compared to other years 2 Governor Cuomo's use of Messages of Necessity and etoes ! Constitutional "mendments # $egislative "ctivity by Month % &an'ings of the members (ho introduced and passed the most bills and resolutions ) *pposition to legislation+ ho( many bills passed unanimously, (hich members voted against the most bills 11 "bsences by legislators 1- Conference loyalty in the .enate+ ho( often members voted (ith their leaders 1! Conference loyalty in the "ssembly+ ho( often members voted (ith their leaders 1% /articipation in .enate 0loor 1ebates 21 "ppendi2 "+ .enate 3ill 4ntroduction5 /assage Totals 24 "ppendi2 3+ "ssembly 3ill 4ntroduction5 /assage Totals 2# "ppendi2 C+ .enate oting Totals -0 "ppendi2 1+ "ssembly oting Totals -1
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2014 SESSION ANA!SIS
"ac#ground !ear Passed Assemb l$% &an' &ul$ Passed Senate% &an' &ul$ Passed "ot(% &an'&ul Passed Assemb l$% Full !ear Passed Senate% Full !ear Passed "ot(% Full !ear 2014 1,14- 1,4#0 #!) T31 T31 T31 201- 1,0%1 1,40) #!0 1,0%1 1,40) #!0 2012 1,0!# 1,2!# !%1 1,0!# 1,2!# !%1 2011 ::: 1,2): #%% 1,001 1,2:1 #%: 2010 1,1:# 1,124 %00 1,210 1,14- %1# 200: 1,242 #40 !!4 1,2!# #:4 !)) 200) 1,#41 1,%:4 )11 1,#4! 1,)22 )-0 200% 1,!-1 1,%%0 )4% 1,!-) 1,)2) )#1 200# 1,:#1 1,)42 :!) 1,:#! 1,)4) :#- 200! 1,#2) 1,#0- ))2 1,#-0 1,#1: ):0 2004 1,%02 1,!22 %%% 1,%:- 1,#0% )%: 200- 1,40- 1,-## %#1 1,40) 1,-%4 %#) 2002 1,#!4 1,2:4 %4! 1,#!4 1,-14 %!! 2001 1,2)- 1,0!0 !4: 1,-:4 1,14: ##2 2000 1,!-% 1,424 %11 1,!-% 1,424 %11 1::: 1,4%0 1,-1% #0% 1,!)# 1,412 %-2 1::) 1,!4% 1,-#: #%4 1,!#- 1,-:1 #:4 1::% 1,1-2 1,2-4 4%! 1,4#: 1,40) %!) 1::# 1,!)0 1,!4- )1- 1,!)! 1,!!) )-0 1::! 1,-#2 1,401 %%# 1,-#2 1,40% %)2 "s part of N;/4&G<s ongoing revie( of legislative activity, the follo(ing analysis e2amines the 2014 Ne( ;or' legislative session to date= This analysis does not analy>e or dra( conclusions on the substance of bills or a particular legislator<s impact, or the overall legislative output, since legislative ?productivity@ is more complicated and subAective than simple numbers= 4t is up to Ne( ;or'ers to assess their legislators< effectiveness and impact= 4n order to be informed Ne( ;or'ers deserve information on the functioning of their $egislature and (e hope that the follo(ing information (ill stimulate dialogue bet(een la(ma'ers and their constituents=
Bnless other(ise noted, the follo(ing numbers are based on data compiled by the $egislative 3ill 1rafting Commission= This data (as obtained bet(een 6une 2 and 6une 2-, and subseCuent revisions made to publicly released voting results might not be reflected= Numbers are subAect to revision in the event of a special or e2traordinary session=
)otal number of bills 0assing continues to decline1 Ehile the total number of bills that passed both houses in 2014 (as higher than the total for either 2012 or 201- 7and may increase further if a special session convenes8, the total of #!) bills is remar'ably lo( by historical standards= This is part of a broader trend+ .ince 1:1!, the four years that sa( the fe(est bills pass both houses are 200:, 2012, 201-, and 2014=1 4t seems that a smaller Cuantity of t(o9house bills is a ne( reality in Ne( ;or' .tate= There are several reasons this might be the case, and they seem to be rooted in both structural changes in the legislative process and in changes in the productivity and total output of legislation 7for better or (orse8 of the state $egislature= 1 Distoric totals from 1:20 through 1::4 (ere obtained from the Ne( ;or' .tate &ed 3oo'= Farlier years (ere obtained from archives held by the Ne( ;or' .tate $ibrary=
.ome of this decrease may be due to the increasing importance of the state budget= 4n 1:#:, one of the years (ith the highest number of bills passed, the budget (as !%% pages= 4n 2012, it (as 2,):0= Ehile much of this increase is due to the dramatic gro(th in government spending, there appears to be a trend to(ard including a greater number of issues in the annual budget < s appropriation and "rticle 44 bills, thus increasing the length of the budget bills and reducing the number of policy changes that may have passed as separate bills= 2ecade A-erage ).o' /ouse "ills 0er !ear 1:20s :!! 1:-0s 1,1!: 1:40s 1,21- 1:!0s 1,2-0 1:#0s 1,-#- 1:%0s 1,1:2 1:)0s 1,01: 1::0s )1) 2000s %:1 2010s 7so far8 #!!
"n additional factor in this trend might be the relatively small maAorities in the state .enate= Ehile the total number of bills passing this chamber has barely changed in the past t(o decades, it is possible that the need for near9unanimity (ithin the MaAority Coalition has made it more difficult to pass significant legislation= This may be true because one or t(o dissenters can be enough to 'eep a bill from seeing a vote= 4t seems feasible that this dissent is more li'ely to surface in a &epublican9controlled chamber over bills that are supported by "ssembly 1emocrats than over one9house bills sponsored by their co9partisans, (hich could lead to relatively constant numbers of one9house bills, but fe(er agreements bet(een both chambers= This potentiality is indicated by the fact that the average number of bills passing the .enate per year over the course of the current t(o9year session G 1,4-4 G is higher than the average over the past ten t(o9year sessions, despite the e2istence of a relatively small number of t(o9house bills=
"nother possible e2planation for the gradual decline in recent decades is a relative decline in the creation of ne( areas of la(= 4n earlier decades, as government gre(, it created ne( areas of la( to tac'le issues, such as (elfare and housing, in (hich it had not ventured= Ne( legislation became necessary to establish these programs and additional bills (ere often passed in subseCuent years to reform, tin'er (ith, and fi2 problems in these nascent state programs= "s the programs matured, they entered into a more settled status, (hich reCuired less freCuent adAustment= 4n recent decades, the state has entered fe(er ne( fields of governance= Ehile there have been many ne( issues addressed, fe( represented radical departures from established la(= "ills Passing "ot( /ouses b$ 2ecade
3essages of Necessit$ continue to be less fre4uent t(an in $ears 0ast1 Ehile there (as considerable controversy and public criticism over the use of a message of necessity to pass the ."0F "ct in 6anuary 201-, the data sho( that Governor Cuomo relies on this method of passing bills far less freCuently than his immediate predecessors= 4n his tenure of four legislative sessions, an average of 1-=! bills per year has passed either house (ith a message, compared to 41 under the .pit>er5 /aterson dyad and ):=2 under /ata'i=
ittle a00arent c(ange in t(e 0ercentage of bills -etoed b$ t(e go-ernor1 Note that the combined total of bills that have been approved and vetoed does not e2actly match the total number of bills passing each house= 1ue to the governor<s line9item po(er, many appropriation bills count in both categories= Constitutional amendments are included in the tally of bills passing both houses, but ultimately are subAect to voter approval or reAection, not gubernatorial action to be chaptered or vetoed=
)(e number of concurrent resolutions to amend t(e constitution 0assing bot( (ouses1 Fight constitutional amendments received second passage last year, resulting in Ne( ;or'ers being provided the opportunity to vote for si2 amendments in 201- and t(o in 2014= Do(ever, none (ere given first passage over the course of this t(o9year legislative session, meaning there can be no additional amendments placed on the ballot until 201%, the same year voters (ill be as'ed if they (ish to convene a Constitutional Convention, an option that the state constitution reCuires be put before voters every 20 years=
egislati-e Acti-it$ b$ 3ont( The .enate+ Ehile the .enate left a significant amount of its (or'load for 6une, a month in (hich they passed %-=-%H of their bills, the last (ee' of session (as slightly more subdued than in 201-= 4n the last (ee' of this year, .enators passed 42% bills, representing 2)=:-H of the session<s total legislationI in 201-, they passed !24, representing -#=44H= Nonetheless, the end of session (as still busier than normal+ Nearly a Cuarter of the time the .enate spent in session (as bet(een 6une 1# through 6une 20= 2 Time in session (as based on the time $&. e9mail alerts (ere sent= 4t is possible that some (ere delayed= - Time spent in session includes time spent on house'eeping, introductions, and resolutions, so the minutes of session spent debating the average bill is lo(er than the numbers reflected in this column=
The "ssembly+ The "ssembly spent more than t(ice as much time in session as the .enate, despite the fact it passed several hundred fe(er bills= .ome of this might be due to the freCuency (ith (hich fast roll calls and voice votes are used in the .enate=
"ssembly bill 4ntroductions= 14 "ssemblymembers (ere the prime sponsors of more than 1!0 bills that (ere active in 2014+4 4 "ctive bills include those that (ere introduced in 201- and carried over into the Ne( ;ear and bills that (ere ne(ly9introduced in 2014=
Ten legislators G all "ssemblymembers G sponsored fe(er than ten bills that (ere active in 2014=
"ill Passage 4n each house, members of the maAority conference7s8 averaged higher numbers of bills passing both their o(n house and passing both houses= Members of both maAority and minority conferences in the .enate tended to pass more bills than their counterparts in the "ssembly, largely due to the differences in si>e bet(een the t(o houses=
"ills Passing 3embers> O.n /ouses 4n "ssembly+ 14 "ssemblymembers G all 1emocrats G (ere the prime sponsors of at least 20 bills that passed the "ssembly in 2014+
Senator Passed O.n /ouse $an>a %% Golden %- ;oung #! $aalle !) Martins !# 0lanagan !# Grisanti !4 Dannon !- Marcellino !1 Carlucci 4% &an>enhofer 4! Assembl$me mber Passed "ot( "bbate 2: /aulin 21 Magnarelli 21 Magee 21 Gunther 1: Thiele 1) Morelle 1# .(eeney 14 Fnglebright 1- Kebro(s'i 12 4n .enate+ 11 .enators G all members of the maAority coalition G (ere the prime sponsors of at least 4! bills that passed the .enate in 2014+
"ills Passing "ot( /ouses 4n "ssembly+ Ten "ssemblymembers prime9sponsored a do>en or more bills that passed both houses+
4n .enate+ 11 .enators prime9sponsored t(enty or more bills that passed both houses+ Senator Passed "ot( Golden -# Martins -4 $an>a 2) ;oung 2% Dannon 24 Carlucci 24 3onacic 24 Ma>iar> 2- .e(ard 22 0lanagan 21 Grisanti 20 Name ;esoluti ons Ado0ted Name ;esoluti ons Ado0ted Jolb 40 3onacic 42) 0inch -) 3reslin -44 3arclay 24 /ar'er 24: *a's 24 Martins 2-- 3rindisi 2- &itchie 1!1 Gunther " 21 No>>olio 12# /almes ano 1% $ar'in 114 $upardo 1# .'elos 102 Magee 1# Griffo )4 Eeisenb erg 1# .mith %:
;esolutions The "ssembly 7%1!8 adopted far fe(er resolutions than the .enate 7-,0:08= These are the sponsors of the most resolutions that (ere adopted in each house+
!ear Floor 7otes on "ills ost in Senate Floor 7otes on "ills ost in Assembl$ 2014 1 0 201- 0 0 2012 1 0 2011 1 0 2010 2 0 200: : 0 200) 0 0 200% 1 0 200# 0 0 200! 0 0 Senate% )otal Na$ 7otes Number of "ills Percentage of All 7otes on "ills 0 ))) #0=24H 19: !14 -4=)%H 1091: !) -=:-H 2092:! 1- 0=:!H Assembl$% )otal No 7otes Number of "ills Percentage of All 7otes on "ills 0 !4: 4%=--H 1910 -!- -0=4-H 1192! 11# 10=00H 2#9!0 1-4 11=!!H !0 or more ) 0=#:H
7O)IN, Floor 7otes on "ills ost b$ 6alendar !ear 1-,%22 different bills have passed the "ssembly since the last day a floor vote on a bill sponsored by an "ssembly 1emocrat lost= This (as an attempted veto override in 2004I it has been even longer since a vote reCuiring a simple maAority has lost in the "ssembly=
*ne bill lost a floor vote in the .enate this year+ "=2!:%9"5 .=2-%)93 7?Fnacts the Ne( ;or' state 1&F"M "CTI repealer@8=
This chart does not include totals for votes on hostile amendments or rules=
Opposition to Bills that Passed the Senate The vast maAority of bills voted on in the .enate passed (ith no or negligible opposition= Ehile this has been the case in each of the previous years in (hich N;/4&G has analy>ed voting trends, there (as a significant increase this year= The percentage of votes (ith no opposition Aumped from !1=!:H in 201- to #0=24H this year=
! This includes the 1&F"M "ct, (hich, as mentioned above, failed (ith -0 votes in favor and 2: opposed=
Opposition to Bills that Passed the Assembly .imilarly, there (as a slight increase in unanimity in the "ssembly as (ell= Ehereas 41=:%H of the bills in 201- faced no opposition, 4%=--H of those passing in 2014 did so unopposed=
Absences Senator Abs=E?c Fspaillat ):1 .mith )0) Dassell9 Thompson %## Golden -!4 1ia> 21: Jennedy 14! Doylman 144 3ember A"=E=E;=N7 Jellner :-% Eeisenberg )2- Tenney 4)0 Di'ind -#) Camara --1 .imotas 2%! Devesi 2#4 NoAay 24! &obinson 244 Magnarelli 240 &odrigue> 212 3oyland 1:: Gantt 1%4 Deastie 1%- Mar'ey 1%2 Gottfried 1#: .carborough 1#) Jat> 1#- 4n the .enate+ .even senators (ere not present for more than a hundred votes+
4n the "ssembly+ Fighteen "ssemblymembers (ere not present for more than 1!0 votes= 0ormer "ssemblymember 3oyland missed more than ::H of the votes ta'en during his foreshortened tenure in 2014=
Legislators Voting in the Negative Senator A$e 7otes Na$ 7otes 8 of Na$ 7otes /er'ins 12%1 1:2 1-=12H 3all 12:2 1%! 11=:-H Jrueger 1-0# 1#% 11=-4H Montgom ery 1-0: 1#2 11=01H Doylman 121) 111 )=-!H &ivera 1-#) 10! %=1-H .Cuadron 1-)2 :1 #=1)H .anders 1-## ): #=12H Dassell9 Thompso n #%1 -# !=0:H 3ember !es 7otes No 7otes 8 of no -otes NoAay !%1 -44 -%=#0H 0riend %#- -)! --=!4H
Da(ley :14 2-2 20=24H 4n the .enate+ Nine senators voted in the negative on more than !H of the votes they cast=
.enator ales'y (as the only member (ho voted in the affirmative 100H of the time= This is his second consecutive year of not voting ?nay@ on any bills=
.enator .'elos voted in the negative once= Co9leader Jlein voted ?nay@ on only three bills+ .=2#21 7?&egulates farm pond dams@8, .=1:4#9" 7?&elates to the definition of all terrain vehicle or L"T<@8, and .=#222 7?&elates to (ater (ithdra(al reporting and 0*4$ protection@8=
4n the "ssembly+ Nine "ssemblymembers G all &epublicans G voted in the negative more than 20H of the time=
10 1emocrats G .ilver, 3roo'9Jrasny, Camara, Coo', 1avila, 1en1e''er, *rti>, /erry, &ivera, and &osa G never voted no=
6onferenc e 7ote same as @lein 7ote Same as S#elos 7ote Same as Ste.art' 6ousins 1em :!=!#H :!=-:H :#=1#H 41C ::=-!H ::=1:H :)=!)H G*/ :)=1!H :)=-%H :%=0:H Senator 8 of -otes same as @lein Senator 8 of -otes same as S#elos Senator 8 of -otes same as Ste.art' 6ousins Jlein 100=00H .'elos 100=00H .te(art9 Cousins 100=00H ales'y ::=)0H ales'y ::=:-H "ddabbo ::=11H .'elos ::=%-H Jlein ::=%-H 3reslin ::=11H Carlucci ::=4#H 0elder ::=%-H $atimer :)=:%H .avino ::=4#H Grisanti ::=##H Jlein :)=)!H 0elder ::=4!H $an>a ::=##H .avino :)=)!H Grisanti ::=-:H &obach ::=##H Carlucci :)=%1H $an>a ::=-:H Golden ::=!!H /eralta :)=#:H &obach ::=-:H ;oung ::=!2H *'3rien :)=#4H Golden ::=-)H 0lanagan ::=!2H ales'y :)=#4H 6onference o$alt$: )(e Senate
Percent of Conference Votes Cast the Same as Leaders
"s (as the case in 201-, the five9member 41C (as the conference most li'ely to cast their votes the same as their leaderI the 1emocrats (ere the least li'ely=# # T(o 1emocratic .enators, .ampson and .mith, (ere e2cluded from this analysis since both do not sit (ith any conference= % Ehile .enator "vella remained part of the 1emocratic conference at the beginning of session, he is treated as a member of the 41C for the duration of session for the purposes of this section=
Co9leaders Jlein and .'elos, (ho sign off on any decisions to bring bills to the floor as part of their co9leadership agreement, remained very unified+ They voted the same (ay on ::=%-H of .enate floor bills= This number is remar'ably similar to that from 201-, (hen they voted the same (ay ::=%:H of the time= The li'elihood that a conference (ould agree (ith its leaders (as essentially the same as last year, though the &epublicans 7(ho voted (ith .'elos :)=-%H of the time in 2014 and :)=-:H in 201-8 and 41C 7::=-!H in 2014I ::=#2H in 201-8 sa( slight increases in dissention= Non941C9 affiliated 1emocrats, on the other hand 7:#=1#H in 2014I :!=2!H in 201-8, gre( slightly more unified= .enator 3all (as the &epublican (ho disagreed (ith his leadership the most freCuently, as he voted (ith .enator .'elos only ))=14H of the time= "mong 1emocrats, .enator /er'ins, (ho voted (ith .enator .te(art9Cousins ))=1)H of the time, (as the most li'ely dissenter= The 41C (as much more unified+ .enator "vella, (ho voted (ith Jlein :)=0-H of the time, cast more than three times as many votes independent of his leadership than any of the longer9tenured members of his conference=% "ddabbo ::=-2H 3oyle ::=-)H .'elos :)=#4H ;oung ::=2!H .avino ::=-2H .ampson :)=!!H 0lanagan ::=2!H &itchie ::=-2H .mith :)=!0H 3oyle ::=1%H 0arley ::=2!H $an>a :)=44H .mith ::=10H Gallivan ::=2!H 0elder :)=4-H Marcellino ::=0!H Carlucci ::=1:H Jennedy :)=-4H &itchie ::=0!H "ddabbo ::=1)H 3oyle :)=-4H Dannon ::=0!H Martins ::=12H &obach :)=-0H 0arley :)=:)H Ma>iar> ::=12H ;oung :)=-0H Martins :)=:)H Dannon ::=11H Grisanti :)=24H Gallivan :)=:)H .ampson ::=10H Marcellino :)=2-H .ampson :)=:#H .mith ::=10H Golden :)=21H .te(art9 Cousins :)=)!H Marcellino :)=:1H T'ac>y' :)=10H Ma>iar> :)=)4H No>>olio :)=)!H 0lanagan :)=10H $atimer :)=%#H $ibous :)=%4H Martins :)=0-H *'3rien :)=%1H *'3rien :)=%1H 0arley :%=:#H 3reslin :)=#-H 3reslin :)=#-H &itchie :%=:#H No>>olio :)=!)H .te(art9 Cousins :)=!)H Dannon :%=:#H $ibous :)=4%H .e(ard :)=!%H 1ia> :%=)!H $aalle :)=-%H $atimer :)=4)H Gianaris :%=)-H .e(ard :)=-0H $ar'in :)=40H "vella :%=)-H Jennedy :)=2%H $aalle :)=24H Gallivan :%=)2H 1ia> :)=2!H $ittle :)=20H .tavis'y :%=%#H /eralta :)=14H Griffo :)=1%H Ma>iar> :%=%!H $ar'in :)=12H /eralta :)=14H Fspaillat :%=#0H "vella :)=0-H Jennedy :)=12H $aalle :%=!#H $ittle :%=:2H 1ia> :)=0:H No>>olio :%=4:H Griffo :%=:0H Marchione :%=:#H $ibous :%=-!H Fspaillat :%=%%H &an>enhofer :%=)-H .e(ard :%=21H Marchione :%=#:H "vella :%=%#H $ittle :%=1#H &an>enhof er :%=!!H *'Mara :%=%#H 1ilan :%=12H T'ac>y' :%=4:H Fspaillat :%=#0H $ar'in :%=0)H *'Mara :%=4:H T'ac>y' :%=4:H Griffo :#=%4H Gianaris :%=0)H 3onacic :%=2)H Marchione :#=%4H 3onacic :%=01H Gianaris :#=)1H /ar'er :#=#4H .tavis'y :#=))H .tavis'y :#=#1H Gipson :#=#1H 1ilan :#=-!H 1e0rancisco :#=-0H *'Mara :#=!4H Gipson :#=2%H Keldin :#=2%H &an>enhofer :#=4#H Keldin :#=0#H 1ilan :#=21H .errano :#=20H 1e0rancisc o :#=02H /ar'er :#=01H 3onacic :#=0!H /ar'er :#=01H Gipson :#=00H Dassell9 Thompson :!=-4H .errano :!=-2H .errano :!=0!H 1e0rancisco :!=1-H Dassell9 Thompson :4=%%H Dassell9 Thompson :4=%%H .anders :4=::H .Cuadron :4=0-H .anders :-=)2H Keldin :4=:1H .anders :-=:#H .Cuadron :-=%#H .Cuadron :4=#4H &ivera :-=0)H &ivera :2=)1H &ivera :4=10H Doylman :1=))H Doylman :1=!)H Doylman :2=:-H Montgomer y ))=:-H Montgomery ))=:-H Montgomery ):=:!H Jrueger ))=)%H Jrueger ))=#0H Jrueger ):=):H 3all ))=00H 3all ))=14H /er'ins ))=1)H /er'ins )%=0:H /er'ins )#=)2H 3all )#=:)H 6onferenc e 7otes Same as Sil-er 7otes Same as @olb 1em) :)=#1H )4=#-H G*/ )4=22H ))=%2H
6onference o$alt$: )(e Assembl$
Percent of Conference Votes Cast the Same as Leaders ) 0ormer "ssemblymember 3oyland, (ho (as only present for 2 of the 201 votes ta'en before his March conviction, (as e2cluded from this study, as (ere former "ssemblymembers Gabrys>a' and .tevenson, each of (hom missed every vote ta'en during the portion of session that overlapped (ith their legislative tenures=
The "ssembly 1emocrats (ere remar'ably cohesive+ !- members of their conference voted the same (ay as .pea'er .ilver on more than ::H of bills= *nly one member of this conference 7.chimminger, :1=4%H8 voted (ith the .pea'er on fe(er than :!H of occasions= This is a significant change from past years+ in 201-, 2# members voted (ith .pea'er .ilver less than :!H of the time= This increase in conference unity can also be seen by loo'ing at the li'elihood a 1emocratic member<s vote (as cast differently from .pea'er .ilver<s= This fell from -=0:H in 201- to a negligible 1=-:H this year= 4n contrast, &epublicans became more (illing to vote against Minority $eader Jolb, agreeing (ith him only ))=%2H of the time= Three of the four members (ho disagreed (ith Jolb the most freCuently 71i/ietro 7&8, 0riend 7&8, Jellner 718, and NoAay7&88 (ere &epublicans=
"s of the day before this report<s release, transcripts of .enate floor debates (ere available for every regular session bet(een the beginning of 2014 and 6une :, e2cept for the session held on "pril 2)= "n analysis of these transcripts reveals that .enator Jruger said more (ords in debate than any other member of her chamberI .enator .ampson said the fe(est during this time period= *f course, the length of a member<s comments does not necessarily reflect ho( much of substance they said, but (e believe this information provides an additional measure through (hich one can analy>e legislative activity=
.everal members also served as "cting /resident at various points in the 2014 session= The follo(ing chart sho(s the (ords they said in this capacity, omitting days (hen they (ere the only legislator in the chamber and did little beyond gavel in and out=
0or the second consecutive year, .enator $ibous made more comments 72%8 that (ere mar'ed in the transcript as being met (ith laughter than any other member of his chamber= Dere are his lines that elicited laughter+
-here are e!ceptions" #r" President$ for some reason my glasses aren%t &or'ing this morning"( - #adam President$ &e are done chilling o)t"( - here being no f)rther b)siness at the des'$ * move that the Senate ad+o)rn )ntil #onday$ ,ebr)ary -rd$ the day after the .enver Broncos &in the S)per Bo&l$ intervening days being legislative days"( - Senator Avella &as egging me on$ * thin'"( - Sorry abo)t that$ #r" President" B)t if yo) notice$ /ebecca is not &ith me today$ and *%m &ith 0oe" So yo)%re all going to have to bear &ith )s"( - *f &e co)ld +)st$ the ne!t time the Senator spea's$ chec' the a)dio" * had a very hard time" And * 'no& that * am getting older$ and * 'no& that the hearing isn%t &hat it &as &hen * &as a spry -1 li'e yo)rself"( - *s the Senator tal'ing to himself2( - On behalf of Senator Libo)s$ * move that the follo&ing bill be -- that &as s)pposed to be f)nny"( - 3e co)ld"( - No&$ Senator$ yo) never 'no&"( - And li'e * al&ays try to do$ is grant &ishes for Senator Ste&art-Co)sins --( - * g)ess$ #r" President$ *%m going to be competing &ith the dogs that obvio)sly have fo)nd a dr)g dealer o)tside"( - *t%s a fla&ed process" And certainly &ith the iss)e of Common Core$ this process has no& come into light" Parents are )pset$ their 'ids are e!tremely )pset$ teachers are fr)strated" he dogs are )pset"( - #r" President$ before *%m going to say that the ho)se &ill stand at ease$ Senator 4riffo and a n)mber of the members had a 5)estion$ and they &anted to 'no& &ho let the dogs o)t"( - -- +)st li'e the Syrac)se bas'etball team"( - #r" President$ * thin' Senator LaValle &o)ld -- * gave him bad information" So if yo) &o)ld call on him again"( - *t only sho&s$ #r" President$ that everything here is fl)id by the second"( - So if for some cra6y reason someone chooses not to be on$ let the des' 'no&" B)t if * see anybody go to the des'$ yo)%ll have to deal &ith me"( - Before &e go to the ne!t resol)tion$ * &ant to ac'no&ledge a gro)p of constit)ents that * have here that act)ally &ere s)pposed to be meeting &ith me at 78 o%cloc'$ b)t beca)se proceedings contin)e -- altho)gh *%m not allo&ed on the floor to say &hat name or &ho they represent$ they are constit)ents of my district$ and that%s &hat%s most important" (
- 9o) too' the &ords right o)t of my mo)th$ Senator"( - #r" Ball$ * don%t 'no& yo)" B)t * live in Binghamton$ and * have to travel on /o)te ::" And *%ve stopped at the Carrot Barn many times$ and the carrot oatmeal coo'ies are o)t of this &orld"( - And as long as yo) contin)e to ma'e those$ yo)%ve got my s)pport" 4odspeed"( - #r" President$ * thin' &e have a noncontroversial calendar in front of )s" Co)ld &e --( - Oh$ lay it aside"( - #r" President$ * don%t 'no& &hat Senator #artins &as saying there at the end$ b)t they &ere all smiling$ so it had to be good"( - On behalf of Senator #archione$ on page -- there%s no page -- * offer the follo&ing amendments to Calendar N)mber 77-:$ Senate Print ;<=>$ and as' that said bill retain its place on the hird /eading Calendar" So$ #r" President$ it%s )p to yo) to find the page"( - Not bad for a 'id &ith dysle!ia reading all those n)mbers"( - And if anybody &ants their pict)re ta'en &ith Andy Lan6a$ that can be arranged also"(