Minority Leaders, Members Call for Immediate Action amid Unprecedented Eviction Moratorium Extension
Sep 1, 2021
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Fitzpatrick to Hold a Blood Drive in Hauppauge
Jul 15, 2021
Donate Life Page
Jul 15, 2021
More than 10,000 New Yorkers are on waiting lists as the need for organ donations far exceeds the supply. One person who donates organs (hearts, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and intestines) can save up to eight lives, while a tissue donor (corneas,...
Fitzpatrick To Hold A Blood Drive In Hauppauge
Jun 29, 2021
Fitzpatrick: Only Agenda Needed Right Now Is Responding to Coronavirus and Keeping Government Operational
Mar 17, 2020
“We must keep only two things on the agenda right now: responding to the coronavirus and passing a budget focused on meeting the state’s fiscal obligations to keep the government operational. It has been the case in the past that the governor...
Fitzpatrick: Direct Home Care Must Be Preserved For New Yorkers With Disabilities
Mar 10, 2020
Fitzpatrick: New York Must Move Now To Repeal Bail Reform
Feb 12, 2020
Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C,I,Ref-Smithtown) called for action to be taken to repeal the bail reform law in response to a Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Public Safety. The assemblyman sponsors A.8855, which would repeal bail reform in its...
Fitzpatrick: NY Government Spending Must Be Carefully Trimmed To Reduce Budget Deficit
Jan 21, 2020
“Despite a record-setting economic expansion, our state is facing a $6.1 billion budget deficit. Structural cost drivers, notably Medicaid, continue to be ignored, which encourages and incentivizes New Yorkers to seek refuge in states that don’t...
Fitzpatrick Announces Bill to Repeal Bail Reform With Crime Victims and Law Enforcement
Jan 15, 2020
Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C,I,Ref-Smithtown) today announced new legislation, A.8855, which would repeal the bail reforms passed in the legislature. He was joined by his Assembly colleagues, family members of crime victims and professionals...
Fitzpatrick: New York Government Must Address Failings of Bail Reforms and Close $6 Billion Budget Deficit
Jan 8, 2020
“The New York City Progressive-led state government has left New York’s public safety and finances in shambles. The first priority must be to correct last session’s misguided bail reforms, which are releasing potentially dangerous offenders...
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Pension Reform Goes Far But Not Far Enough
Jun 9, 2011
After weeks of speculation, Governor Cuomo has introduced his pension reform legislation to the state. Taxpayers across New York State are struggling to pay their bills and with the sky-rocketing costs of living and property taxes, it is time for the...
Tax Cap Facilitates Mandate Relief
May 25, 2011
Throughout this legislative year, there has been a push by the Assembly Minority Conference and the state Senate’s Majority to pass a property tax cap. The proposed tax cap would keep property taxes at a 2% increase or 120% of the Consumer Price Index...
For A Stable Retirement & Balanced Budget, Reform Pensions Now
Apr 4, 2011
As an elected official familiar with the future pension obligations in my state, as well as an experienced financial-services professional, I respectfully disagree with those who seek to minimize the looming crisis.
In his article, “Pensions Aren’t...
State Credit Card No Way To Close Multi-Billion Dollar Deficit
Mar 22, 2011
Each year, the state is called on to pay debt it has created, and this week that call came in the form of a budget resolution. The state has, once again, used a taxpayer-funded credit card to rack up millions in additional spending leaving New Yorkers...
Fitzpatrick Applauds Governor’s Blunt Assessment
Jan 6, 2010
With the state mired in recession, and the financial crisis weighing heavily on taxpayers’ pocketbooks, it is crucial now, more than ever, that state government lessen the burden on middle-class families. To get our economy moving again, we need to...
Fitzpatrick, Assembly Minority Outline Real Solutions To Close Budget Deficit
Nov 17, 2009
Fitzpatrick Calls for Elimination of New License Plate Mandate
Nov 12, 2009
Throughout my tenure in the Assembly, I have tried to reiterate to my colleagues that there is no such thing as a “free lunch.” State government’s addiction to spending has consequences, most notably, the need to raise taxes and fees on hardworking...
Statement from Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick
Nov 12, 2009
To emerge from this historic recession, state government will have to reduce its stranglehold on our economy. Businesses and taxpayers have been squeezed to the breaking point, as illustrated by the vehement opposition to the onerous and unnecessary...