“Binghamton University must work to better allow free speech on campus for all of their students, not just those who use intimidation and aggressive badgering to shut down what was a peaceful practice of free speech by conservative students. Encouraging...

New Senate Majority bill introduced to give voting privileges to prisonersStatement from Assemblyman Christopher R. Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) “With extremist downstate politicians at the helm in New York, they have done everything to remove consequences...

“Albany’s culture of corruption is wrought with serious ethical problems. In the past decade, nearly 20 state elected officials have been indicted and convicted. Allowing for personal expenses, including childcare, to be paid for out of campaign...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) unfortunately had to vote no on a piece of legislation which would help Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) because the bill failed to include a correction to the requirement that local...

“Our agricultural communities are built by small family farms, and the Assembly Majority has been attacking them, their way of life and their ability to prosper by forcing progressive policies onto their farms. Of the 35,000 farms in New York, 98...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) voted against the dangerous, so-called Green Light Bill, which gives illegal immigrants New York State driver’s licenses. According to several Siena Polls over the past few months, a majority of New...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) is troubled by a concerted effort from Assembly Majority who are moving a bill through the Committee on Transportation to give illegal immigrants driver’s licenses and permits. Assembly Speaker Carl...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) is calling for an investigation into the Medicaid program which was discovered to have been paying more than $63,000 on erectile dysfunction (ED) and sexual dysfunction drugs, which is a prohibited by both...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) is concerned with the Assembly Majority’s latest fight to end tipped wages in favor of an hourly minimum wage, this time for car wash workers (A.6346-C). Tipped-wage workers are already, by law, all...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) opposes a bill which was approved by the Assembly Majority on the Committee on Corrections to advance a floor vote which would give inmates a $10 daily minimum wage and would allow for an automatic cost...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) vehemently opposes efforts by Assembly Majority to move forward legislation which would bar law enforcement from carrying out arrests of illegal immigrants in the New York State Unified Court System. The...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I -Big Flats) today voted for legislation which would support New Yorkers with disabilities. Today, advocates and legislators celebrate what is known as Disability Day in the Capitol which is meant to bring awareness...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I,Reg- Big Flats) today voted against the Assembly Majority efforts to eliminate New York’s double jeopardy protections which were adopted to shield citizens from excessive harassment and prosecution from the government....

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I,Reg- Big Flats) today voted against legislation which would allow for the release of an individual’s state tax returns if requested by the chairpersons of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, the U.S. Senate...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I,Ref-Big Flats) is calling for the passage of Ramona’s Law (A.6663), legislation which would extend the maximum time allowed between parole hearings from two years to five for those who committed significantly...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) is opposing efforts by the Assembly Majority to move a bill which would prohibit employers from conducting criminal background checks on job applicants without first making a job offer (A.3972). Friend...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) is in opposition to efforts from the Majority in the Legislature to prematurely parole inmates from prison if they have reached the age of 55. The bill would allow criminals, despite the length of their...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) and his Minority colleagues launched a petition to gain support from the public to urge the passage of legislation creating SUNY and CUNY scholarships for Gold Star families in New York. The Assemblyman,...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) has serious concerns over the governor’s intention of closing three more prisons in the state. Current housing and staffing in state prisons has inmates dangerously double-bunked in dormitories and...

Assemblyman Chris Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) is a co-sponsor of legislation providing SUNY and CUNY scholarships to the children of military men and women who have died as a result of carrying out their official duties (A.2991). The bill would ensure ‘Gold...