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caption: 'June 18, 2018<br />"Got Checked Day is a vital, lifesaving campaign meant to educate youth through interactive workshops and initiatives regarding the importance of breast health, screenings and early detection. With a 2% yearly increase in breast cancer found in young women, First Company Pink has been dedicated to revising the current mammogram age recommendation through their advocacy for Shannon's Law, a bill in honor of the late Shannon Saturno of West Babylon, New York who died at the age of 32 who lost her battle with breast cancer nearly two years ago," said Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre, welcoming Donna Cioffi and Linda Bonanno of First Company Pink, an independent, non-profit organization that is committed to raising funds to support lifesaving breast cancer research during Assembly legislative session.<br />Â ',
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caption: 'January 16, 2018<br />"While we pause to remember the terrible hardships experienced by Haitians in the aftermath of the earthquake, we must continue to move forward in doing all we can to protect them. America has always been a beacon of hope for generations of immigrants and refugees, and I'll continue standing up for those who made America their home-America is a place of diversity," said Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre as the Assembly passed a resolution remembering the victims of the Haitian Earthquake of January 12, 2010.<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=K00727&term=2017&Summary=Y&Text=Y\"> K.727</a><br />Â ',
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Governor's State of the State Address
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Mother's Day Message
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New York State Budget "Raises the Age" of Criminal Responsibility; Increases Funding for Public Education.
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Polish American Heritage Day
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Celebrating Our Shared Values on Haitian Unity Day
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State Aid for Babylon
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Nominations for Women of Distinction Awards
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Assembly Budget Puts Families First
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2015 Legislative Priorities
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Welcome to the Assembly
