[New-York-News] Call To Action, 2022, Newsline

[Justin Young]

For Immediate Attention
Hi all:

I hope you are well. We have a chance to get our Newsline funding
legislation passed this year, but we all need to act, and quickly!

The bill numbers are A3144A (Pretlow) and S2924A (Parker. The Pretlow
bill is currently in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, and the
Parker bill is currently in the Senate Finance Committee.

We need to urge the Assembly Speaker, Carl E. Heastie, and the Senate
Majority Leader, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, to bring the bills to
the Assembly and Senate floors. They will pass both houses if they get
to the floor, but they have to get there first.

When you email or call, please give your name and indicate where you
live, for instance, Ray Wayne, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Indicate that
you are asking the Speaker or Senate Majority Leader to bring this
bill to the floor; give the bill number, for the Assembly, A3144A
(Pretlow, and for the Senate, S2924A (Parker).

If you use Newsline, indicate that, and explain how this service helps
you, for example, in school, in your job, or even for leisure
activities. If you are the parent of a blind child, state that, and
explain how Newsline helps your child.

The phone number for Assembly Speaker Heasty is 518-455-3791. Speaker
Heastie’s email address isSpeaker at nyassembly.gov.

The phone number for Senator Stewart-Cousins is 518-455-2715. Her
email address is
scousins at nysenate.gov

Note that her last name is hyphenated, but her email address does not
include a hyphen. If you cannot make phone calls during business hours
due to work or school commitments, you may leave a voicemail for
either one at any time.


Please copy me on all emails at

Raywayne1959 at gmail.com

Note to screen reader users, I use my first name, Ray, not my first
initial, as I previously did. There is no period, hyphen, or
underscore in my email address.

We can get this done if we all act. If you have any questions, you may
contact any of us on the legislation committee. Thank you all.

Legislation Committee
Ray Wayne, Chair