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Dear Neighbor, As your representative in the New York State Assembly, I fought hard this year to provide women with new resources both at home and in the workplace in order to better care for their families. I recognize there is nothing more important than the health of our families, so I voted to approve this year’s budget, which expands health care coverage to include New York’s 400,000 uninsured children under the Child Health Plus insurance program. And this year I fought to ensure equal pay for women, pass legislation for working mothers, improve child care, and help victims of domestic violence. Please feel free to contact me at any time.
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Helping victims of domestic violence This year, the Assembly passed legislation Catherine Nolan supported to ensure that all victims of domestic violence have the opportunity to vote at the Board of Elections by paper ballot (A.7463). This measure ensures that abusers cannot track their victims to their polling places and saves victims from further harm. There are many numbers you can call for help if you are a victim of domestic violence:
Queens/New York City Domestic Violence Hotline
NYS Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline
National Domestic Violence Hotline And you can always call 911 in an emergency. |
Fighting for equal pay Even though the Equal Pay Act was passed 44 years ago, reports on women’s pay show an inexplicable 20 percent wage gap between men and women. Assemblywoman Nolan has consistently fought for pay equity legislation for women and has supported two measures that passed the Assembly:
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Domestic violence can happen to anyone, but recognizing the signs is not always easy, even for victims themselves. Understanding domestic violence is being aware of the many different things abusers do to control their partners.
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Helping nursing mothers in the workplace To help working mothers who are still breastfeeding when they return to work, Assemblywoman Nolan supported a law requiring employers to permit nursing mothers to express breast milk in a designated area at work (Ch. 574 of 2007). Improving child care Catherine Nolan has attended roundtable discussions with child-care experts on how to improve our child-care system. Assemblywoman Nolan supported several bills, one of which was recently signed into law by the governor (Ch. 65 of 2007), requiring that we study ways to create affordable insurance policies for child-care providers. |
Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan 45-25 47th Street Woodside, NY 11377 (718) 784-3194
61-08 Linden Street |
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