"While I fully understand and recognize the critical importance of keeping our State's government adequately funded, I could not stand by and vote for budget extender bills that not only excluded important measures, but that were also drafted without the participation of the Senate Democratic Conference. We cannot allow important issues like Raise The Age, an adequate college affordability plan, the DREAM Act, adequate funding for public education, and voting, campaign finance and ethics reform, to be victims of political interest. We have an obligation to use the time provided by this extender to include critical measures in this year's budget that the millions of New Yorkers we proudly represent need and deserve."
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