Monday, November 29, 2010

1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 November 29, 2010 11 4:01 p.m. 12 13 14 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION II 15 16 17 18 19 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR RICHARD RAVITCH, President 20 ANGELO J. APONTE, Secretary 21 22 23 24 25

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 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 stand and 5 recite with me the Pledge of Allegiance to our 6 Flag. 7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 9 THE PRESIDENT: Today's 10 invocation will be provided by the Reverend 11 Peter G. Young, from the Mother Teresa 12 Community here in Albany. 13 REVEREND YOUNG: Thank you, 14 Governor. 15 Let us pray. 16 Almighty and Eternal God, You have 17 revealed Your glory to all nations. God of 18 power and might, wisdom and justice comes to 19 our Senators through Your authority and the 20 prayer that Your laws are enacted and 21 judgements are decreed, with our citizens 22 benefiting from the dedication of our session 23 today. 24 May we pray and thank God for those 25 that have served in this Senate. And may we

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 again thank them for their service, for their 2 new careers. And we again want to again 3 welcome the new members. 4 And we would take a moment to 5 remember, as a group, our Senator Morahan, who 6 has passed since the last time that we've met, 7 without an opportunity to thank God for this 8 man. May we pray for him now in a moment of 9 silence. 10 Amen. 11 (Whereupon, the assemblage 12 respected a moment of silence.) 13 THE PRESIDENT: The Senate 14 remains in extraordinary session. 15 The reading of the Journal. 16 The Secretary will read. 17 THE SECRETARY: In Extraordinary 18 Session Number II, the Senate met pursuant to 19 adjournment. The Journal of Saturday, 20 November 27, was read and approved. On 21 motion, Senate adjourned. 22 THE PRESIDENT: Without 23 objection, the Journal stands approved as 24 read. 25 Senator Klein.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, I 2 believe there's a concurrent resolution at the 3 desk by Senator Sampson. I ask that the title 4 of the resolution be read and move for its 5 immediate adoption. 6 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Klein, 7 has this resolution been deemed privileged and 8 submitted by the office of the Temporary 9 President? 10 SENATOR KLEIN: Yes, it has, 11 Mr. President. 12 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 13 will read. 14 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 15 Sampson, Concurrent Resolution Number 2, 16 relative to the adjournment of the 17 Extraordinary Session of the Legislature 18 sine die. 19 THE PRESIDENT: The question is 20 on the concurrent resolution. All those in 21 favor please signify by saying aye. 22 (Response of "Aye.") 23 THE PRESIDENT: Opposed? 24 (No response.) 25 THE PRESIDENT: The concurrent

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 resolution is adopted. 2 Before this extraordinary session 3 is adjourned, I would like to take the liberty 4 of just saying a couple of personal words. 5 This has been an extraordinary 6 experience for me in the last 15 months. I 7 deeply appreciate the courtesies that have 8 been extended to me by I think almost each and 9 every one of you. 10 I've enjoyed the opportunity to 11 have had an impact on the gargantuan problems 12 that this state faces. I regret that I was 13 not able to be more helpful in producing 14 solutions. 15 I am constantly subjected to 16 comments about how could I possibly have 17 anything to do with such a dreadful body as 18 the New York State Legislature. And I want to 19 tell you -- and I read that every day, 20 practically, in the newspapers. And I want to 21 tell you that I appreciate the extraordinary 22 difficulty, particularly of dealing with a 23 body that's equally divided. 24 But I have to tell you I continue 25 to believe that politics is not a dirty word,

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 it's the way that democracy makes decisions. 2 And I think that each and every one of you in 3 your own way care much more than you're given 4 credit for for the well-being of the people of 5 this state. 6 I know, because it's been a matter 7 of great intellectual interest to me for 8 thirty years, how serious the fiscal problems 9 are and how difficult it is to make the 10 changes that have to be made in the way 11 benefits and burdens are allocated, 12 particularly for people who have to run for 13 election. 14 But I have a great underlying faith 15 in the DNA of this country and of this state. 16 I've lived here 77 years; I hope to be around 17 a long time. Between me, my children, and my 18 grandchildren, we own nine homes in the State 19 of New York, so I have a stake not just as a 20 matter of passion and commitment, but also 21 with that investment of most of our family's 22 resources. 23 And I want to tell you something 24 that I have found. Despite the enormous 25 frustrations, I have found this experience to

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 be fascinating, challenging. I've made 2 friends that I hope that I'm able to keep. 3 And as you all look to the future, 4 I can only say I wish you the best of luck, 5 and Godspeed, and thank you again for your 6 courtesies. 7 Thank you. 8 (Standing ovation.) 9 THE PRESIDENT: This 10 extraordinary session is adjourned sine die. 11 (Whereupon, at 4:07 p.m., the 12 Senate adjourned.) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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