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Statement from NYS Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt
Robert G. Ortt
June 23, 2021
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ISSUE:
- State of Emergency
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Today’s news that the New York governor’s emergency executive powers will finally be lifted is long overdue news. The progress we’ve made wouldn’t have been possible without thousands of frontline workers, business owners and everyday New Yorkers who sacrificed so much over the past year.
Now it is time for us to turn our undivided attention to the economic recovery and the rising crime wave devastating major metro areas all across the state. As elected officials, we must lead by example. Government officials should finally resume normal operations including making themselves available to the public and press.
We must do better to restore trust in our government, and that begins by making ourselves more accessible and accountable as state leaders.
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