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With Session Soon Ending, Health Care Advocates, Unions and Consumers Call For Urgent Action on Health Exchange

Charlie Vella June 28, 2011 0

With Session Soon Ending, Health Care Advocates, Unions and Consumers Call For Urgent Action on Health Exchange Governor’s Bill Would Lower Health Care Costs and Save New Yorkers Money Albany, NY - With just two more

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Citizen Action Praises Assembly for Passing Public Financing of Comptroller Campaigns

Charlie Vella June 28, 2011 0

CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK For Immediate Release: June 21, 2011 Contact: Charlie Albanetti, 518.595.9047 Citizen Action Praises Assembly for Passing Public Financing of Comptroller Campaigns Legislation is Major Step Toward Taking Big Money Influence Out

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Restoring the American Promise

Charlie Vella June 28, 2011 0

New York State Alliance for Retired Americans • New York State AFL-CIO • Citizen Action of New York 1199 SEIU, Fight for Fair Economy • New York Statewide Senior Action Council • New York

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Citizen Action Praises Assembly for Passing Public Financing of Comptroller Campaigns

Charlie Albanetti June 21, 2011 0

Legislation is Major Step Toward Taking Big Money Influence Out of Politics in New York Albany, NY - In response to the Assembly passing legislation to create a system of public financing for campaigns

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Governor’s Health Exchange Bill to Save New Yorkers Money

Charlie Vella June 16, 2011 0

Final Legislative Priority Must Be Health Exchange Bill, Say Dozens of Advocacy, Consumer, Community Groups Albany, NY - On Thursday, member organizations of Health Care for All New York, joined by representatives of community groups,

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DiNapoli Leads Effort to Clean Up New York’s Elections

Charlie Albanetti June 14, 2011 0

New Bill Would Set Up Publicly-Financed Voter Owned Elections for Comptroller’s Office In response to legislation introduced by Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli that would create a system of public financing for Comptroller campaigns, Karen

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Local Residents to Ask Congresswoman Buerkle Why She Wants to End Medicare and Give Tax Cuts to the Rich at Palmyra Town Hall

Charlie Vella June 7, 2011 0

Syracuse, NY - Citizen Action of New York and 1199SEIU will mark the tenth anniversary of the day George W. Bush signed into law a $1.35 trillion tax cut (June 7, 2011) by asking

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Citizen Action Applauds Schneiderman/DiNapoli Plan to Fight Corruption

Charlie Vella May 23, 2011 0

Attorney General and Comptroller to Shine Light on Fraud and Abuse Albany, NY - Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, made this statement after Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Comprotroller

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Testimony of Bob Cohen, Policy Director for Citizen Action of New York, on the establishment of a Health Insurance Exchange in New York State

Charlie Vella May 16, 2011 0

2011 — May 16 Testimony of Bob Cohen, Policy Director for Citizen Action of New York, on the establishment of a Health Insurance Exchange in New York State Our overarching message is one that

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Health Care For All New York testimony to the New York State Department of Insurance on the Establishment of a Health Insurance Exchange in New York State

Charlie Vella May 16, 2011 0

2011 — May 16 Health Care For All New York testimony to the New York State Department of Insurance on the Establishment of a Health Insurance Exchange in New York State HCFANY urges the

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