Majority Double-Down on Dangerous Criminal Justice Overhaul

A statement by Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square)

“While the governor and even Mayor de Blasio have signaled that they’re open to making changes to the Majoritys’ disastrous criminal justice overhaul, the speaker said something truly disconcerting to reporters yesterday- he “won’t budge.” To Assembly Majority politicians, automatically releasing killers, child sex criminals and bigots who commit hate crimes immediately after their arrests isn’t an oversight- it’s exactly what they want. Clearly, Senate Majority politicians feel the same way. They unanimously blocked legislation that would repeal their mistakes and allow us to move forward in a bipartisan, common-sense way.

“My Minority colleagues and I are ready to fix this. We’re ready to get to work,” said Ra.