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Happy Thanksgiving!
Catharine Young
November 28, 2013
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Proclaiming the first national day of thanksgiving, George Washington declared on October 3, 1789, that today Americans observe “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.” I warmly wish you and your loved ones a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
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June 13, 2018
![Last year, Dale Driscoll, Helen Buchel's mother and Brittany's grandmother, traveled to Albany to urge the Assembly to pass Brittany's Law. We are pictured here alongside a photo of Helen who would have turned 43 years old today. Senator Pam Helming, who represents the district where the crime occured, is standing next to me.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/press-release/main-image/06-14-17_650-53_0082.jpg?itok=Prvv6b4I)