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1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE
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4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD
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9 ALBANY, NEW YORK
10 January 11, 2010
11 3:22 p.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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19 SENATOR LIZ KRUEGER, Acting President
20 ANGELO J. APONTE, Secretary
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The
3 Senate will come to order.
4 (Color guard presents.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: I
6 would like to welcome the cadets: Zin Han,
7 Albaro Pillco, Thomas Macrini, and Jason Chan,
8 from the New York City Group of the New York
9 Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, along with Major
10 Mac Brice, Captain Valerie Ricchiuti, and
11 Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Liddle, who will be
12 presenting the colors today.
13 I also would like to welcome
14 Lieutenant Colonel Vandon Williams, Major
15 Stephen Samuels, Major Sharon Williams, First
16 Lieutenant Audrey Dayton, Cadet Jaretsky
17 Chino, senior member Virginia Ricchiuti, Cadet
18 Ryan Dayton, and Russell Macrini, who are in
19 the gallery with us today.
20 I would ask everyone present to
21 please rise while they lead us in the Pledge
22 of Allegiance to our Flag.
23 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
24 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
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1 (Color guard performs.)
2 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
3 you very much.
4 The invocation today will be
5 delivered by Rabbi Haskell Lookstein of the
6 Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun and the
7 principal of the Ramaz School of my district
8 in Manhattan.
9 Welcome, Rabbi.
10 RABBI LOOKSTEIN: The Talmud
11 states: Rabbi Hanina Segan ha-Kohanim Omer.
12 Rabbi Hanina, the deputy high priest, said:
13 {in Hebrew} Pray for the welfare of the
14 government, {in Hebrew} for were it not for
15 respect for it, people would swallow one
16 another alive.
17 Eternal God, in these very
18 difficult days when so many of our citizens
19 are suffering from all kinds of deprivations,
20 we thank You for those who dedicate their
21 lives here to the peaceful ordering of society
22 in New York State.
23 We thank You for their commitment
24 to justice, fairness and equity for all, for
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1 their devotion to the American ideals of
2 democracy, freedom, opportunity, and equality
3 for all regardless of race, religion, or
4 national origin, and for their concern for the
5 safety of our citizenry in a world in which
6 the opponents of those ideals use violence and
7 terror to, in the words of Rabbi Hanina,
8 swallow us alive and destroy our way of life.
9 {In Hebrew} Dear God, bless this
10 State Senate and all its members with health
11 and well-being. May their deliberations and
12 decisions help us all to live in a world of
13 happiness, prosperity, and peace.
14 And let us say amen.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
16 you very much, Rabbi Lookstein.
17 Call for the reading of the
18 Journal.
19 The Secretary will read.
20 THE SECRETARY: In Senate,
21 Sunday, January 10, the Senate met pursuant to
22 adjournment. The Journal of Saturday,
23 January 9, was read and approved. On motion,
24 Senate adjourned.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
2 Without objection, the Journal stands approved
3 as read.
4 Presentation of petitions.
5 Messages from the Assembly.
6 Messages from the Governor.
7 Reports of standing committees.
8 Reports of select committees.
9 Communications and reports from
10 state officers.
11 Motions and resolutions.
12 Senator Klein.
13 SENATOR KLEIN: Madam President,
14 I have two motions.
15 First, on behalf of Senator Foley,
16 I move that the following bill be discharged
17 from its respective committee and be
18 recommitted with instructions to strike the
19 enacting clause: Senate Number 4663.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: So
21 ordered.
22 SENATOR KLEIN: Next, on behalf
23 of myself, I move that the following bills be
24 discharged from their respective committees
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1 and be recommitted with instructions to strike
2 the enacting clause: Senate Numbers 1182,
3 1363C, 1827, 1832, 1841, 1844A, 1854, 2654,
4 2582, 4164, 4202, 5622, 5754, 5770A, 5931B,
5 and 5934.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: So
7 ordered.
8 Senator Libous, why do you rise?
9 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, Madam
10 President.
11 I too, on behalf of Senator
12 DeFrancisco, move that the following bills be
13 discharged from their respective committees
14 and be recommitted with instructions to strike
15 the enacting clause. And they would be Senate
16 Bill Numbers 1494, 2038, and 2424.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: So
18 ordered.
19 Senator Klein.
20 SENATOR KLEIN: Madam President,
21 I believe Senator Volker has a privileged
22 resolution at the desk. I ask that the
23 resolution be read in its entirety and move
24 for its immediate adoption.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The
2 Secretary will read.
3 THE SECRETARY: By Senator
4 Volker, legislative resolution mourning the
5 death of Joseph A. Tauriello, former New York
6 State Senator.
7 "WHEREAS, It is with great sorrow
8 and deep regret that this Legislative Body
9 records the passing of Joseph A. Tauriello,
10 noting the significance of his purposeful life
11 and accomplishments; and
12 "WHEREAS, A lifelong West Side
13 Buffalo resident, Joseph A. Tauriello attended
14 Grover Cleveland High School and was appointed
15 to the United States Military Academy at West
16 Point but instead enrolled at the University
17 of Buffalo; and
18 "WHEREAS, In 1958 Joseph A.
19 Tauriello began a 10-year stint with the
20 Buffalo Fire Department as a firefighter. He
21 eventually rose to the position of arson
22 investigator in the Fire Prevention Bureau;
23 and
24 "WHEREAS, Inspired by his uncle, a
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1 former councilman and member of Congress,
2 Joseph A. Tauriello won the 27th Ward seat of
3 the Board of Supervisors in 1965, where he was
4 a key figure in bringing off-track betting to
5 Erie County, in Erie County Community College
6 Affairs, and in the long controversy that
7 eventually established the home of the Buffalo
8 Bills in what is now Ralph Wilson Stadium; and
9 "WHEREAS, In 1973, Joseph A.
10 Tauriello was elected to the New York State
11 Senate and emerged as a major Buffalo voice in
12 the Legislature and served as the minority
13 whip. He was nominated to the New York State
14 Workers' Compensation Board in 1980 by former
15 Governor Hugh L. Carey; and
16 "WHEREAS, A major figure in local
17 and state Democratic politics for more than
18 four decades, Joseph A. Tauriello never lost
19 his political touch. He continued meeting and
20 talking every day with voters in the coffee
21 shops and gathering places in his long-time
22 West Side political base; and
23 "WHEREAS, Joseph A. Tauriello also
24 had a long relationship with the military,
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1 joining the United States Army and graduating
2 from Officers Candidate School at Fort
3 Benning, Georgia, as a first lieutenant. He
4 later served as company commander of the Third
5 Brigade Headquarters of the New York National
6 Guard's 27th Division; and
7 "WHEREAS, A member of the Western
8 New York Reserve Officers Association, 74th
9 Infantry Regiment Veterans Association, and
10 the Holy Name Society of Holy Angels Catholic
11 Church, Joseph A. Tauriello was part of a
12 group of politicians, judges, newspapermen and
13 others who gathered each Saturday for lunch
14 and conversation about the affairs of the last
15 week, where his political predictions proved
16 almost always 100 percent accurate; and
17 "WHEREAS, Joseph A. Tauriello is
18 survived by his brother, Daniel, a sister,
19 Lucille Mancinelli, and his long-time
20 companion, JoAnn R. Joyce, all of whom felt
21 privileged to be part of his life and rejoiced
22 in his many accomplishments; and
23 "WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic
24 spirit, imbued with a sense of compassion, and
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1 comforted by a loving family, Joseph A.
2 Tauriello leaves behind a legacy which will
3 long endure the passage of time and will
4 remain as a comforting memory to all he served
5 and befriended; now, therefore, be it
6 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative
7 Body pause in its deliberations to mourn the
8 death of Joseph A. Tauriello, former New York
9 State Senator; and be it further
10 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this
11 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted
12 to the family of Joseph A. Tauriello."
13 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
14 Senator Volker.
15 SENATOR VOLKER: Madam President,
16 Joe Tauriello was a wonderful gentleman, a
17 personal friend who I knew even before he was
18 a State Senator. He was a man who was part of
19 a major political family in Western New York.
20 His uncle was a highly rated Congressman who
21 was very close to my father.
22 And Joe kept in contact with me
23 even after he left the Senate. He was a
24 friend of some people in this chamber, because
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1 it's been a number of years since he left
2 after his appointment by Hugh Carey. But he
3 was the kind of fellow who, if he was your
4 friend, he was your friend.
5 In fact, he was my friend -- I
6 don't believe there was a political fundraiser
7 that I had that he ever didn't contribute to,
8 even though Joe Tauriello was very much a
9 Democrat.
10 And he was a good man. His brother
11 Dan many of you would know although you may
12 not have realized it. Dan Tauriello was a
13 Buffalo police officer who was one of the top
14 security people for the governors, starting
15 out, I believe, with Mario Cuomo, going
16 through obviously George Pataki, and retired
17 just a few years ago. But Dan was also one of
18 the highest-ranking intelligence people in the
19 Northeast.
20 By the way, we notified the family
21 but the family was unable to come up here. Of
22 course most of the family is a little older.
23 But Joe Tauriello is a guy that
24 people in Buffalo -- I believe many -- will
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1 never forget.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
3 you, Senator Volker.
4 Senator Farley.
5 SENATOR FARLEY: Yes, I rise to
6 pay tribute to Joe Tauriello.
7 He was probably one of the
8 sweetest, nicest men I ever knew. You know,
9 in this house, the collegiality and so forth,
10 Joe Tauriello epitomized that. Everybody
11 loved him on both sides of the aisle.
12 He was a real dear friend of mine.
13 I kept in touch with him from the day he left
14 the Senate until almost his last few days on
15 this earth.
16 Joe Tauriello was such a gentle,
17 kind, great guy. He was the epitome of what a
18 good politician should be. Because he really
19 never offended anyone. He believed in his
20 principles. And he was a moderate. And he
21 was a type of guy that I think represents what
22 is the best in public office.
23 He was a great guy. I really feel
24 bad that the Buffalo area is poorer without
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1 him. And I wish he and his family all the
2 very best. And my sympathy to his brother and
3 to all of his family on this great loss. Joe
4 Tauriello was a great guy.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
6 you.
7 Senator Bill Stachowski.
8 SENATOR STACHOWSKI: Yes, Madam
9 President. I too rise to say a few words
10 about Joe Tauriello.
11 Obviously, Senator Tauriello was
12 gone before I got here, but I knew Joe
13 Tauriello from the city. He was a wonderful
14 human being, a great person to go to for
15 information, always supported you, was a real
16 strong Democrat.
17 But he always came back to Senate
18 Club dinners, and you could see from the
19 reaction from people on both sides he was a
20 well-liked individual. Didn't make enemies,
21 as Senator Volker stated earlier.
22 And most important of all is Joe
23 Tauriello was my friend, and I'll miss him.
24 Thank you.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
2 you.
3 Senator Antoine Thompson.
4 SENATOR THOMPSON: Let me just
5 say that it is with a humble heart that I
6 stand today to also offer some kind words for
7 a very distinguished colleague in government
8 and also in the civic community as well.
9 As a number of folks have stated,
10 that even after he left public service he was
11 very involved civically and professionally.
12 Even as recent as about a year and a half ago,
13 he was out and about doing different things.
14 So I really had a chance to meet
15 him on other folks' campaigns over the last 10
16 to 15 years when he would pop in, as Senator
17 Volker talked about. I probably didn't get as
18 much money out of him as Volker probably did,
19 but he did make a couple of deposits.
20 (Laughter.)
21 SENATOR THOMPSON: But I am very
22 privileged to serve in the seat now that he
23 held as well, and so many others that he
24 provided a good legacy for as well. So I just
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1 wanted to offer those kind words.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
3 you.
4 Any other Senators wishing to be
5 heard on the resolution?
6 Senator Volker.
7 SENATOR VOLKER: Madam President,
8 may I offer the cosponsorship to anybody that
9 wants to cosponsor it, to the entire chamber,
10 unless somebody says they don't want to.
11 Okay?
12 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: We
13 will get to that further down the list. Thank
14 you. Certainly, Senator.
15 The question is on the resolution.
16 All those in favor please signify by saying
17 aye.
18 (Response of "Aye.")
19 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
20 Opposed, nay.
21 (No response.)
22 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The
23 resolution is adopted.
24 Senator Volker has indicated he
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1 would like to open this resolution up to the
2 entire body for cosponsorship. Anyone wishing
3 not to be included as a cosponsor please
4 notify the desk.
5 Senator Klein.
6 SENATOR KLEIN: Madam President,
7 I believe there's a resolution by Senator
8 Seward at the desk. I ask that the resolution
9 be read in its entirety and move for its
10 immediate adoption.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The
12 Secretary will read.
13 THE SECRETARY: By Senator
14 Seward, Legislative Resolution Number 3608,
15 honoring the members of the New York City
16 Group of the New York Wing of the Civil Air
17 Patrol Color Guard upon the occasion of
18 capturing the 2009 National Color Guard
19 Competition.
20 "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this
21 Legislative Body to honor and pay tribute to
22 the youth of today, and leaders of tomorrow,
23 whose character and achievements have inspired
24 and brought pride to our majestic Empire
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1 State; and
2 "WHEREAS, Attendant to such
3 concern, and in full accord with its
4 long-standing traditions, this Legislative
5 Body is justly proud to honor the members of
6 the New York City Group of the New York Wing
7 of the Civil Air Patrol Color Guard upon the
8 occasion of capturing the 2009 National Color
9 Guard Competition; and
10 "WHEREAS, From July 9 to 12, 2009,
11 the members of the New York City Group of the
12 New York Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Color
13 Guard competed in the National Color Guard
14 Competition at Evergreen Aviation Museum in
15 McMinnville, Oregon, taking first place in
16 five events -- inspection, outdoor practical,
17 indoor practical, the mile run, and written
18 exam, as well as second place in the standard
19 drill and third place in the panel quiz; and
20 "WHEREAS, In addition, Cadet Chief
21 Master Sergeant Thomas Macrini won the male
22 Fleetfoot Award for the fastest time in the
23 mile run, and Cadet Chief Master Sergeant
24 Albaro Pillco for the highest score in the
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1 written exam; and
2 "WHEREAS, The first team from the
3 New York Wing and the Northeast Region to win
4 the National Color Guard Competition, the
5 members of the New York City Group of the
6 New York Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Color
7 Guard were comprised of Cadet Chief Master
8 Sergeant Thomas Macrini, Cadet Chief Master
9 Sergeant Zin Han, Cadet Chief Master Sergeant
10 Albaro Pillco, and Cadet Staff Sergeant Jason
11 Chan, and escorted by Major Mac Brice and
12 Captain Valerie Ricchiuti; and
13 "WHEREAS, Poised eagerly with
14 enthusiasm and determined purpose, the members
15 of the New York City Group of the New York
16 Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Color Guard now
17 stand honorably, with just pride in their
18 accomplishments and in eager anticipation of
19 future challenges, understanding and
20 appreciating the caring counsel and support
21 provided by their teachers, coaches, family
22 and friends; and
23 "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this
24 Legislative Body that when young people of
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1 such noble aims and accomplishments are
2 brought to our attention, they should be
3 celebrated and recognized by all the citizens
4 of the great State of New York; now,
5 therefore, be it
6 "RESOLVED, This that Legislative
7 Body pause in its deliberations to honor the
8 members of the New York City Group of the
9 New York Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Color
10 Guard upon the occasion of capturing the 2009
11 National Color Guard Competition, and to
12 extend to them its best wishes for a future of
13 purposeful success and well-being, fully
14 confident of their response to a promising
15 future and appreciative of the model they
16 represent for all aspiring young people from
17 the Empire State; and be it further
18 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this
19 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted
20 to the members of the New York City Group of
21 the New York Wing of the Civil Air Patrol
22 Color Guard."
23 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
24 Senator Seward.
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1 SENATOR SEWARD: Yes, thank you,
2 Madam President.
3 It's certainly an honor and a
4 privilege for me to rise today to support the
5 resolution that recognizes the members of the
6 New York City Group of the New York Wing Civil
7 Air Patrol Color Guard for capturing the 2009
8 National Color Guard Competition.
9 Now, this team, as we saw so well
10 demonstrated here before us as they presented
11 the colors, no doubt and no question in my
12 mind how and why they won first place in five
13 events, second and third place in two other
14 events. It's an impressive team.
15 This is especially significant
16 because it represents the very first team from
17 the New York Wing and the entire Northeast,
18 for that matter, that has won the National
19 Color Guard Competition. So this is a very
20 special group.
21 Now, as many of you know, there are
22 a number of our colleagues who are involved in
23 the Civil Air Patrol in one way or another.
24 This is a volunteer, nonprofit auxiliary of
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1 the United States Air Force.
2 We mainly think of the Civil Air
3 Patrol in their role as providers of a whole
4 array of emergency services to the people of
5 the State of New York, including forest fire
6 protection, disaster relief services,
7 guaranteed communications, aircraft emergency
8 assistance, such as search and rescue
9 missions, those types of things.
10 But in addition to all of that, the
11 Civil Air Patrol also encourages the
12 activities to help develop young people into
13 responsible citizens, which is primarily done
14 through what I'd have to call the phenomenal
15 cadet program.
16 Now, the color guard team that we
17 are honoring today is comprised of exceptional
18 young adults from the Civil Air Patrol's cadet
19 program. Now, this program is designed for
20 young adults between the ages of 12 and 18.
21 It aims at essential life-skill development
22 and instills values including teamwork,
23 personal integrity, leadership, respect,
24 self-confidence, just to name a few. And
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1 we've seen all of those characteristics
2 demonstrated by our team today.
3 You know, Lieutenant Colonel Andy
4 Liddle, who comes from my district, is the
5 regional governmental affairs advisor, and he
6 has gotten me involved in the Civil Air
7 Patrol. And I have come to not only respect
8 and admire the organization but to fully
9 recognize that the Civil Air Patrol is a
10 tremendous asset to the people of the State of
11 New York, and the cadet program is certainly
12 an important part of that.
13 So I just want to rise and
14 congratulate our outstanding team as well as
15 all of those who are involved in the Civil Air
16 Patrol throughout the State of New York. You
17 have our heartfelt not only congratulations,
18 but our thanks.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
20 you.
21 Senator Smith.
22 SENATOR SMITH: Thank you very
23 much, Madam President.
24 And thank you, Senator Seward, for
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1 acknowledging these young men who have been a
2 prime example of excellence for all of us.
3 Winning a nationwide competition,
4 coming in at first place obviously sends a
5 message to us as adults and other young people
6 that there are young people who are
7 disciplined and understand what it means to
8 make their communities, their families, and
9 their instructors and officers very proud.
10 I have the distinct pleasure of
11 knowing that all of them come from Queens,
12 New York. And not to be proprietary, Senator
13 Seward, but it's nice to know that we have
14 good stock.
15 And so I appreciate the officers
16 for what they've done. Cadet Zin Han, who is
17 from Corona, attends Aviation High School. We
18 have Cadet Albaro Pillco, from Jackson
19 Heights, who attends Aviation. I'm pausing on
20 the next one, because Cadet Thomas Macrini, I
21 told him that I had some reservations on
22 acknowledging him because he went to Holy
23 Cross. And Holy Cross is a direct rival of
24 Christ the King High School, where I went. So
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1 for the record, all my high school friends are
2 probably asking me why I'm acknowledging
3 somebody from Holy Cross.
4 But Cadet Macrini, good to see you.
5 And also Jason Chan, from Fresh Meadows, from
6 Bayside High School.
7 You have distinguished yourselves.
8 This is a nice day for you. You've made your
9 officers and those who are here with you very
10 proud. But you have made us proud. And you
11 also allow us to know that the future is great
12 and we have some tremendous opportunity for
13 young people as yourself.
14 Congratulations to each and every
15 one of you, to your parents, to your friends.
16 And when you leave here, on me, your officers
17 are going to treat you to some nice dinner.
18 Take care and God bless.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
20 you.
21 Senator Farley.
22 SENATOR FARLEY: Unlike Senator
23 Smith and Senator Seward, I have no connection
24 with the team. But as somebody that watched
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1 them perform and having been in the military
2 and seen a lot of honor guards perform, I
3 never saw such precision in how well you -- I
4 can see why you're national champs. Because I
5 could never perform the way that you did and
6 with your precision as a team.
7 I congratulate you. It's really
8 something to watch. And we're honored to have
9 you here. Congratulations and thank you for
10 coming.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
12 you.
13 Are there any other Senators
14 wishing to be heard on the resolution?
15 The question is on the resolution.
16 All those in favor please signify by saying
17 aye.
18 (Response of "Aye.")
19 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
20 Opposed, nay.
21 (No response.)
22 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The
23 resolution is adopted.
24 Senator Seward has indicated he
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1 would like to open this resolution to the
2 entire body for cosponsorship. Anyone wishing
3 to not be included as a cosponsor please
4 notify the desk.
5 Senator Smith.
6 SENATOR SMITH: Yes, Madam
7 President. I believe there is a resolution by
8 Senator Thompson at the desk. I ask that the
9 resolution be read in its entirety and move
10 for its immediate adoption.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The
12 Secretary will read.
13 THE SECRETARY: By Senator
14 Thompson, legislative resolution mourning the
15 death of Dr. William R. Greiner, a man of
16 singular distinction and extraordinary
17 accomplishment.
18 "WHEREAS, It is the custom of this
19 Legislative Body to pay proper tribute to
20 those individuals of extraordinary character
21 whose lives exemplified the highest ideals of
22 humanity and whose lifework and civic endeavor
23 served to enhance the quality of life in the
24 great State of New York; and
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1 "WHEREAS, Dr. William R. Greiner,
2 who went from the first person in his family
3 to attend college, to Yale Law School, to the
4 presidency of the University at Buffalo, died
5 on Saturday, December 19, 2009, at the age of
6 75; and
7 "WHEREAS, A native of Meridian,
8 Connecticut, the only child of a blue-collar
9 family, Dr. William R. Greiner worked his way
10 through Wesleyan University and Yale Law,
11 where he earned both a law degree and a
12 master's degree in economics; and
13 "WHEREAS, After his first job as a
14 professor at the University of Washington,
15 Dr. William R. Greiner came to the University
16 at Buffalo as a law school professor in 1967;
17 and
18 "WHEREAS, A distinguished educator,
19 Dr. William R. Greiner gradually rose through
20 the administrative ranks at the university,
21 serving as associate provost at the law
22 school, associate vice president for academic
23 affairs, and acting vice president for
24 academic affairs; and
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1 "WHEREAS, In 1984, Dr. William R.
2 Greiner was named provost of the University at
3 Buffalo, becoming the institution's chief
4 academic officer. Seven years later, he
5 became the 13th president of the University at
6 Buffalo; and
7 "WHEREAS, Throughout his presidency
8 of the largest university in the state system,
9 Dr. William R. Greiner continually
10 demonstrated extreme competence, extraordinary
11 intelligence, and diligent leadership in his
12 unwavering service to the University at
13 Buffalo and the local community; and
14 "WHEREAS, Dr. William R. Greiner
15 directed the comprehensive review of the
16 University at Buffalo's academic mission and
17 administrative structure, made significant
18 advances in the recruitment and retention of
19 quality students and faculty, increased
20 external support, and established corporate
21 partnerships including those developed with
22 IBM and Xerox; and
23 "WHEREAS, Furthermore, under his
24 luminous direction, five student apartment
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1 complexes, a new Student Union and Commons
2 retail center, an expanded UB Stadium, and a
3 new natural sciences complex, mathematics
4 building, and comprehensive health sciences
5 education center were all completed, greatly
6 improving the campus environment and student
7 life as well as the university's academic and
8 research capabilities; and
9 "WHEREAS, President Greiner's
10 initiatives to both develop the university and
11 aid in the improvement of the Western New York
12 economy included renewed ties to the region's
13 businesses and industries through the creation
14 of the UB Business Alliance, the Center for
15 Computational Research, the Institute for
16 Research on Lasers, Photonics and
17 Biophotonics, and other organized research and
18 service programs; and
19 "WHEREAS, In addition to his
20 academic responsibilities, Dr. William R. held
21 numerous positions in local, state and
22 national higher education organizations
23 including the University at Buffalo
24 Foundation, American Council on Education
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1 Commission on Women in Higher Education,
2 New York State Senate Higher Education
3 Advisory committee, Western New York
4 Consortium of Higher Education, Western
5 New York Health Sciences Consortium,
6 Association of American Universities, and the
7 National Association of State Universities and
8 Land-Grant Colleges; and
9 "WHEREAS, Dr. William R. Greiner
10 retired as president of the University at
11 Buffalo in 2003, and from teaching in October
12 of 2009, after 42 years as a brilliant
13 educator and a superlative administrator; and
14 "WHEREAS Dr. William R. Greiner
15 exhibited uncommon leadership and commitment
16 to making quality educational programs and
17 opportunities available at the University at
18 Buffalo for the benefit of all its students
19 and faculty, the Western New York region, and
20 the State of New York; and
21 "WHEREAS, Despite his busy
22 professional life, Dr. William R. Greiner was
23 active in several organizations which work to
24 promote economic development throughout
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1 Western New York. He served on the board of
2 directors and the executive committee of the
3 Buffalo Niagara Partnership. He was also a
4 member of the board of directors of the
5 Buffalo Niagara Enterprise and served on the
6 Empire State Regional Economic Development
7 Council, the Western New York Economic
8 Development Corporation, and the Western
9 New York Regional Economic Development
10 Council; and
11 "WHEREAS, Additionally, Dr. William
12 R. Greiner served on several citizens advisory
13 committees and boards related to the
14 healthcare concerns of the Western New York
15 region; and
16 "WHEREAS, A devoted husband and
17 father, Dr. William R. Greiner embodied
18 countless attributes and truly exemplified the
19 virtues of family, sacrifice, and excellence.
20 He was a beautiful light in the lives of many
21 and served as a constant source of inspiration
22 for his loved ones through his loving,
23 hardworking and selfless example; and
24 "WHEREAS, Dr. William R. Greiner is
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1 survived by his wife, Carol Morrissey Greiner,
2 one daughter, Susan Keenan, and three sons,
3 Kevin, Terrance and Daniel, as well as
4 13 grandchildren; and
5 "WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic
6 spirit, imbued with a sense of compassion, and
7 comforted by a loving family, Dr. William R.
8 Greiner leaves behind a legacy which will long
9 endure the passage of time and will remain as
10 a comforting memory to all he served and
11 befriended; now, therefore, be it
12 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative
13 Body pause in its deliberations to mourn the
14 death of Dr. William R. Greiner, a man of
15 singular distinction and extraordinary
16 accomplishment, and be it further
17 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this
18 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted
19 to the family of Dr. William R. Greiner."
20 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
21 Senator Thompson.
22 SENATOR THOMPSON: Yes, Madam
23 President. You look so lovely up there.
24 Happy New Year.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
2 you.
3 SENATOR THOMPSON: Let me just
4 take a brief moment to say a few kind words
5 about a very distinguished gentleman,
6 Dr. Greiner.
7 Under his guidance, UB became the
8 first American university to establish a
9 branch in China. Under his guidance, UB
10 developed the reputation of one of the
11 nation's best research-intensive public
12 universities. In addition, under his
13 leadership UB developed a world-class medical
14 campus in downtown Buffalo which is growing by
15 leaps and bounds with the help of many members
16 of this body as well.
17 Under his leadership as well, UB
18 went to Division 1 in sports -- go, UB Bulls.
19 Under his leadership, UB also became really
20 expanded with his tremendous investment in the
21 college dormitories as well, and in fact the
22 student population has grown by leaps and
23 bounds.
24 I'd like to thank my colleagues
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1 today. I'm grateful to be joined on this
2 resolution by my colleagues from Western
3 New York, Senator Stachowski, Senator Volker,
4 Senator Maziarz, and Senator Young, and invite
5 any of my other colleagues in the Senate to
6 join onto this resolution.
7 Thank you, Madam President.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
9 you.
10 Senator Stachowski.
11 SENATOR STACHOWSKI: Yes, Madam
12 President. I too would like to rise to say a
13 few words about Dr. Greiner, who did a
14 remarkable job at the University of Buffalo.
15 He was a terrific law professor at
16 one time, at least so my brother tells me, and
17 I'm sure Senator Volker will add to that. He
18 was an outstanding provost. And then he did
19 just an outstanding job as the president.
20 He obviously was at the helm when
21 UB made a lot of the growth that they are now
22 enjoying. The medical corridor that Senator
23 Thompson mentioned is one of the really
24 shining lights of the city. It now has spun
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1 off approximately 1250 biotech companies, some
2 very small but some larger, and they are now
3 on a website where people can look and develop
4 a pathway to a job. And I'm sure that that
5 made him very proud.
6 But one of the things he did that
7 was especially good for the community is he
8 tried to get UB more into the community and he
9 also tried to get the community more
10 interested in UB by taking its sports program
11 to Division 1. And he did it in one big bold
12 step. And everybody thought they're crazy,
13 you know, they're going to take quite a few
14 down years. But fortunately the UB Bulls have
15 had a pretty good run in the MAC.
16 And I know that Dr. Greiner still
17 went to the games while he was healthy. He
18 enjoyed all the football games and the
19 basketball games. And the fact is that that
20 program is on the map, and it's really through
21 his effort and his push.
22 And the area lost a really
23 distinguished citizen, a wonderful human
24 being, and his family lost a wonderful loving
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1 father and husband to his wife. His wife
2 Carol is a wonderful person. My best to his
3 family, and I will miss my friend Bill Greiner
4 very much.
5 Thank you.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
7 you, Senator.
8 Senator LaValle.
9 SENATOR LaVALLE: I yield to
10 Senator Volker first.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
12 Senator Volker.
13 SENATOR VOLKER: Thank you. I
14 was going to yield to Senator LaValle first.
15 Bill Greiner was a close personal
16 friend, and Carol Greiner both. My wife and
17 I, who's also a Carol, spent a lot of time
18 with the couple at various events, university
19 events, business events, sporting events.
20 Bill Greiner probably was the first
21 president, certainly the only president in my
22 time that was really involved directly in not
23 just university affairs but in the entire
24 community. He was considered by most people
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1 to be one of the top five or six leaders in
2 the entire Western New York area.
3 He had an interesting sense of
4 humor. He was very articulate. He knew how
5 to deal with people. And sometimes in Buffalo
6 you'd better know how to deal with people
7 because we have a few problems there
8 occasionally between groups and so forth.
9 He was a man who I really enjoyed
10 being with, as I enjoyed being with his wife,
11 Carol. In fact, I must confess to you that
12 the best academic dinners that I was ever at
13 were dinners where Bill and Carol Greiner were
14 the hosts. And they always were able to get
15 everybody to speak together and talk about
16 what was going on in the community.
17 As Senator LaValle will tell you,
18 it was Bill Greiner who, against the wishes of
19 a lot of the old academics, stood up for
20 athletics. And many people thought that he
21 was very over-optimistic and that he would
22 fall on his face and that the university would
23 be embarrassed.
24 But the truth is that the two
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1 universities surged forward, one happens to be
2 in Senator LaValle's district and the other
3 one, of course, is in Western New York.
4 That's Stony Brook on Long Island and SUNY in
5 Buffalo. Probably the two most important
6 people -- this is in my opinion -- in the
7 development of SUNY sports was Bill Greiner
8 and of course Senator Ken LaValle, because I
9 was right there with him and listened to some
10 of the board meetings, which were really
11 something to listen to many of the old timers
12 say it's not good, it's bad for education.
13 Bill Greiner will be badly missed
14 not just by the university community but by
15 the entire Buffalo community. And I wish
16 Carol and their entire family the best for the
17 future.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
19 you, Senator Volker.
20 Senator LaValle.
21 SENATOR LaVALLE: Thank you,
22 Madam President.
23 During the years that I was
24 chairman of the Senate Committee on Higher
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1 Education, I had really a great privilege in
2 getting to know both Bill and Carol Greiner.
3 Bill was a very, very interesting individual
4 because he was very outspoken. He had only
5 one agenda, and that was to move forward the
6 UB agenda.
7 Bill came as dean of the law school
8 and was provost and then became president.
9 And there were a lot of people that were
10 skeptical that a law school professor and dean
11 would lead UB.
12 It is under Bill Greiner's watch
13 that he moved the agenda from one of
14 undergraduate to graduate programming and to
15 build a synergy between UB and the business
16 community. So that all of the things that we
17 see today in Western New York began under Bill
18 Greiner's watch.
19 And it was very controversial,
20 because when you move an agenda from one
21 program, meaning undergraduate, to the
22 graduate program, that becomes disruptive with
23 some of the stakeholders or faculty at the
24 university.
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1 Bill Greiner was a real person,
2 loved to play golf, talked about golf, talked
3 about sports. Was able to build the stadium,
4 a 30,000-seat stadium at UB that held the
5 World Games and then was able to -- with very
6 little cost, if any, to the state -- to have a
7 stadium that would move his football team into
8 Division 1.
9 So he was truly a person who was in
10 the right place at the right time and moved
11 the agenda to where it is today. And we owe
12 Bill Greiner a great debt for doing the things
13 that he did.
14 Thank you, Madam President.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
16 you.
17 Any other Senator wishing to be
18 heard on the resolution?
19 The question is on the resolution.
20 All those in favor please signify by saying
21 aye.
22 (Response of "Aye.")
23 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
24 Opposed, nay.
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1 (No response.)
2 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The
3 resolution is adopted.
4 Senator Thompson has indicated that
5 he would like to open the resolution up to the
6 entire body for cosponsorship. Anyone wishing
7 to not be included as a cosponsor please
8 notify the desk.
9 Senator Smith.
10 SENATOR SMITH: Madam President,
11 before I call up the next resolution, from
12 time to time we are visited in this chamber by
13 very distinguished individuals. Today we have
14 the pleasure of having one such of those
15 individuals with us.
16 I would like to acknowledge Arturo
17 Vargas, who is the executive director of the
18 National Association of Latino Elected
19 Officials.
20 Mr. Vargas, good to have you in the
21 chamber with us.
22 (Applause.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
24 Welcome, Mr. Vargas.
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1 SENATOR SMITH: And I'm not sure
2 why he's standing next to Senator Dilan, but
3 that's okay.
4 But, Madam President, I believe
5 there's a resolution by Senator Maziarz at
6 this desk, and I ask that that resolution be
7 read in its entirety and move for its
8 immediate adoption by my friend Senator
9 Maziarz.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The
11 Secretary will read.
12 THE SECRETARY: By Senator
13 Maziarz, Legislative Resolution Number 3540,
14 congratulating the North Tonawanda High School
15 Football Team and Head Coach Eric Jantzi upon
16 the occasion of capturing the 2009 New York
17 State Class AA Championship.
18 "WHEREAS, Excellence and success in
19 competitive sports can be achieved only
20 through strenuous practice, team play and team
21 spirit, nurtured by dedicated coaching and
22 strategic planning; and
23 "WHEREAS, Athletic competition
24 enhances the moral and physical development of
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1 the young people of this state, preparing them
2 for the future by instilling in them the value
3 of teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy
4 living, imparting a desire for success, and
5 developing a sense of fair play and
6 competition; and
7 "WHEREAS, The Section VI champions,
8 the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks High School
9 Football Team, defeated New Rochelle High
10 School 14-7 in the Syracuse Carrier Dome to
11 finish the season with a perfect 13-0 record
12 and capture the 2009 New York State AA
13 Championship; and
14 "WHEREAS, The athletic talent
15 displayed by this team is due in great part to
16 the efforts of Head Coach Eric Jantzi and his
17 team of outstanding assistant coaches, skilled
18 and inspirational tutors, respected for their
19 ability to develop potential into excellence;
20 and
21 "WHEREAS, The team's overall record
22 is outstanding, and the team members were
23 loyally and enthusiastically supported by
24 family, fans, friends and the community at
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1 large; and
2 "WHEREAS, The North Tonawanda High
3 School Football Team benefited especially from
4 the constant support and encouragement of a
5 dedicated and talented cheerleading squad, who
6 rooted the team on with great enthusiasm both
7 at home and on the road; and
8 "WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the
9 North Tonawanda High School Football Team,
10 from the opening game of the season to
11 participation in the championship, were a
12 brotherhood of athletic ability, of good
13 sportsmanship, of honor and of scholarship,
14 demonstrating that these team players are
15 second to none; and
16 "WHEREAS, Athletically and
17 academically, the team members have proven
18 themselves to be an unbeatable combination of
19 talents, reflecting favorably on North
20 Tonawanda High School; and
21 "WHEREAS, Head Coach Eric Jantzi
22 and his dedicated staff have done a superb job
23 in guiding, molding and inspiring the team
24 members toward their goals; and
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1 "WHEREAS, Sports competition
2 instills the values of teamwork, pride and
3 accomplishment, and Head Coach Eric Jantzi and
4 the outstanding athletes on the North
5 Tonawanda High School Football Team have
6 clearly made a contribution to the spirit of
7 excellence which is a tradition of their
8 school; now, therefore, be it
9 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative
10 Body pause in its deliberations to
11 congratulate the North Tonawanda High School
12 Football Team, its members -- Steve Kijowski,
13 James Aquilina, Joe Montesanti, Jake Brock,
14 Josh Kern, Mike Tuzzo, Darrik Bloomfield,
15 Billy Connors, Bruce Hakes, Brendan Wingrove,
16 Tom Sell, Steve Stefanski, Rob Wiklerski, Dave
17 DiPietro, Aaron Davis, Devan Moultne, Luke
18 Zacher, Zach Christopher, Travis Charsley, Max
19 Jackson, Shaun Schottmiller, Ryan Daigler, Dan
20 Montesanti, Sean McDonough, Joe Medina, Travis
21 Barke, Mitch Milbrand, Casey Shreve, Clayton
22 Schmidt, Jeff Verrall, Jeff Schinaman, T.J.
23 Haug, Nick Gonnella, Jim Rogers, Mike
24 Grimaldi, Jesse Bradley, Jim Gigliotti, Jordan
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1 Marrs, Randy Miskho, Ben Kanaley, Brennan
2 Perkins, Cody Klawiter, Collin O'Donnell, Kyle
3 Shreve, Justin Sherk, Tyler Body, Kevin
4 VanHise, Josh Fritz, Brandon Camarre, and
5 Andrew Mellott -- Assistant Coaches Rick Tomm,
6 Corey Zayatz, Chris Cook, Erik O'Bryan, Dave
7 Celeste, Kevin Pieper, Brian Hoffman, Todd
8 O'Bryan, Archie O'Bryan and Ben Ladik and Head
9 Coach Eric Jantzi on their outstanding season
10 and overall team record; and be it further
11 "RESOLVED, That copies of this
12 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted
13 to the North Tonawanda High School Football
14 Team, Assistant Coaches Rick Tomm, Corey
15 Zayatz, Chris Cook, Erik O'Bryan, Dave
16 Celeste, Kevin Pieper, Brian Hoffman, Todd
17 O'Bryan, Archie O'Bryan and Ben Ladik, Head
18 Coach Eric Jantzi, North Tonawanda School
19 Superintendent Vincent Vecchiarella, North
20 Tonawanda High School Principal James Fisher,
21 North Tonawanda Board of Education President
22 Jeff Glatz and North Tonawanda High School
23 Football Booster Club President Paul Frye."
24 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
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1 Senator Maziarz.
2 SENATOR MAZIARZ: Thank you very
3 much, Madam President.
4 At long last we get to the
5 resolution that I'm very proud of today
6 congratulating my alma mater, the
7 North Tonawanda Lumberjacks, on being the
8 Class AA New York State 2009 Football
9 Champions.
10 Now, I have to tell you that
11 there's a colleague of mine, Senator
12 DeFrancisco, who is in an absolute state of
13 disbelief right now because Senator
14 DeFrancisco can't believe that there's a
15 championship anywhere in New York State that's
16 not from Syracuse or Central New York.
17 But I do want to welcome school
18 superintendent Vince Vecchiarella --
19 Superintendent, if you would please stand
20 up -- and Coach Eric Jantzi. Coach, would you
21 please stand up?
22 The North Tonawanda Lumberjacks
23 went 13 and 0 this year, 13-0, an absolutely
24 perfect season. And they did it with a great
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1 team, a great team of players and a great team
2 of cheerleaders who were equally important to
3 this championship. They brought a great deal
4 of pride and recognition to the City of
5 North Tonawanda. Why don't all of you stand
6 up?
7 Thank you all for being here. I am
8 proud to call North Tonawanda my home. I'm
9 proud to call this high school my alma mater.
10 You've done something that has
11 never been done before in the history of our
12 school and our community. You had a perfect
13 season and you brought home a championship,
14 which I know was historical and which will go
15 down as a great deal of pride for everyone in
16 the community of North Tonawanda. So
17 congratulations to each and every one of you.
18 And also to my good friend Senator
19 Suzi Oppenheimer, who has the -- I don't know,
20 I guess you would call it the unfortunate
21 honor of representing the New Rochelle
22 Huguenots, who were no match for North
23 Tonawanda, no match at all for North
24 Tonawanda. Even though they were from
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1 Westchester, even though they had more money
2 than we had, even though they eat lobster and
3 we eat chicken, we beat them anyway. Right?
4 All right.
5 Congratulations, team. Thank you.
6 Thank you, Madam President.
7 (Applause.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
9 Senator Bill Stachowski, to refute the lobster
10 reference, please.
11 (Laughter.)
12 SENATOR STACHOWSKI: Madam
13 President, I too would like to rise and
14 congratulate the Lumberjacks from North
15 Tonawanda. They had a truly outstanding
16 season. They obviously have a great group of
17 young men and obviously their cheerleaders, I
18 believe, are with them also.
19 But the coaching staff did a great
20 job. These kids play very, very hard. I had
21 the opportunity to see some of their games on
22 TV on replay, and they have a great team.
23 They work very hard.
24 And one thing about North
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1 Tonawanda's team that even if they don't
2 happen to win their division every year is
3 they are always known as a very tough team to
4 play, because they're tough kids from a tough
5 area. And they should be proud of their
6 accomplishments.
7 And the one thing that maybe
8 Senator Maziarz didn't tell you is the one
9 thing that's most important about winning a
10 state championship is you are now the state
11 champions. All through your life, you will
12 always be a member of the state championship
13 team. No one can ever take that away from
14 you. So it's the memory from this season, all
15 those memories you'll share with your friends.
16 And they will be your friends for your life.
17 It's the greatest thing about the whole
18 experience.
19 So I wish you luck in whatever you
20 do in your future. I congratulate you again
21 on the job well done, your coach and
22 superintendent and all the people involved,
23 and your parents especially, congratulations
24 to all the people involved with the North
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1 Tonawanda High School Football Team.
2 Congratulations. Great job.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
4 you.
5 Senator DeFrancisco.
6 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Thank you.
7 I just want to thank all of you of
8 the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks. You don't
9 know how happy you've made George Maziarz.
10 Year after year he's had to listen to these
11 speeches that I'd make about the teams from my
12 area, and he always would remark "Isn't there
13 any champions from anywhere outside of
14 Syracuse?" So he wanted me to be sure I was
15 here today.
16 What I know North Tonawanda for is
17 a great football player by the name of Rick
18 Cassata. I don't know if anybody knows the
19 family. Rick and I played baseball at
20 Syracuse University together. And every time
21 I think of the name North Tonawanda, I think
22 of Rick, who was a great player. He played at
23 Syracuse and then went on to Canadian
24 football, I think, for a period of time.
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1 The other thing, it's interesting
2 that you beat New Rochelle. A few years ago
3 my high school team from CBA, Christian
4 Brothers Academy -- I don't know if you've
5 ever played them or know of them -- but they
6 had a game against New Rochelle as well in the
7 Carrier Dome, and CBA won. And there was a
8 player there, a young player that fortunately
9 for our team -- not fortunately for
10 New Rochelle -- had an injury about halfway
11 through and he couldn't finish the game. CBA
12 ended up winning with a quarterback by the
13 name of Greg Paulus, who went on to play
14 basketball at Duke.
15 But his story is yesterday if you
16 were watching TV, that same very player, Ray
17 Rice, broke up the center of the line in the
18 first touch -- I think it was 80-some-odd
19 yards. So maybe one of you will be doing that
20 in a pro team.
21 But more importantly, you have
22 shown what teamwork is all about, you've shown
23 what hard work is all about. And whatever
24 happens in the future, as Senator Stachowski
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1 says, no one can take it away from you. And
2 you'll always have these people that are
3 surrounding you now as your closest friends
4 for life.
5 So congratulations, and thank you
6 again on behalf of Senator Maziarz.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
8 you.
9 Senator Hassell-Thompson.
10 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Thank
11 you, Madam President. I rise to also add my
12 congratulations to Tonawanda, and let me tell
13 you why.
14 New Rochelle beats Mount Vernon
15 ever single year historically for the last
16 fifty years. So anybody who beats the
17 Huguenots is my friend.
18 (Laughter.)
19 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Having
20 said that -- having said that, we all owe
21 congratulations to whomever wins in this
22 state. We're very proud of our young men and
23 women who play sports and who play well. And
24 as the state champions, I want to add my
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1 congratulations very seriously.
2 But I meant that about the
3 Huguenots.
4 (Laughter.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Things
6 are getting a little personal here.
7 Senator Suzi Oppenheimer.
8 SENATOR OPPENHEIMER: Whoa.
9 Senator Hassell-Thompson. And there's good
10 reason why the New Rochelle team has been
11 winning all those years.
12 But I'll tell you something, guys.
13 I applaud what you -- as you probably figured
14 out, I'm the Senator from New Rochelle. But I
15 know we've had a pretty good run. And so I'm
16 very proud of you.
17 I did team sports in high school
18 and college, and I know the work that goes in.
19 And I know, to address what's been said
20 earlier, the camaraderie that gets developed.
21 And it's very meaningful to be able to have
22 worked collaboratively in a team manner. In
23 fact, as you go forward in life, that
24 particular skill of being able to work
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1 together cooperatively and collaboratively is
2 probably the thing that's going to be the most
3 valuable lesson you've learned.
4 But I am here to applaud you, to
5 say I know the hard work you've done. It
6 really was quite an achievement to beat
7 New Rochelle. And I wish each one of you a
8 very, very full future, a happy future.
9 Thanks.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank
11 you.
12 Any other Senators wish to be heard
13 to defend your teams?
14 The question is on the resolution.
15 All those in favor please signify by saying
16 aye.
17 (Response of "Aye.")
18 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
19 Opposed, nay.
20 (No response.)
21 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The
22 resolution is adopted.
23 Senator Maziarz has indicated that
24 he would like to open the resolution up to the
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1 entire body for cosponsorship. Anyone wishing
2 to not be included as a cosponsor please
3 notify the desk.
4 And congratulations for your fine
5 win. Thank you, gentlemen.
6 (Applause.)
7 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
8 Senator Addabbo.
9 SENATOR ADDABBO: Madam
10 President, is there any further business at
11 the desk?
12 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:
13 Senator Addabbo, the desk is clear.
14 SENATOR ADDABBO: There being no
15 business at the desk, I move that we adjourn
16 till Tuesday, January 12th, at 10:00 a.m.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: There
18 being no further business to come before the
19 Senate, on motion, the Senate stands adjourned
20 until Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.
21 (Whereupon, at 4:18 p.m., the
22 Senate adjourned.)
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