Bronx. 12 REVEREND HAMBRICK: Let us pray. 13 Father God, in Your mighty name we 14 call upon You at this hour, giving You thanks 15 and giving You praise, Lord, for this 16 opportunity, Lord God, and for these men and 17 women who have come together, to reason 18 together, to help Your people, and to assist 19 Your people for better living. 20 Lord God, we ask that You would 21 touch even every heart and every mind of those 22 who were assembled here. And let us remember 23 that even on our money it says "In God We 24 Trust," and that we should trust in You with

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(518) 371-8910 1 all of our hearts and lean not to our own 2 understanding. For all of our ways, we should 3 acknowledge You, and You will direct our path. 4 Direct Your people to do the things 5 that are necessary to help to resolve the 6 budget and things that will help the people of 7 this land, of this state, New York State, to 8 become better people, to live better, so that 9 they will be able to afford things and do 10 things with their lives that they wouldn't 11 ordinarily be able to do. 12 God, bless their minds so that they 13 will be able to reason together and come up 14 with the conscious decisions to help us to 15 resolve all the issues of this city and this 16 state. 17 All these blessings we ask in the 18 name of Jesus. Amen. 19 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 20 you, Reverend Hambrick. 21 The reading of the Journal. 22 The Secretary will read. 23 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 24 Tuesday, March 10, the Senate met pursuant to

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(518) 371-8910 1 adjournment. The Journal of -- 2 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Can we 3 have some silence, please. 4 THE SECRETARY: The Journal of 5 Monday, March 9, was read and approved. On 6 motion, Senate adjourned. 7 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Without 8 objection, the Journal stands approved as 9 read. 10 Presentation of petitions. 11 Messages from the Assembly. 12 Messages from the Governor. 13 Reports of standing committees. 14 Reports of select committees. 15 Communications and reports from 16 state officers. 17 Motions and resolutions. 18 Senator Klein. 19 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, I 20 believe there's a privileged resolution at the 21 desk. I ask that the resolution be read in 22 its entirety and move for its immediate 23 adoption. 24 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank

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(518) 371-8910 1 you, Senator Klein. 2 The Secretary will read. 3 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 4 Oppenheimer, Legislative Resolution Number 5 768, memorializing Governor David A. Paterson 6 to proclaim March 2009 as Women's History 7 Month in the State of New York. 8 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Senator 9 Oppenheimer. 10 SENATOR OPPENHEIMER: Thank you 11 very much. 12 I'd like to just speak very briefly 13 on this resolution, which is an important 14 resolution for recognition of what women have 15 done governmentally in this state. 16 Each year New York State does set 17 aside time to recognize the unique and varied 18 contributions that women have made to New York 19 and to New York society. And New York has 20 been the home of many extraordinary women who 21 have led society to a better place, as many 22 men will attest to. 23 New York has had people working and 24 living in New York like Susan B. Anthony, like

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(518) 371-8910 1 Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Matilda Joslyn 2 Gage. They were all very active in our 3 struggle for suffrage. And indeed, in the 4 late 1800s, Carrie Clyde Holly, who was 5 originally from New York City, and Clara 6 Dressingham, who came from Brooklyn, were 7 among two of the first three women elected to 8 any state legislature in the nation, joining 9 Frances Klock, from Massachusetts, in the 10 Colorado legislature. 11 And in 1918, one year after 12 New York guaranteed women the right to vote in 13 all elections, the first two women, Ida Sammis 14 and Mary Lilly, were elected to the New York 15 State Legislature. 16 And there are many other women that 17 have been very active in New York State 18 government. For example, Rhoda Fox Graves 19 became the first woman to be elected to both 20 houses of the New York State government, 21 elected to the Assembly in 1924, for several 22 terms, and then elected to the Senate in 1934. 23 And she was here for 14 years in this house. 24 And then we have Rhoda Jacobs, our

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(518) 371-8910 1 friend. She's the longest-serving woman in 2 the New York State Legislature, from 1979. 3 And Rhoda is still here presently and working 4 hard. 5 And Earlene Hooper, who is the 6 highest-ranking woman in the Assembly. And as 7 Deputy Speaker, she holds the highest 8 leadership post ever held by a woman in the 9 Assembly. And Ruth Hassell-Thompson, of note, 10 is the highest-ranking woman in the Senate, as 11 Chair of our Majority Conference, which we are 12 all very pleased with. 13 And since 1983, the New York women 14 legislators have worked through the bipartisan 15 Legislative Women's Caucus to improve the 16 representation and participation of all women 17 in all areas of government, to support issues 18 that affect women and families in New York 19 State, and to provide a network of support for 20 the women in the State Legislature. 21 And today we have 52 women serving 22 in the New York State Legislature, holding 23 leadership positions in both houses and 24 bringing the diverse experience of women into

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(518) 371-8910 1 law and into public policy. 2 And that is why we are asking our 3 good Governor, David Paterson, to proclaim 4 March 2009 as Women's History Month in the 5 State of New York and to honor the women of 6 New York State. And we hope this will be 7 adopted. 8 And as I mentioned earlier, the 9 Women's Legislative Caucus is bicameral and 10 also bipartisan. And we are 52 women, and we 11 are working to advance those family issues so 12 important to women and men. 13 Thank you. 14 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 15 you, Senator Oppenheimer. 16 The Secretary will continue to read 17 the resolution. 18 THE SECRETARY: "WHEREAS, March 19 is Women's History Month; and 20 "WHEREAS, March 8th is 21 International Women's Day; and 22 "WHEREAS, Each year, New York State 23 officially sets aside time to recognize the 24 unique and varied contributions that women

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(518) 371-8910 1 have made to New York and its society; and 2 "WHEREAS, New York has been the 3 home of many extraordinary women who have led 4 society to a better future; and 5 "WHEREAS, New York women like Susan 6 B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and 7 Matilda Joslyn Gage, were instrumental in 8 leading the struggle for suffrage; and 9 "WHEREAS, In 1895, Carrie Clyde 10 Holly, originally from New York City, and 11 Clara Dressingham, from Brooklyn, were among 12 two of the first three women elected to any 13 state legislature in the nation, joining 14 Frances Klock, from Massachusetts, in the 15 Colorado legislature; and 16 "WHEREAS, in 1918, one year after 17 New York guaranteed women the right to vote in 18 all elections, the first two women, Ida Sammis 19 and Mary Lilly, were elected to the New York 20 State Legislature; and 21 "WHEREAS, Rhoda Fox Graves became 22 the first woman to be elected to both houses 23 of the New York State government, elected to 24 the Assembly in 1924, for several terms, and

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(518) 371-8910 1 elected to the Senate in 1934, for 14 years; 2 and 3 "WHEREAS, Rhoda Jacobs is the 4 longest-serving woman in the New York State 5 Legislature, 1979 to the present, and Earlene 6 Hooper is the highest-ranking woman in the 7 Assembly. As Deputy Speaker, she holds the 8 highest leadership post ever held by a woman 9 in the Assembly. And Ruth Hassell-Thompson is 10 the highest-ranking woman in the Senate, as 11 Chair of the Majority Conference; and 12 "WHEREAS, Since 1983, New York 13 women legislators have worked through the 14 bipartisan Women's Legislative Caucus to 15 improve the representation and participation 16 of women in all areas of government, support 17 issues that affect women and families in 18 New York State, and provide a network of 19 support for the women in the State 20 Legislature; and 21 "WHEREAS, Today, 52 women serve in 22 the New York State Legislature, holding 23 leadership positions in both houses and 24 bringing the diverse experiences of women into

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(518) 371-8910 1 law and public policy; now, therefore, be it 2 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 3 Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize 4 Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim 5 March 2009 as Women's History Month in the 6 State of New York, and to honor the women of 7 New York State; and be it further 8 "RESOLVED, That copies of this 9 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 10 to the Honorable David A. Paterson, Governor 11 of the State of New York, and to the 12 Legislative Women's Caucus of New York State." 13 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Senator 14 Hassell-Thompson. 15 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Thank 16 you, Mr. President. 17 Women's History Month is a time 18 when we can review and renew, admire and 19 respect what has been accomplished by so many 20 women over such a long period of time. Sadly, 21 it is only fairly recently that we as a nation 22 have come to pay tribute to these talented 23 individuals who have fought and overcome 24 discrimination and adversity. The fact that

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(518) 371-8910 1 as of 2009 the Equal Rights Amendment has yet 2 to be passed shows that we still have a long 3 way to go. 4 If we fail to acknowledge our 5 gender's tremendous accomplishments, we harm 6 future generations of women by limiting their 7 access to this history. 8 I want to thank my colleague 9 Senator Suzi Oppenheimer for this resolution 10 and for acknowledging and making sure that we 11 remember those women who have begun a path on 12 which each of us now steps and treads. And I 13 also want us to be mindful that we have a role 14 to play -- not because our title is "Senator," 15 but because we have been elected to carry on a 16 tradition that was started before we got here. 17 I am very grateful to be recognized 18 in this resolution. I found it very 19 disconcerting that in 2001, when I was first 20 elected, I was the first African-American 21 woman ever to be elected in the Senate, from 22 the borders of the Bronx to the Canadian 23 border. But I am pleased to know that since 24 that time we have continued to elect women of

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(518) 371-8910 1 color to this house, as well as to the 2 Assembly, and to positions in this state where 3 they can hold up their heads and hold up their 4 share of the responsibility for making this 5 the best state that it can be. 6 So I thank you, Suzi, and I thank 7 all of you who are signing onto this 8 resolution for your acknowledgment that women 9 are coming -- finally -- into their own. 10 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 11 you, Senator Hassell-Thompson. 12 Senator Young. 13 SENATOR YOUNG: Thank you, 14 Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak on 15 this resolution. And I want to thank the 16 sponsor for putting this in. 17 We all love New York State, and we 18 are here because we love our districts and we 19 are proud to represent New York State in the 20 Legislature. One of the features that we all 21 are aware of as Senators is the fact that 22 New York State is steeped in history, with 23 great historical figures, including women, and 24 many of them are outlined in this resolution.

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(518) 371-8910 1 It's amazing that 24 years before 2 women were given the right to vote nationally 3 in this country, New York State was electing 4 women to the Legislature. And it's important 5 to recognize those women achievers. 6 We were one of the first areas of 7 this country was that settled, and we've 8 always had that pioneering spirit in New York 9 State. And women have been strong and 10 courageous, they've shown grit and 11 determination, they've had groundbreaking 12 achievements. And these are women who were 13 not willing to accept the status quo. 14 Not only do we have all the strong 15 women who are mentioned in this resolution -- 16 and I know there are too many to recognize, 17 but people like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth 18 Cady Stanton, and so on -- but we also have 19 had women Lieutenant Governors, and I 20 especially want to point that out today. We 21 had Mary Anne Krupsak, who served with 22 Governor Cuomo; under Governor Pataki, we had 23 Betsy McCaughey Ross and Mary Donohue. And 24 they too were great women achievers, and we

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(518) 371-8910 1 need to recognize their accomplishments. 2 I also am proud to say that I have 3 had women achievers from my district, 4 historical figures. For example, the first 5 elected woman town justice in New York State 6 was in the Town of Poland, in Chautauqua 7 County. 8 And I think, as we look around our 9 individual districts, we can come up with 10 names of women who have accomplished so much. 11 These women in our history in 12 New York State have been role models for our 13 daughters and our granddaughters and for 14 generations to come. And it is incumbent on 15 us as legislators to make sure that we are 16 carrying on that tradition and that we are 17 serving as role models and that we are 18 breaking ground constantly to make New York 19 State the best place that it can possibly be. 20 So again, thank you very much, 21 Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak on 22 this resolution. 23 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 24 you, Senator Young.

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(518) 371-8910 1 Senator Little. 2 SENATOR LITTLE: Thank you, 3 Mr. President. 4 I too appreciate the fact that we 5 are recognizing Women's History Month and 6 notable women who have served in New York 7 State and who have served our country. 8 There is a saying, "You've come a 9 long way, baby," and I think that we as women 10 truly understand that saying. From when the 11 first women were allowed to vote in the State 12 of Colorado, until now -- and I have to note 13 that as they voted in Colorado, there was one 14 difference. Women were given pink ballots 15 instead of white ballots. So I'm sure if 16 there was a tie, the pink ballot counted just 17 as much as the white ballot, don't you think? 18 But in 1919, we had the first two 19 women who served in the Legislature, and both 20 in the Assembly. Although they only served 21 for one year, they certainly made their 22 impact. Ida Sammis sponsored the first bill 23 that passed by a woman, was the first 24 woman-sponsored bill that passed the New York

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(518) 371-8910 1 State Legislature, and that was a bill that 2 said in a position such as a retail clerk or 3 an elevator operator, you must have a seat. 4 And we all know that when we had 5 our elevators which were operated by people, 6 before they all became automatic, there was a 7 stool, a folding stool in those elevators. 8 And the reason for that, and why she sponsored 9 that bill, is most of these people were women, 10 who as a retail clerk in a store stood all 11 day, or as an elevator attendant stood all 12 day. So that was a bill that lasted for a 13 long time. 14 I have two daughters who I'm very 15 proud of, and I'm very proud that they have 16 had more opportunities than I had when I 17 graduated from college. I graduated in the 18 days when you could be a teacher, a nurse, or 19 a secretary. So here I am. I was a teacher, 20 though, momentarily, for a few years. 21 One of my daughter is a lawyer, and 22 the other is a speech therapist. And I have 23 seven granddaughters that I know are going to 24 see many more opportunities presented to them.

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(518) 371-8910 1 There are still changes and changes 2 taking place. I can still recall my eldest 3 daughter in 1980, we were sitting at a parish 4 council meeting, and the pastor was remarking 5 that the young men were not showing up to be 6 the altar servers. And as I saw her hand go 7 up, I knew exactly what she was going to be 8 talking about, even though she hadn't spoken 9 to me about it. 10 And she asked our pastor, "Father, 11 if you can't get the boys to serve as altar 12 servers, why can't we have girls serve as 13 altar servers?" Fortunately, today, you can. 14 And many, many changes have taken 15 place in our lifetime. And so for that we 16 have to thank the women who have gone before 17 us, the women who are currently serving with 18 us, and the women who will continue to make 19 those changes in history, in our country, and 20 in our state. 21 So thank you. 22 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 23 you, Senator Little. 24 Senator Stavisky.

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(518) 371-8910 1 SENATOR STAVISKY: Thank you, 2 Mr. President. 3 I find it very interesting that 4 we're remembering the past generations. 5 Yesterday, when we nominated four Regents in 6 the Assembly chamber, I spoke about how 7 225 years ago Alexander Hamilton, who had been 8 a Regent, had started the Regents and how we 9 have such a rich history. And it's certainly 10 applicable today, with the passage of this 11 resolution recalling the women who have 12 contributed so much. 13 But let me say that -- and I say it 14 as the first woman from Queens County elected 15 to the State Senate. And I'm delighted that I 16 am no longer the first woman, but we have two 17 women now from Queens County. We have 52 18 women in the State Legislature, but think of 19 it, only 10 in the State Senate. Only 10. 20 The resolution talks about how 21 women have had an impact on what traditionally 22 have been called women's issues. And I look 23 forward to the day when all issues are women's 24 issues, because women are affected by the

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(518) 371-8910 1 banking laws, by the criminal justice system, 2 and by all of the laws, not just the so-called 3 traditional women's issues. 4 And I think that the day will come 5 and true equality will have been achieved when 6 resolutions such as this are no longer 7 introduced. 8 Thank you, Mr. President. 9 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 10 you, Senator Stavisky. 11 Senator Stewart-Cousins. 12 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: Thank 13 you, Mr. President. 14 I too rise to thank Senator 15 Oppenheimer for putting this resolution on and 16 allowing each of us the opportunity to remind 17 each of us, and those who view us and hear us, 18 of how far indeed we've come and yet how far 19 we do need to go. 20 I remember when I walked into these 21 chambers -- and I'm sure each of us in our own 22 way are still humbled by the fact that we are 23 here. But the thing that really captured my 24 attention were the artist's renderings of what

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(518) 371-8910 1 the Senate looked like and how we were able as 2 women, usually white women, to only view what 3 happened on the floor from the gallery. 4 The pictures tell the story of 5 gloved, bonneted women who could not dare walk 6 on the floors of this chamber. And yet here 7 we are, not only walking on the floors but 8 leading the policy of the State of New York. 9 Each woman here can rightfully say that they 10 are a history-maker. 11 And as we go through our debates, 12 we remember that not only are we 13 history-makers, but we are here to continue to 14 make positive and powerful history so that our 15 daughters indeed will be able to take us the 16 next step and the next step. 17 I recall the discussion we had 18 yesterday about daycare and how easily the 19 discussion about daycare flowed from our lips. 20 But the reality was that but for Eleanor 21 Roosevelt, the discussion wouldn't be had. 22 Daycare is not inevitable, it wasn't something 23 that always happened. It's something that 24 happens now in our lives because we need to

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(518) 371-8910 1 work and we need to be able to take these 2 leadership positions. 3 But the things that flow so easily 4 from our lips we take for granted. And the 5 reality is we've worked very hard, each and 6 every one of us, our male partners as well, to 7 make sure that we are at this moment and 8 continue to progress. 9 So again, it is a pleasure, an 10 honor, and a privilege to be here, not only 11 because we have a role to play but because in 12 recalling the steps that were made to get 13 here, we can never, ever forget. And I say to 14 all of the women in this Legislature and every 15 legislature: March on, and let's continue to 16 do very great things. 17 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 18 you, Senator Stewart-Cousins. 19 Senator Savino. 20 SENATOR SAVINO: Thank you, 21 Mr. President. 22 First let me thank Senator 23 Oppenheimer for bringing this resolution. And 24 then also let me express my gratitude to all

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(518) 371-8910 1 of the women members of this chamber, all of 2 whom came here before I did, either in the 3 Senate or in the Assembly or in some 4 legislative office in their county. 5 Your work, your efforts, your 6 willingness to put yourself forward and put 7 your families at risk, sometimes, to do the 8 good work of the public, made it possible for 9 a girl like me from Astoria, who certainly 10 never would have imagined serving in this 11 chamber, to be able to run for office. 12 I also am a first, the first woman 13 ever elected from Staten Island into the 14 New York State Senate. I'm now the first 15 woman ever to chair the Civil Service and 16 Pensions Committee. But I don't take that 17 that seriously, because I'm reminded of the 18 words of another woman who was a first -- she 19 was also a mentor to many of us in New York 20 City -- former Councilwoman Mary Pinkett. 21 She was the former president of my 22 union, and she went on to become the first 23 woman and the first African-American woman 24 elected to the New York City Council. And

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(518) 371-8910 1 everywhere she went, people would introduce 2 her that way. 3 And when I first got elected as the 4 vice president of that union, I had lunch with 5 her one day. And she said, "Are you proud of 6 yourself?" And I said, "Absolutely, Mary, I'm 7 very proud of myself." And she said, "You 8 should be." She said, "But let me give you 9 some advice, young lady. It is not enough to 10 be the first if you are going to be the only. 11 You have an obligation to reach around behind 12 you and be an example to other young women and 13 other young people to do good work." 14 And I hope that I have lived up to 15 that advice that Mary has given to me the way 16 all of the women in this chamber have done. 17 And if Mary were with us today, she 18 would say: Take a moment, pause, honor women, 19 honor their role in government, their role in 20 communities -- but don't forget that you have 21 a lot of work to do. And she would tell us 22 that even though we've come a long way, baby, 23 40 percent of the world's employment is made 24 up of women, but they still earn 12 to

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(518) 371-8910 1 60 percent less than men, even in occupations 2 like nursing and teaching. In the United 3 States, women still earn 77.6 cents per dollar 4 to men's hourly earnings. They make up 5 60 percent of the world's poor. They are 6 concentrated in low-wage, unprotected, 7 temporary or casual work. They often lack 8 maternity protection. And they are often the 9 victims of sexual violence and assault in the 10 workplace. 11 So Mary would say: Congratulations 12 for the work you've done, but don't for one 13 minute think that our work is finished. 14 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 15 you, Senator Savino. 16 Senator Nozzolio. 17 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Thank you, 18 Mr. President. On the resolution. 19 Mr. President and my colleagues, it 20 is a great honor for me to rise in support of 21 this resolution and thank the speakers who 22 have provided for this body and for the record 23 of this house many of the concerns that they 24 have regarding women's suffrage and women's

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(518) 371-8910 1 rights. 2 It must be unfathomable for the 3 younger women viewing these proceedings that 4 for over 150 years American women did not have 5 the right to vote. That is an unconscionable 6 blemish on our history. 7 But stated in the positive, it was 8 two New York heroines, genuine American 9 heroes, who worked together, virtually in 10 collaboration, worked to change the laws of 11 our nation so that women would be treated 12 equally and that women would have the right to 13 vote. Those two women were mentioned in this 14 resolution, New Yorkers Elizabeth Cady Stanton 15 and Susan B. Anthony. 16 I rise with great pride in coming 17 from the place where those two women worked 18 the hardest and presented the messages that 19 echoed with cannon fire across this nation. 20 That Elizabeth Cady Stanton did 21 most of her work in Seneca Falls, New York. 22 She was born in Senator Farley's territory, in 23 the eastern part of this state, but worked 24 tirelessly -- while raising a family -- had

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(518) 371-8910 1 the best partner you could possibly have in 2 Susan B. Anthony, who traveled across New York 3 and across this nation to encourage changing 4 of our laws. 5 From 1848, where the first women's 6 rights convention was conducted in Seneca 7 Falls, New York, to 1919, when the 8 constitutional amendment providing women the 9 right to vote was finally enacted, was a 10 tremendous struggle and a part of our history 11 that we as New Yorkers, as Americans, need to 12 be very proud of, the fact that those efforts 13 were successful. 14 One of the parts of the resolution 15 that I would like to emphasize, I believe an 16 omission, that the first woman Lieutenant 17 Governor in this state, Mary Anne Krupsak, was 18 certainly a trailblazer, and one that should 19 be certainly recognized along with other 20 notable New Yorkers who succeeded to be the 21 first women elected to important positions. 22 Mary Anne Krupsak, a former member 23 of this house, one who became the first woman 24 to serve as Lieutenant Governor, one who was

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(518) 371-8910 1 very influential in founding the "I Love New 2 York" campaign, a campaign that was extremely, 3 extremely important to the promotion of 4 tourism in New York State. 5 Mary Anne is alive and well and 6 living in the Finger Lakes region. And she is 7 one who, giving so much to her state, is now 8 giving so much to that region of the state 9 which she has adopted as her home. And that 10 I'm very proud to know her, to be the 11 beneficiary of her great community support, 12 because she's just been a stalwart to help the 13 community. 14 When my parents -- I should say my 15 father, and his mother and father, moved from 16 Sparanise, Italy, to Seneca Falls, New York, 17 they happened to move next door to the very 18 house where Elizabeth Cady Stanton lived. 19 And I'll share this thought as I 20 conclude, to say that Elizabeth Cady Stanton's 21 quest was a quest for women's rights, but it 22 also was a quest for human rights. 23 And I'll never forget when my 24 grandmother pointed out this historical marker

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(518) 371-8910 1 that stood in front of Elizabeth Cady 2 Stanton's house, just right next door to her 3 home. And I asked Grandma Tina what was that 4 all about, and she said it was, in her broken 5 English, that "Because of the woman who lived 6 here, I have the right to vote." A right that 7 she absorbed as an American citizen, a right 8 that she did not have as a citizen of the 9 country of Italy where she was born. 10 This, Mr. President and my 11 colleagues, is a day of celebration, and I'm 12 just very glad to be part of this body to be 13 part of the celebration too. Thank you. 14 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 15 you, Senator Nozzolio. 16 Senator Adams. 17 SENATOR ADAMS: Thank you, 18 Mr. President. 19 I thank Senator Nozzolio as we both 20 take an opportunity to acknowledge some of the 21 achievements and some of the recognitions of 22 "herstory." Clearly this is Herstory Month, 23 where we have an opportunity to see some of 24 the great things that women have done. And I

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(518) 371-8910 1 think that oftentimes when we take this 2 opportunity, we look at some of the stars that 3 are notable to all of us without realizing, as 4 I often say, that there's a large number of 5 costars that go unmentioned and 6 unacknowledged. 7 Long before Obama said "Yes, we 8 can," there was a mother that nurtured and 9 groomed him and inspired him to say he could. 10 Long before Malcolm Smith took over here as 11 the Majority Leader, there was a mother and a 12 sister that told him that he could one day 13 become a leader in the Senate. Long before 14 Larkin was a colonel in the service and what 15 he has done during the Civil Rights Era, there 16 was a mother that inspired him. 17 And all of us, when we think about 18 who we are and what we are, as Senator 19 Nozzolio mentioned what his grandmother said 20 to him, there are little words of 21 encouragement, little sayings, little things 22 that were whispered to us by just everyday 23 women doing extraordinary things. 24 And so it is fine to look at some

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(518) 371-8910 1 of the great stars of the era, but we have to 2 look at the everyday soccer moms, we have to 3 look at the everyday troop leaders in the Girl 4 Scouts and Boy Scouts, the everyday teachers 5 that walk in the classroom -- not paid enough, 6 but enough to find another dime, another 7 nickel to pay for a child to be able to read 8 and write -- the everyday doctor, nurse. So 9 it's everyday people. 10 The great history is ensuring that 11 we team together to state that no woman should 12 have to press her face up against the glass 13 and watch only men sit down at the table of 14 inclusion. As partners, we can press 15 ourselves up against the door of exclusion and 16 ensure that it remains open with our energy 17 and our compassion to make sure that America 18 is great for all groups. 19 So although we pause in this month 20 of Herstory, I think that our pauses should 21 recognize not only those women that we know 22 about because we read about or heard about or 23 we saw. We need to take a moment to pause and 24 just look at these women that sit here every

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(518) 371-8910 1 day to make sure that we go on with our daily 2 Journal, the women that take our photographs 3 and make sure that we can see what we do in 4 the Senate chamber, the women that type on 5 that stenograph machine to make sure that our 6 words are recorded, the women that sit on the 7 back here, these young ladies that are interns 8 that are future Senators and future leaders in 9 the Senate, the women that are attorneys that 10 sit in the corner and make sure that we shine. 11 Anybody can acknowledge Helen 12 Keller. Anybody can acknowledge the first and 13 the second. Anybody can talk about those that 14 everybody knows. But how many of us can 15 realize that we remove all of these women out 16 of our existence, our lives and our jobs would 17 be extremely difficult? 18 So if we truly want to recognize 19 Herstory Month, we will pause and look at all 20 of these women and change the dynamics on all 21 their levels. Because each level we have to 22 view life, everything from going to the 23 ladies' room and not having enough facilities 24 as in men's facilities, everything from

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(518) 371-8910 1 permitting men to go in to take photographs 2 and record people in sports arenas, everything 3 from construction jobs -- we must look at 4 every dynamic of our country and our state and 5 redefine are we women-friendly. And I say no, 6 we are not. 7 And so merely taking the month of 8 March to recognize herstory is just a reminder 9 of how far we have to go. I'm encouraged. 10 And I believe that those who stood and spoke 11 are encouraged. And together we can press our 12 shoulders up against the door of exclusion and 13 ensure that women are included in every 14 dynamic of our society. 15 Thank you. 16 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 17 you, Senator Adams. 18 Senator Flanagan. 19 SENATOR FLANAGAN: Thank you, 20 Mr. President. 21 I want to take a slightly different 22 tack. I walked in and listened to the 23 comments from Senator Oppenheimer when I first 24 got in here. And my father had the

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(518) 371-8910 1 opportunity to serve in the New York State 2 Assembly from 1972 to 1986, and he enjoyed a 3 terrific career over there. And he was 4 someone who promoted women at every turn, at 5 every corner, at every instance. He was way 6 out in front. 7 And some of my colleagues -- I 8 think Senator Larkin, Senator Nozzolio, some 9 of the members who were in the Assembly at the 10 time -- would remember in 1986 he went to then 11 Speaker Stanley Fink, got funding for a 12 women's conference, and put together, as a 13 minority Assembly Republican, a full 14 conference on women who had served in 15 government. And it was a profile of all the 16 women who had served in the New York State 17 Legislature, from Ida Sammis and Mary Lilly 18 forward. 19 And it was fabulous, because even 20 though I was not directly involved at the 21 time, I remember how important this was to him 22 and, even more important, how incredibly 23 valuable it was to all those women who got 24 that recognition at the time.

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(518) 371-8910 1 And obviously we've come a long way 2 since 1986. But I would also add that when 3 you listen to these stories, Ida Sammis -- I 4 come from the town of Huntington, share that 5 territory with Senator Marcellino. I live in 6 the town of Huntington. So, yeah, I'm like a 7 little kid, it's pretty cool that one of the 8 first women came right from the town that I'm 9 fortunate enough to represent. 10 And my father was also a historian 11 about New York State government and wrote some 12 New York State history, one of which is -- and 13 I would be happy to provide it to anyone who 14 wants to read it -- an essay about Ida Sammis 15 called "The Woman of the House." 16 And my friend Senator Lanza will 17 appreciate this, because we were talking about 18 it. To show you how far we've come even in 19 little ways, at the time that Ida Sammis was 20 first elected to the Assembly, every desk had 21 a spittoon right next to the seat. So being 22 the lady that she was -- you know, most of the 23 men, of course, were doing things like smoking 24 and spitting and all those terrible things we

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(518) 371-8910 1 don't do in here anymore, but she somehow made 2 her mark initially by turning her spittoon 3 into a -- what is the word I'm looking for? 4 That's where she put flowers in it. A vase, 5 thank you. And distinguished herself 6 immediately by a subtle thing just like that. 7 So there is a rich history, and 8 Women's History Month is obviously something 9 to be celebrated. Thank you. 10 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 11 you, Senator Flanagan. 12 Senator Farley. 13 SENATOR FARLEY: Thank you, 14 Mr. President. 15 I rise to pay tribute to one of the 16 most remarkable women that I ever knew, my 17 mother, who was a suffragette. I don't think 18 there's anybody in this room whose mother was 19 a suffragette. I have a picture of her 20 marching in Watertown, with a sash -- she was 21 17 or 18 years of age -- so that women could 22 have a right to vote. 23 And you know, it was interesting, 24 she was the oldest and only daughter, with

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(518) 371-8910 1 eight little brothers. Always wanted a 2 daughter, and ended up with six sons, me being 3 one at the tail end. But somebody that was 4 always interested in women's rights, somebody 5 that was always interested in public affairs, 6 perhaps got me interested in it, followed 7 this. A remarkable woman, a concert pianist, 8 a nationally ranked amateur tennis player, and 9 somebody that really made a difference in a 10 lot of people's lives. 11 You know, back in her day, as it 12 was mentioned earlier, women's opportunities 13 were terribly limited. And as a matter of 14 fact, she came from a rather prominent family 15 whose sons were all sent off to be highly 16 educated, and she was not. And I think she 17 somewhat resented that and consequently was 18 very, very education-oriented. 19 There are a lot of remarkable women 20 who will not make posters. And I imagine that 21 everybody that is seated here has a mother 22 that really deserves to be up there on that 23 poster as a Woman of Distinction. I certainly 24 know that my mother was a woman of

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(518) 371-8910 1 distinction, and I so nominated her. 2 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 3 you, Senator Farley. 4 Senator Krueger. 5 SENATOR LIZ KRUEGER: Thank you. 6 Well, we've talked about women in 7 the Legislature and women's history. We're 8 51 percent of the population. Elizabeth Cady 9 Stanton and Susan B. Anthony made sure we got 10 our right to vote. And if they were here 11 today, they would say we're not done yet. 12 They would say, in terms of the 21st century, 13 just talking about that we got the right to 14 vote is an unacceptable discussion. Because 15 in fact what they were talking about, for 16 their time, was equality, equality across the 17 board. Equal rights in business, in 18 government, in the home, in the workplace, in 19 society. And we haven't gotten there yet. 20 Now, I think it's important to talk 21 about women today because I think it's 22 important to talk about equal rights every 23 day. Recently someone had passed to me some 24 kind of resolution about calling for Women's

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(518) 371-8910 1 Equality Day. Well, you know what, I want it 2 365 days a year. I want it for every woman. 3 And I know that every man in this room wants 4 it for every woman too. Because women's 5 equality is men's equality. Because, as so 6 many of my colleagues said, they all have 7 mothers, sisters, wives, daughters. And so 8 they know that no issue is a woman's issue; 9 every issue is a men's issue and a women's 10 issue. 11 So, you know, Emma Goldman was a 12 great woman in history, and she fought for 13 equal rights in the workplace and equal pay, 14 and we're still not there. So I know, after 15 today's discussions, that when we bring 16 equal-pay bills to the floor of the New York 17 State Senate, all 62 members are going to sign 18 it and support it. 19 And I know that we care about 20 women's health. And so when Margaret Sanger 21 fought for women's reproductive rights, we're 22 still not there. And based on what I heard 23 today, every member of the Senate supports 24 women's health rights and women's reproductive

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(518) 371-8910 1 rights, so that Margaret Sanger would be proud 2 of us all today. 3 And only recently, thanks to the 4 U.S. Congress, we addressed a fundamental 5 issue of inequality and equal pay for women 6 when the Lily Ledbetter case was decided 7 wrongly by the Supreme Court and then fixed by 8 Congress, recognizing that women in our 9 society will not get paid less than men, that 10 that is not acceptable, and if you catch 11 somebody paying them less, you can go after 12 them for it. Because your daughters deserve 13 equal pay, your daughters deserve equal 14 recognition in our society. 15 So whether it's equal money for 16 women in sports, equal assurance of civil 17 liberties and civil rights, equal 18 opportunities in academia, in business, in 19 medicine, in law, in government, we all 20 believe in that. Because again, it's the 21 21st century, and just remembering the history 22 of women's right to vote is not enough. 23 This is a human rights issue, it's 24 a civil rights issue. In our country, we

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(518) 371-8910 1 believe in equal rights for everyone. Someone 2 pointed out 10 women Senators, 62 members of 3 the State Senate. The great history of 4 New York State is being eroded. 5 You know, we used to be the first 6 state in the country for proportional 7 representation of women in elected office. We 8 have actually been losing ground. There are 9 fewer women in elected office today than there 10 were 20 years ago, an important lesson for us 11 to remember. 12 We can't sit on the laurels of our 13 history. We're not there yet. As several 14 said, we've come a long way, baby. Not far 15 enough. Fifty-one percent of the population 16 is women, and we need to make sure that women 17 have equal treatment in every way, every day. 18 So I thank Suzi Oppenheimer for her 19 resolution. I thank all my colleagues, men 20 and women, for standing up on the floor of the 21 Senate today and saying yes, we're going to 22 make sure there are equal rights for women. 23 And as I teach in a youth civics 24 program that I give each year, if you think

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(518) 371-8910 1 that you met your assignment of civic 2 participation in the United States of America 3 because you registered to vote and you went 4 out to vote, you misunderstand the assignment. 5 The assignment is much, much larger than using 6 your right to vote or voting. It is making 7 sure that every day you hold your government 8 accountable to stand up for equal rights and 9 treatment, and in your own life you ask the 10 question every day: What am I doing to make 11 our country better, our world better, fairer, 12 more equal? And that includes making sure 13 that women's rights are everyone's rights. 14 So again, I'm very glad we're 15 having this day, this recognition of women's 16 history. And I challenge you all to take this 17 more than as simply a historical discussion. 18 This is a discussion about our current time 19 and our future, and we haven't finished the 20 assignment. 21 Thank you very much, Mr. President. 22 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 23 you, Senator Krueger. 24 Are there any other Senators

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(518) 371-8910 1 wishing to be heard? 2 Senator Montgomery. 3 SENATOR MONTGOMERY: Yes, thank 4 you, Mr. President. 5 I want to rise and thank my 6 colleague Senator Oppenheimer for introducing 7 this resolution, and also for my colleagues 8 for speaking so positively on this, what is, 9 as Senator Hassell-Thompson has said, an 10 opportunity to reflect and remember and to 11 contemplate where we're going, especially as 12 women, but as people too. 13 I want to pay particular tribute to 14 certainly First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who is 15 a New Yorker, was a New Yorker. And she was a 16 woman who had such conviction and courage, she 17 went and joined for a meeting and got up on a 18 plane with one of the Tuskegee Airmen at a 19 point when that was very politically incorrect 20 to do. 21 And I also want to pay tribute to a 22 woman who was a hero of mine, Fannie Lou 23 Hamer, who was actually beaten to death in a 24 jail in Mississippi because she was fighting

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(518) 371-8910 1 for the right to vote. She was fighting for 2 the civil rights of African-Americans in this 3 country, and she died, she was beaten to death 4 for that purpose. 5 And I want to pay tribute to Bella 6 Abzug, who was a woman who wore these huge 7 hats. She was the Hat Woman. And I loved 8 Bella because in any crowd I could see her by 9 her hats. And she would be flying through the 10 crowd, and it didn't matter who got in her 11 way -- she would knock anybody out of the 12 path, because her mission was to empower women 13 in this country. 14 So these are tremendously important 15 symbols of women and what we represent and 16 have represented. And I use these in 17 particular because I want the young women who 18 look at us right now and say, Oh, how far 19 we've come, but I also want these young women 20 to know that it's how much we fought for where 21 we are and how much we have given up, the 22 sacrifices that we've made. 23 And we still make them. We are 24 still not quite there. And getting there is

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(518) 371-8910 1 to struggle and to give up some things of 2 comfort that women should be able to expect 3 but cannot always do so. That's what those 4 women gave up, including their lives. 5 I remember Shirley Chisholm and the 6 struggle that she had. And it's very 7 interesting that women did not support Shirley 8 Chisholm, necessarily, as many of us did not 9 support Martin Luther King, necessarily, until 10 he was dead. Nor did we support Malcolm X, 11 and so forth and so on. 12 So when you look around and you 13 don't always have all of your troops behind 14 you, when you are going against the wind as 15 women, keep going. Because you're not walking 16 for yourself alone. You're walking for the 17 generations that come behind you. And 18 remember, never forget -- certainly I try 19 never to -- never forget those women who have 20 given so much to get us to this point that we 21 should sit down and just be comfortable. We 22 have to keep moving forward. 23 And I thank my colleagues for 24 standing up to recognize this month and to

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(518) 371-8910 1 recognize us as we are here. And I want to 2 certainly pass that on to the next generation 3 of women who are going to take our places and 4 go so much further, carry the torch so much 5 further than we have. 6 Thank you, Mr. President. 7 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 8 you, Senator Montgomery. 9 Senator Larkin. 10 SENATOR LARKIN: Thank you, 11 Mr. President. 12 And it is an honor to rise and pay 13 tribute to the women, not just of this 14 legislative body, but to the women of the 15 world. 16 You know, I have been listening 17 very carefully here. I haven't heard anybody 18 talk about the accomplishments a lot of women 19 have made to our armed forces. Some of you 20 probably don't know, just two weeks the first 21 four-star general was appointed, a female, who 22 commands the materiel command which provides 23 all of the service to the Army. 24 Heads of agencies that do health,

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(518) 371-8910 1 that do science, space. How about the women 2 that have been in space? Nobody mentioned 3 them. They were pioneers. They were some 4 people who saw something that had to be done, 5 and they did it. They weren't looking at 6 something. 7 Some of you heard John Flanagan 8 talk about his dad. When he put that 9 conference together, people looked at him as 10 if he had three eyes. But John Flanagan, Sr., 11 knew that this was something that had to be 12 done. 13 So think about it for a minute. 14 There's a Coast Guard vessel over in the China 15 Sea right now commanded by a female. Jacob 16 Javits, former United States Senator of 17 New York, Lord have mercy on his soul, was the 18 man that pushed on to allow women into the 19 service academies. Never had been done until 20 Javits did it. Class of '80. 21 And I'm sure that our distinguished 22 presiding officer today's brother can tell him 23 the stories of some dedicated people that he 24 saw in combat, our MASH hospitals, which are

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(518) 371-8910 1 right next to the battle line, all of those 2 doctors, nursing services, females. Something 3 that we never had before. 4 But just think of how fortunate we 5 are. I don't know how many of you have 6 daughters, but I do. I have a daughter who's 7 a professor at a college. When I was growing 8 up, there would have been no woman as 9 president of a college, no woman a department 10 head. Probably the best job, as Betty Little 11 had said earlier, they could have been one of 12 the secretaries. But just think about what 13 we're saying. 14 I would like to bring up another 15 woman's name. How about Rosa Parks? Did 16 anybody say anything about her today? In my 17 mind, having been the Army's project officer 18 for the march from Selma to Montgomery, I 19 recognized the impact that she had. In my 20 opinion, if there wasn't a Rosa Parks, there 21 probably would have been no big explosion of 22 thoughts with regard to Dr. King. Because 23 Rosa Parks got on that bus, and the man said 24 to her, "Go to the rear," and she said: "No,

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(518) 371-8910 1 I've worked 12 hours today, I'm finished. And 2 I'm sitting right here." 3 What did she do for the women of 4 the world? She set a tone of what she thought 5 was right. And we should be talking about 6 people like her. 7 And we should be talking about some 8 of those young women. A month and a half ago 9 I was at Walter Reed Army Hospital, and I 10 visited with the wounded warriors. I met a 11 woman who lost both her legs. She was a 12 chopper pilot. And trying to relate with what 13 she was going through and my own previous 14 experience in combat, the gentleman that was 15 with me asked her, "And what do you think 16 about service?" She said, "I'm an Army 17 aviator, I'm an Army captain, and I want to go 18 back to Iraq." 19 And I said to her, "Why?" She 20 said, "I lost something over there." I was 21 embarrassed to look down, because she had two 22 limbs hanging there. She said, "I want to get 23 the guy that shot my plane down." 24 That was an American woman who had

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(518) 371-8910 1 pride in what she did. And we sometimes 2 forget, we always look for the big heroes 3 instead of some of them. 4 We all know what happened to the 5 flight of one of the shots to the moon. When 6 the vehicle went down, we lost a woman. But 7 we forget those. We all talk about someone 8 who became a mighty big hero. And, you know, 9 we don't have to look far. Every one of us 10 can look in here to our family -- our wives, 11 our mothers, our aunts, our nieces, our 12 daughters. 13 But I think sometimes we'd better 14 start to think about some of the women who've 15 actually done something to make this country 16 great. I'm very proud to stand up for all of 17 those women that I know and all of those women 18 that served in the armed forces. They've 19 served in roles in combat, the MASH hospitals. 20 If it wasn't for those dedicated people, a lot 21 of people who were wounded and have survived, 22 were it not for them, they would never have 23 made it. 24 I think we need to take a moment

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(518) 371-8910 1 today, when this oratorical contest is 2 finished, and start to think about what 3 contributions women have made in our society 4 and our history. 5 And I thank all of the women here 6 who stood up here and said "I will run for 7 public office," because they made a decision 8 to do something to improve the quality of life 9 by serving. And I thank you all. 10 Thank you, Mr. President. 11 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 12 you, Colonel -- or, excuse me, Senator Larkin. 13 Senator Perkins. 14 SENATOR PERKINS: Thank you, 15 Mr. Chairman. I'm going to be brief. 16 First, I just want to just thank 17 Suzi Oppenheimer for this resolution. And in 18 fact, I want to thank all of the women on both 19 sides of the aisle, on behalf of my daughters 20 and granddaughters, for the role that you 21 play, whether you realize it or not, in their 22 lives beyond our family by virtue of what you 23 do as Senators, whether you're a Democrat or 24 even Republican.

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(518) 371-8910 1 And I also just want to remember 2 Shirley Chisholm amongst those women or 3 leaders, more importantly, that we can thank 4 for Barack Obama. Because as we all remember, 5 it was her trailblazing candidacy as a 6 Congresswoman running for President in 1972 7 that began to set in motion that there would 8 be someone black eventually to represent this 9 nation. 10 And he built his candidacy on the 11 trail that she blazed. And obviously we're 12 all grateful for his election, and we want to 13 make sure that Shirley Chisholm and all those 14 women -- including my grandmother, who was the 15 matriarch of my family that I can give direct 16 credit for my presence today. 17 So I want to thank Suzi for this 18 opportunity for us to reflect and to recommit 19 to the roles that women have played in our 20 lives and the future that women will continue 21 to contribute to our individual lives, to our 22 city, to our state, to our families, to our 23 country. 24 Thank you.

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(518) 371-8910 1 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 2 you, Senator Perkins. 3 The question is on the resolution. 4 All those in favor signify by saying aye. 5 (Response of "Aye.") 6 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Opposed, 7 nay. 8 (No response.) 9 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: The 10 resolution is adopted. 11 At the request of the sponsor, the 12 resolution is open for multisponsorship. 13 Anyone not wishing to be on the resolution 14 please notify the desk. 15 Senator Klein. 16 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, 17 may we now move to a reading of the calendar. 18 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: The 19 Secretary will read. 20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 21 80, by Senator Klein, Senate Print 1904, an 22 act to amend the Executive Law, in relation to 23 maximum age. 24 SENATOR KLEIN: Please lay that

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(518) 371-8910 1 bill aside for the day. 2 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: The bill 3 is laid aside for the day. 4 The Secretary will read. 5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 6 81, by Member of the Assembly Pretlow, 7 Assembly Print Number 4750A, an act to repeal 8 Sections 22, 23 and 24 of Chapter 115 of the 9 Laws of 2008. 10 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Read the 11 last section. 12 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 13 act shall take effect immediately. 14 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Call the 15 roll. 16 (The Secretary called the roll.) 17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62. 18 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: The bill 19 is passed. 20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 21 85, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 178, an 22 act to amend the Judiciary Law, in relation to 23 the seal of Cortland County. 24 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Read the

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(518) 371-8910 1 last section. 2 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 3 act shall take effect immediately. 4 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Call the 5 roll. 6 (The Secretary called the roll.) 7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62. 8 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: The bill 9 is passed. 10 Senator Klein, that completes the 11 noncontroversial reading of the calendar. 12 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, 13 can we please recognize Senator 14 Hassell-Thompson for an announcement. 15 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Senator 16 Hassell-Thompson. 17 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Thank 18 you, Mr. President. 19 I wish to announce that immediately 20 following session today there will be a 21 Majority conference in Room 332, immediately 22 following the close of session. 23 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank 24 you, Senator Hassell-Thompson.

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(518) 371-8910 1 Senator Libous. 2 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 3 Mr. President. 4 I would also like to announce that 5 in Room 315 there will be an immediate 6 Republican conference. 7 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: Senator 8 Klein. 9 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, is 10 there any further business at the desk? 11 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: No, 12 Senator Klein, there is not. The desk is 13 clear. 14 SENATOR KLEIN: There being none, 15 I move that we adjourn until Thursday, 16 March 12th, at 11:00 a.m. 17 ACTING SENATOR BRESLIN: There 18 being no further business before the Senate, 19 on motion, the Senate stands adjourned until 20 Thursday, March 12th, at 11:00 a.m. 21 (Whereupon, at 4:26 p.m., the 22 Senate adjourned.) 23 24

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