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Assemblyman

Phil Ramos

Assembly District 6

Press Releases

Assemblyman Ramos: It’s Time to ‘Raise the Wage, NY’

Feb 7, 2012
As New York’s economy is still struggling to recover after one of the worst recessions in American history, we must do more to help hardworking families get by. With the cost of living rising faster than many household incomes, we need to increase fairness...

El asambleísta Ramos reintroduce legislación para restaurar $42 millones en ayuda de construcción para el USFD de Central Islip

Feb 6, 2012
El asambleísta Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip) anunció que ha vuelto a presentar legislación que permita al distrito escolar de Central Islip (UFSD) recuperar casi $42 millones en ayuda económica del estado. Los fondos fueron asociados con previos proyectos...

Assemblyman Ramos Reintroduces Legislation to Restore $42 Million in Building Aid to Central Islip Union Free School District

Feb 3, 2012
Assemblyman Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip) announced that he has reintroduced legislation to allow the Central Islip Union Free School District (UFSD) to recover nearly $42 million in state aid. The funding was associated with previous capital improvement...

Asambleísta Ramos: El asambleísta Ramos apoya aumentar el salario mínimo

Jan 31, 2012
El asambleísta Ramos (D-Central Islip) anunció su apoyo para aumentar el salario mínimo de $7.25 a $8.50 por hora comenzando en enero del 2013, el cual luego será atado al índice de inflación comenzando en enero del 2014; adicionalmente, el salario...

Ramos apoya legislación para responsabilizar a la LIPA

Jan 24, 2012
El asambleísta Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip) anunció que la semana pasada la Asamblea aprobó la Ley de Control y Responsabilidad de la Autoridad de Energía de Long Island (A.8957). Esta legislación, auspiciada por Ramos, combatirá los gastos fuera...

Ramos Supports Legislation to Make LIPA Accountable to Ratepayers

Jan 18, 2012
Assemblyman Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip) announced today that the Assembly has passed the Long Island Power Authority Oversight and Accountability Act (A.8957). The legislation, sponsored by Ramos, will address the Long Island Power Authority’s (LIPA)...

Assemblyman Ramos: New Legislative Session Will Bring Improvements to Our Community

Jan 4, 2012
“The new legislative year brings us an opportunity to build on the gains we made last year and continue to move Suffolk County in the right direction. With tax relief for middle-class families, the elimination of the MTA payroll tax for small businesses...

Assemblyman Ramos: Governor Signs Law to Help Cover the Medical Costs for Children with Autism

Nov 1, 2011
Assemblyman Philip Ramos (D-Central Islip) announced that a bill requiring insurance companies to cover the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders was signed into law today. Assemblyman Ramos is a member of the Assembly Subcommittee...

Save Money, Energy and the Environment. Go Green!

Nov 1, 2011
Long Island Green Homes is a program designed to help homeowners lower their utility bills by making their homes more energy efficient. In addition to saving Long Island homeowners on heating and cooling costs, the Long Island Green Homes program also...

Ramos aplaude al gobernador Cuomo por mejorar acceso a servicios para neoyorquinos que no hablan inglés

Oct 6, 2011
“El gobernador Cuomo expidió una Orden Ejecutiva requiriendo que las agencias estatales ofrezcan servicios gratis de interpretación y traducción en seis de los idiomas más comunes en Nueva York, incluyendo español, facilitando el entendimiento...

Asambleísta Ramos: Desempleo sobresale como problema principal en Mesa Redonda de Veteranos

Sep 30, 2011
El asambleísta Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip) informa la celebración de una Mesa Redonda de Asuntos de Veteranos realizada el pasado miércoles en la Casa de Veteranos de Long Island en Stony Brook. Ramos, quién preside el Comité sobre Asuntos de Veteranos...

Assemblyman Ramos: Unemployment Highlighted as Top Issue at Veterans Roundtable

Sep 30, 2011
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Assemblyman Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip) announced that a Veterans Roundtable was held on Wednesday at the Long Island Veterans Home at Stony Brook. Ramos, who serves as the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs, hosted the roundtable as...

Ramos: Governor Cuomo Signs Law Clearing Way for $1 Million in Federal Stimulus Funds to the Bay Shore UFSD

Jul 27, 2011
Assemblyman Phil Ramos (D–Central Islip) announced that Governor Cuomo has signed into law legislation he sponsored that authorizes the commissioner of General Services to transfer and convey an abandoned state armory to the Bay Shore Union Free School...

Assemblyman Ramos' letter to commissioner of Office of General Services regarding land formerly comprising Pilgrim State Hospital.

Jun 23, 2011

Assemblyman Ramos: Legislature Passes Bill to Aid Central Islip UFSD

Jun 21, 2011
Assemblyman Phil Ramos (D – Central Islip) announced the Assembly and Senate passed legislation he authored that would alleviate some of the financial burdens facing the Central Islip Union Free School District by directing the state Department of Education...

Assemblyman Ramos: Legislature Approves Protections for Military Funeral Services and Attendees

Jun 17, 2011
Assemblyman Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip), Chair of the Assembly’s Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced both Assembly and Senate passage of legislation he co-sponsored that would further protect military funeral services from disruptive protesters....

Assemblyman Ramos: Passage of Hiring Heroes Act Would Help Veteran Employment

Jun 13, 2011
Assemblyman Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip), Chair of the Assembly’s Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced passage of a resolution urging the New York State Congressional delegation to pass the Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 (K.576). The Hiring Heroes...

Assemblyman Ramos: Assembly Measure Traces Cartridges to Discharged Guns

May 25, 2011
Assemblyman Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip) announced that the Assembly has passed a bill designed to help law enforcement trace spent bullet cartridges to the guns that fired them, providing law enforcement with an extra tool to help track down violent...

Assemblyman Ramos: Secures $40,000 Grant to Clean Up Local Graffiti

Apr 13, 2011
Assemblyman Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip) announced $40,000 in grant funding that he secured will be issued to the Urban League of Long Island to continue its very successful initiative to remove graffiti from our neighborhoods. The money comes from the...

Ramos: 2011-12 Budget Promotes Job Growth and Economic Development in Suffolk County

Apr 4, 2011
Assemblyman Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip) announced that the 2011-12 state budget creates the Recharge New York power program, strengthens the existing Excelsior Jobs program, forms Regional Economic Development Councils and provides necessary additional...