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caption: 'February 11, 2019<br />"I want to be acknowledge and be part of this celebration of 206 years where Juan Pablo Durante actually took the initiative to move his country in a different direction," said Assemblymember Al Taylor while supporting resolution K83 which commemorates the struggles of Juan Pablo Durante and the Independence of the Dominican Republic. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=K00083&term=2019&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">K83</a>)<br />Â ',
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caption: 'January 29, 2019<br />"In the community in which I serve one particular order there were four homicides in a 30-day period and that happened because folks had access to guns. And these are young people and in our community...It's how do you take guns out of the hands of young people that are not responsible there is a history of guns coming across borders where they are able to access them and they turnout in the commission of crimes," said Assemblymember Al Taylor in support of legislation that will establish the municipal gun buyback program and municipal gun buyback program fund. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=A02685&term=2019&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A2685</a>)<br /> ',
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Assemblymember Taylor Discusses Voter Registration
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Taylor Honored Deceased Former Members
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caption: 'May 15, 2018<br />"The Garifuna group is one of the fastest growing people-group in New York City, and we serve in the same church. So I extend a warm welcome," said Assemblyman Taylor as he welcomed members of the Garifuna community to the Assembly chamber. <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=K01181&term=2017&Summary=Y&Text=Y\">K1181</a><br />Â ',
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Assemblymember Taylor Remembers Lt. Michael Davidson
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Assemblymember Taylor on Wyatt Tee Walker
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Juan Pablo Duarte Day
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Martin Luther King Day Resolution
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Introduction of Assembly Member Al Taylor
