Note: We're not sure if quoting George Tenet on the Iraqi War intelligence report is such a good idea. Then again, given the disinformation surrounding state video franchises around the country, maybe it's entirely appropriate.
from: Albany Project [1]
A "Slam Dunk" on Telecom Reform Act Vote
by: lipris
Thu May 31, 2007 at 10:10:58 AM EDT
Assemblyman Brodsky's Telecommunications Reform Act cleared its first major hurdle yesterday with flying colors. The committee vote wasn't even close as Pete Sikora (CWA) tells us:
big win!
The bill passed out of committee with only 4 no votes. The only democratic (majority) party assemblymember "no" was Carl Heastie from the Bronx. There were - I think - 18 yes votes. The other no votes were from the republican (minority) party assemblymembers. Assemblymember Molinaro voted yes. That's a slam dunk for our side.
Thanks for everyone's calls... now we're onto the codes committee in the Assembly!
Obviously, in addition to the Assembly, we need the Senate to move the bill and the Governor to sign it, so this is very much an uphill battle. But a really good day.
Also, we added 5 more co-sponsors today. I'm too tired to count up again, but I believe that puts us at 71 majority party sponsors in the Assembly - that's a very large number for any bill and shows the breadth of support in the Assembly.
In the Senate, we now have 4 sponsors total, and hopefully that support will go up.