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caption: 'May 13, 2019<br />"Under the Educational  Opportunity Division of the Department of Justice, would you consider it as an opportunity to work with congressional colleagues in order to discuss the issue of segregation within our public school systems across the board so that it doesn't become just an attack on this one test but we're really getting under the root and cause of the problem?" asked Assemblymember Latrice Walker of speaker Jumaane Williams, Public Advocate of New York City during on public hearing specialized high schools.      <br /> ',
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Walker Discusses Housing Court Decisions
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Assemblymember Walker Questions Landlords Taking Advantage Of Laws
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Assemblymember Walker Fights For Families In Public Housing
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caption: 'April 8, 2019<br />"One of our states guiding principles is to provide equal opportunities for every New Yorker. Since the passage of the federal Equal Pay Act in 1963, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and New York's Equal Pay Act in 1966, women, especially minority women, continue to suffer the consequences of unequal pay," said Assemblywoman Latrice Monique Walker on a resolution she sponsored to proclaim April 2, 2019 as Equal Pay Day in the State of New York. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=K00246&term=2019&Summary=Y&Text=Y\">K.246</a>)<br /> ',
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caption: 'March 31, 2019<br />"Most of the people who reside in our criminal justice system, they're from a few zip codes within our state and these billion dollar blocks… We had our part today to have our legacy moment, to be able to do something on behalf of 84% of New Yorkers who are residing within our criminal justice system who have not been convicted of a crime," said Assemblywoman Latrice Walker voting in support of a NYS Budget that will expedite trials, end cash bail for low-level offense and reform discovery laws (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=A02009&term=2019&Summary=Y\">A2009-C</a>).<br /> ',
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Walker Helps Pass Criminal Justice Reform
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Walker Votes to Ban Plastic Bags in NY
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Walker: Mayoral Control is Not the Answer
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Assemblymember Walker Fights for Bail Reform
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caption: 'January 30, 2018<br />"I stand here today to commend my voice to all of my colleagues and to congratulate my colleague in terms of introducing this resolution. We will continue in the memorialization of Wyatt Tee Walker, his life, his legacy, the gifts that he gave to mankind. I am proud to be a namesake of his and hope that I can only accomplish a modicum of all of the work that he has been able to do in his lifetime. We honor you today, Dr. Walker, it's a pleasure to be able to speak in this chamber on your behalf," stated Assemblywoman Latrice Monique Walker Mosley during the legislative resolution mourning the death of Wyatt Tee Walker, civil rights leader, pastor, and devoted member of his community. (<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=K00786&term=2017&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">K786</a>).<br />Â ',
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MWBE Participation And Re-entry Housing
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ACD's and Marijuana Charges in the Judiciary System
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caption: 'April 8, 2017<br />"These are our children that we're talking about-where 70% of the children who fall underneath this bill are black and Latino children." said Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, advancing the 'Raise the Age' component of the 2017-2018 New York State Budget, a measure that raises the age of criminal responsibility. <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A03009&term=2017\">A3009</a><br /> ',
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Budget: Raise the Age
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District 23 Community Education Council Meeting
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caption: 'June 14, 2016<br />Assemblywoman Walker rises to express her support for the safe staffing for quality care act, legislation which would make funds available for nursing education, specifically targeted to create and expand the amount of nurses interested and eligible to attend schools of nursing. "I think this is very important that we are able to provide the type of attention that our nurses need, because we want to make sure they're not over worked and burnt out, in a position where they just cannot provide the quality of care that our communities so heavily desire. So it is my honor and privilege today on behalf of the Nurse who helped save my life to be able to vote in the affirmative on this very important bill," stated Assemblywoman Walker. Â <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A08580&term=2015&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A8580</a><br />Â ',
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Advocating for Struggling Communities
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Budget Hearing on Housing
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Reducing Rates of Recidivism
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Welcome to the Assembly
