Press Releases

McDonough: Assembly Majority Will Not Provide Real Tax Relief

Today, the Assembly majority unveiled their new plan for “property tax-relief.” The cuts proposed in this plan simply would not provide our working families with the tax relief they so desperately need. Programs proposed by the Assembly minority...

McDonough Welcomes New Assembly Member Tom McKevitt

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Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick), left, welcomes Tom McKevitt to the Assembly floor. Assemblyman McKevitt (R,C,I-East Meadow) was elected in a special election held last week to represent the 17th Assembly District. “I want to welcome...

McDonough and Assembly Minority Task Force on Medicaid Fraud, Waste and Abuse Discuss Possible Solutions

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) and the Assembly Minority Task Force on Medicaid Fraud, Waste and Abuse held a roundtable discussion today in South Huntington. “Some conservative estimates are that at least ten percent of what New...

McDonough Unveils Identity Theft Prevention Legislation

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick), the ranking minority member on the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee and co-sponsor of the legislation, helped unveil a comprehensive package of identity theft legislation at a press conference held in...

McDonough Sponsors ‘Buster’s Bill II’

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) a co-sponsor of “Buster’s Bill II,” would make the use of animals in the commission of a crime a felony offense, punishable by up to two years in prison. This bill is a direct response to the horrific...

McDonough Provides Property Tax Savings Plan

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) today provided Nassau County homeowners with a plan designed to save them money on their property taxes. The plan would save homeowners approximately $1,000 annually, and seniors nearly $1,500. “Property...

McDonough Supports Call for Joint Conference Committee on Civil Confinement

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) supports an effort to immediately convene a joint legislative conference committee to negotiate civil confinement legislation. The Assembly passed civil confinement legislation a week ago, noted McDonough,...

McDonough-Sponsored Resolution Calls on Congress to Extend Medicare Part D Enrollment

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) is calling on Congress to extend the deadline for senior citizens who want to register their participation in the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program. “I have received many comments and...

McDonough Supports “Star-Plus” Property Tax Relief Plan

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Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) joins Gov. George Pataki at a press conference in Hempstead to unveil the governor’s proposed STAR-PLUS property tax relief plan. “The STAR-PLUS program would provide homeowners in school districts that...

McDonough: Majority’s Bill Falls Short On Civil Confinement

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) today criticized the Assembly majority and their dangerously inadequate civil confinement bill that was introduced and passed on the Assembly floor. “Since 1996, the state Senate has consistently passed...

Home Run on Megan’s Law; Civil Commitment Coming to the Plate

Fresh from the passage of a stronger Megan’s Law, we now must focus on and continue to push for the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. A joint conference committee was instrumental in passing the Megan’s Law legislation, so I’m calling...

McDonough: Tougher Megan’s Law Sex Offender Registry Enacted

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) called today’s passage of critical Megan’s Law Sex Offender Registry legislation a victory for the Assembly minority efforts to further protect New York’s families. “The continuous efforts and...

McDonough: Budget Proposals Provide School and Property Tax Relief

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) is encouraged by the governor’s budget proposals that would provide school and property tax relief for homeowners in the state’s 2006-07 fiscal year. “The governor’s proposed budget would provide...

McDonough Supports Energy Assistance Legislation

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) voted in favor of legislation that would provide an additional $200 million in supplemental state funding to the federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). The legislation passed the Assembly on Tuesday...

McDonough Calls for Immediate Assembly Action on Megan’s Law Provision

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Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) today called on Speaker Sheldon Silver and his Assembly majority to make an extension of a Megan’s Law provision the first order of legislative business in 2006. “As with civil confinement, the extension...

McDonough, Local Law Enforcement, Elected Officials Unite To Protect Children and Families from Dangerous Sexual Predators

As part of his “State of the State” address on Wednesday, Gov. George Pataki unveiled a legislative plan designed to further protect New York’s children, families and communities from dangerous sexual predators. “Providing greater protection...

McDonough Calls for Immediate Action on 5-Point Plan to Strengthen New York’s Sexual Predator Laws

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) today was joined at a press conference by Minority Leader James Tedisco (R,C,I-Schenectady-Saratoga) and the Assembly minority conference to demand immediate action on creating a permanent solution to a provision...

McDonough Votes To Condemn Illegal Gun Trafficking

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) joined his Assembly colleagues during a special legislative session on Wednesday to vote in favor of legislation banning illegal gun trafficking. The legislation was promoted by Gov. George Pataki. “This...

McDonough: New Yorkers Support Civil Confinement of Sex Offenders

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Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,I,C-Merrick), at a press conference in Albany, today announced that, since May he and his colleagues, collected more than 15,000 signatures as part of a petition drive demanding that the Assembly majority stop stalling...

McDonough to Host Identity Theft Prevention Seminar

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) will host an identity theft prevention seminar at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15 at Levittown Public Library, 1 Bluegrass Lane. The seminar is free and open to the public. The seminar will provide participants...