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NY-20: Republican candidate Tedisco is a Liar and a Coward

You know that $787 billion stimulus bill that Congress passed and not a single House Republican voted for? You know that same $787 billion stimulus bill that all three of New York's Congressional Republicans voted against? Well, for that same stimulus bill, Republican candidate Jim Tedisco running for the NY-20 Congressional seat, is refusing to take a stance on how he would have voted on the bill had he been in Congress: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=771616&category=O... His refusal to admit that he would have, without a doubt, voted with the rest of the Rep

NY-20 Special Election: The Latest News & Updates

It was only this past week on Wednesday that New York Governor David Paterson (D) announced that Tuesday March 31 will be the set date of the special election for the NY-20 Congressional District. The congressional district was left vacant once Governor Paterson appointed Congresswoman Gillibrand to the Senate to fill the void of Hillary Clinton. The special election will be a tough fight: It features Democratic businessman Scott Murphy, who lives in the district, against Joe Bruno-lackey James Tedisco, the current Assembly Minority Leader who doesn't even live in the district.

Young Democrats of America Conference to be held in NYC Feb 20-22

I wanted to write about an upcoming conference which I am very excited about: The Young Democrats of America Winter Conference in New York City. The convention will start on Friday Feb 20 and last until Sunday Feb 22. Online Registration is $35; on-site registration is $45. On site registration will open Feb 20 @12pm and last until Saturday Feb 21 @12pm.

State Senator Foley to speak at CDNY Convention

We are very pleased to announce that State Senator Brian Foley will be attending and speaking at the CDNY Convention. He will be speaking on a panel of state senators in speaking about their experiences on the state legislature. Also speaking at the convention will be New York Assemblyman Rory Lancman and City Councilman Tony Avella. We are very excited about having these politicians speak at our Convention at St. John's University, being held April 17-19. We are still awaiting the invitation responses from the other politicians who were sent invites.

CDNY moving quickly to plan NY-20 Campaign Invasions

Yesterday, Governor Paterson announced that the special election for New York's 20th Congressional District, will be held on Tuesday March 31. CDNY has already been in contact with the Scott Murphy for Congress campaign, and we are organizing quickly our members throughout the state to help keep control of this Democratic held seat, by former Congresswoman and now Senator, Kristen Gillibrand. Tentatively, our CDNY campaign invasion will be the two weekends right before the election: March 21,22 & March 28, 29.

Unions and Protestors Gear up for Gov Paterson's Visit to Binghamton

As previously mentioned on our blog entries, Governor Paterson will be continuing his upstate tour to promote his budget plan, visiting Binghamton this Wednesday. Although questions will be screened (they needed to be submitted online before the event), Governor Paterson is expected to answer a wide range of questions about SUNY budget cuts, and the economy. Doors will open at Broome Community College starting at 4:30pm. As a Binghamton University senior, I was a little dissapointed that the Governor will not be speaking at my school.

Open Left founder Mike Lux to Speak at the College Dems of NY Convention

Last night on our College Democrats of NY conference call, our executive board approved of having Mike Lux speak at our CDNY Convention taking place Friday April 17- Sunday April 19. at St. Johns University in NYC. Mike Lux was a former aide to President Clinton and was on the Obama transition team as the "Progressive Liason." Mike will be speaking to our expected crowd of 175 college democrat members on Saturday morning, sometime after 10am. The exact time is still to be determined. Mike is also the founder of the blog, Open Left.
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“As the CBO analysis shows, the Recovery Act has lessened the effects of the worst recession in a generation and is beginning to help turn things around.

“The CBO found the Recovery Act is responsible for 600,000 to 1.6 million jobs and has raised GDP by 1.2 to 3.2 percent. Without the Recovery Act these jobs would have either disappeared or never existed in the first place and this positive economic growth would not have been possible.

“Our economy still has a long way to go and we will not rest until everyone who wants a job can find one, but the economy is no longer in a free-fall. Democrats in Congress showed real leadership by supporting the Recovery Act. Unfortunately, Republicans - the Party of NO -refused to offer an alternative. They stood on the sidelines as President Obama and Congressional Democrats took the steps necessary to reverse the economic decline they inherited after eight years of failed Republican economic policies. Now, by cheering for the Act’s failure, the GOP remains on the wrong side of history. As President Obama and Democrats continue to take steps to strengthen our economy, it’s time for Republicans to stop saying 'No', quit playing politics and start working with us on behalf of American families and workers.” Read More...

This is a caption
“As the CBO analysis shows, the Recovery Act has lessened the effects of the worst recession in a generation and is beginning to help turn things around.

“The CBO found the Recovery Act is responsible for 600,000 to 1.6 million jobs and has raised GDP by 1.2 to 3.2 percent. Without the Recovery Act these jobs would have either disappeared or never existed in the first place and this positive economic growth would not have been possible.

“Our economy still has a long way to go and we will not rest until everyone who wants a job can find one, but the economy is no longer in a free-fall. Democrats in Congress showed real leadership by supporting the Recovery Act. Unfortunately, Republicans - the Party of NO -refused to offer an alternative. They stood on the sidelines as President Obama and Congressional Democrats took the steps necessary to reverse the economic decline they inherited after eight years of failed Republican economic policies. Now, by cheering for the Act’s failure, the GOP remains on the wrong side of history. As President Obama and Democrats continue to take steps to strengthen our economy, it’s time for Republicans to stop saying 'No', quit playing politics and start working with us on behalf of American families and workers.”
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