Videos
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caption: 'February 28, 2019<br />"This new law sends a message to anybody who's thinking about distributing revenge porn or disseminating revenge porn that if they are caught there is a possibility that they may spend a year in prison. This will have a deterring effect on people engaging in this kind of activity and it will protect victims throughout the state from suffering the devastating effects," said Assemblyman Braunstein while discussing his legislation to ban revenge porn and help ensure victims can receive a court order to have an intimate image permanently removed from the internet (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A05981&term=2019&Summary=Y\">A. 5981</a>).',
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Braunstein Fights to End Revenge Porn
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caption: 'February 28, 2019<br />"Today the State of New York is taking a strong stand that revenge porn will no longer be tolerated in our state. Victims of revenge porn are frequently harassed, stalked…they have a hard time sometimes finding a job, sometimes entering into new relationships, they suffer extreme emotional distress and even sometimes commit suicides," said Assemblyman Edward Braunstein Sponsor of bill <a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A05981&term=2019&Summary=Y\">A. 5981</a>, which would criminalize the unlawful dissemination or publication of intimate images.<br /> ',
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Braunstein Champions Legislation Against Revenge Porn
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caption: 'February 11, 2019<br />Assemblyman Edward Braunstein questions Mayor De Blasio about the education foundation aid funding process during the joint Assembly and Senate budget hearing on local government officials and general government.<br /> ',
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Braunstein Fights for Education Funding and Property Tax Reform.
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caption: 'January 29, 2019<br />"Now we have an opportunity to petition a court – whether it's a family member, whether it's law enforcement, whether it's a school official – to have firearms taken away from individuals who exhibit this kind of behavior. This will make our communities safer," said Assemblyman Braunstein, discussing legislation he helped pass to allow courts to issue an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) and prohibit a person who is determined to be a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or possessing a firearm (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=2689&term=2019&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A.2689</a>).<br /> ',
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Braunstein Fights to Keep Guns Out of Dangerous Hands
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caption: 'March 13, 2018<br />"As Queens is known as the borough of immigrants, Regent Chin's personal background also makes her an ideal candidate. Her story as a first-generation Chinese immigrant, who attended New York City public schools, provides her with an understanding of the many challenges newly arriving New Yorkers face when navigating our education system," said Assemblyman Edward Braunstein while participating in a joint session of the NYS Assembly and NYS Senate to elect the Regents.<br /> ',
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Braunstein Nominates Chin to State Regents Board
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caption: 'April 6, 2017<br />"The Executive proposal included a provision that would redirect 27 million dollars of federal Title 20 funding to be used for child care purposes. While that's a laudable goal, such redirection of funding would have caused the closure of 65 senior centers in New York City. Through the hard work of the Speaker, and the chairs of our Aging Committee and the Children and Families Committee, we were able to fight to keep that money going for senior center purposes in the city of New York, as well as do our best to increase child care funding," said Assemblyman Braunstein as he explained his vote on the state Budget (<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A03003&term=2017\">A-3003D</a>)<br /> ',
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Caring For Our Most Vulnerable Citizens
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caption: 'March 21, 2017<br />"I want to thank for your advocacy, not only on behalf of your own small business but small businesses throughout the state," said Assemblyman Braunstein as he introduced small business advocates to the Assembly Chamber.<br /> ',
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Introducing Small Business Advocates
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caption: 'June 17, 2016<br />"Over time, as assessments continue to rise, more and more co-op units has fallen out of the program. This bill would increase the assessment value from thirty to thirty-two and tie it to an index so it'll can keep increasing over the years to keep units from falling out of the program," said Assemblyman Braunstein in support of legislation that relates to the eligibility of J-51 tax abatements to reflect cost of living adjustments. <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A10651&term=2015&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">(A.10651)</a><br /> ',
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Capitol Improvement Tax Abatement Program
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caption: 'April 23, 2015<br />Assemblymember Braunstein welcomes Ghee-whan Kim, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in New York, to the Assembly Chamber.<br /> ',
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Consul General of the Republic of Korea in New York
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caption: 'March 30, 2015<br />Assemblyman Braunstein is disappointed that the estate tax reforms and the circuit breaker plan weren't included in the state budget. "With those disappointments I will still be voting in the affirmative, with the hope that we can fix those outstanding problems moving forward," said Braunstein.<br /><a href=\"http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A03009B&term=&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A.3009B</a><br /> ',
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Fighting for Tax Reform & Property Tax
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caption: 'May 5, 2014<br />Assemblyman Braunstein explains his legislation that would strengthen the Campus Safety Act of 1999. <a href=\"/leg/?bn=A.2089&term=2013\" target=\"blank\">A.2089</a>',
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Strengthening College Campus Safety
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2014-2015 Assembly Budget Resolution
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Tax Abatement Bill
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caption: 'Assemblyman Braunstein speaks in regards to the $30 million in restoration for the EPIC program in the 2012-2013 state budget. This restoration will bring copays on prescription drugs down to $20 for low income seniors.',
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Assemblyman Braunstein on EPIC restorations
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Standing up for Co-Op Owners