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NY: Keep calling Albany, Gov. says passing repeal is a top priority, 20 days left
Autism Action Network
5-30-19
Several hundred of you came to Albany yesterday to advocate for keeping our right to a religious exemption from vaccine mandates to attend school. We are picking up more support among the members of the Assembly and the Senate. Unfortunately, Governor Andrew Cuomo has put passing A2371 and S2994 as one of his top ten priorities for the rest of the legislative session
Keep calling the legisltors below and please call Gov. Cuomo's office. It is clear that Albany wants to do "something" about the measles outbreak and the vaccine industry is telling them that repealing exemptions is the way to do it. There is much skepticism about whether repealing exemptions has anything to do with addressing the measles outbreak, and we hope to have a real alternative shortly. Keep calling.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo 518-474-8390
Please start calling the following legislators.
Your State Senator’s name and phone numbers should appear below:
Your Assemblymember’s name and number in the district should appear below as well. Please let them know that you oppose Assembly Bill A2371.
Carl Heastie, the Speaker of the Assembly, has extraordinary influence in the Assembly. Please call his offices:
1446 East Gun Hill Road
Bronx, NY 10469
718-654-6539 / Fax:718-654-5836
LOB 932
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-3791 / Fax:518-455-4812
And we need the support of the Majority Leader of the Assembly Crystal Peoples Stokes. Please call her offices.
425 Michigan Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14203
716-897-9714
LOB 926
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5005
The following legislators are top priorities because of their positions on key committees and histories of supporting religious exemptions and vaccine rights in the past. Please call their offices and ask to talk to a staffer about why A2371a is a very bad idea. Talking points are at the end of this message.
Carmen E. Arroyo, 518-455-5402, 718-292-2901, ArroyoC@nyassembly.gov, (D-Bronx) Co-sponsored A8123a, longtime supporter of religious exemptions, oddly on A2371 as a co-sponsor. We think she can be persuaded to oppose A2371
Rodneyse Bichotte, 518-455-5385, 718-940-0428, BichotteR@nyassembly.gov, (D-Flatbush) Key vote on Assembly Health Committee. Has not taken a public position on A2371a.
Kevin Cahill, 518-455-4436, 845-338-9610, CahillK@nyassembly.gov, (D-Kingston) Key vote on the Assembly Health committee. Has not taken a public position.
Vivian Cook, 518-455-4203, 718-322-3975, CookV@nyassembly.gov,(D-Queens) Longtime supporter of religious exemptions, oddly on A2371 as a co-sponsor. We think she can be persuaded to oppose
Maritza Davila, 518-455-5537, 718-443-1205, DavilaM@nyassembly.gov, (D-Brooklyn) Co-sponsored A8123a. Has not taken a public position on A2371a. We think she can be persuaded to oppose A2371
Carmen De La Rosa, 518-455-5807, 212-544-2278, delarosac@nyassembly.gov, (D-Inwood) Co-sponsored A8123a. Has not taken a public position on A2371.
Erik Dilan, 518-455-5821, 718-386-4576, DilanE@nyassembly.gov, (D-Brooklyn) 9D-Brooklyn) Has not taken a public position on A2371a.
Inez Dickens, 518-455-4793, 212-866-5809, DickensI@nyassembly.gov, (D-Harlem) Co-sponsored A8123a. Has not taken a public position on A2371.
Nathalia Fernandez, 518-455-5844, 718-409-0109, fernandezn@nyassembly.gov, (D-Bronx), Co-sponsored A8123a. Has not taken a public position on A2371a.
Ron Kim, 518-455-5411 , 718-939-0195, KimR@nyassembly.gov, (D-Flushing), Key vote on the Assembly Health committee. Has not taken a public position on A2371. Co-sponsored A8123a.
Amy Paulin, 518-455-5585, 914-723-1115, PaulinA@nyassembly.gov, (D-Westchester) Key vote on Assembly Health Committee. Longtime supporter of religious exemptions, oddly on A2371 as a co-sponsor. We think she can be persuaded to oppose
Victor Pichardo, 518-455-5511, 718-933-6909, Pichardov@nyassembly.gov, (D-Bronx) Co-sponsored A8123a. Has not taken a public position on A8123a.
Jose Rivera, 518-455-5414, 718-933-2204, RiveraJ@nyassembly.gov, (D-Bronx) Co-sponsored A8123a. Has not taken a public position on A2371.
Daniel Rosenthal, 518-455-4404, 718-969-1508, rosenthald@nyassembly.gov, (D-Queens) Co-sponsored A8123a. Has not taken a public position on A2371a.
Angelo Santabarbara, 518-455-5197, 518-843-0227, SantabarbaraA@nyassembly.gov, (D-Rotterdam), Has not taken a public position on A2371.
Nader Sayegh, 518-455-3662, 914-779-8805, sayeghn@nyassembly.gov, (D-Yonkers), ) Key vote on Assembly Health Committee. Has not taken a public position on A2371a.
Robin Schimminger, 518-455-4767, 716-873-2540, SchimmR@nyassembly.gov, (D-Kenmore) Key vote on Assembly Health Committee. Longtime supporter of religious exemptions. Has not taken a public position on A2371a.
Rebecca Seawright, 518-455-5676, 212-288-4607, SeawrightR@nyassembly.gov (D-Manhattan) Co-sponsored A8123a. Has not taken a public position on A2371.
Michaelle Solages, 518-455-4465, s 516-599-2972, SolagesM@nyassembly.gov, (D-Elmont)Record of supporting religious exemptions. Saying she will vote yes on A2371.
Al Taylor, 518-455-5491, 212-234-1430, taylora@nyassembly.gov, (D-Washington Heights) Co-sponsored A8123a, oddly on A2371 as a co-sponsor. We think he can be persuaded to oppose A2371
Latrice Walker, 518-455-4466, 718-342-1256, WalkerL@nyassembly.gov, (D-Brooklyn) Co-sponsored A8123a. Has not taken a public position on A2371.
Jaime Williams, 518-455-5211, 718-252-2124, williamsja@nyassembly.gov (D-Brooklyn) Co-sponsored A8123a. Has not taken a public position on A2371.
Nick Perry, 518-455-4166, 718-385-3336, PerryN@nyassembly.gov, (D-Brooklyn) Key vote on the Assembly Codes committee. Has not taken a public position on A2371a.
Gary Pretlow, 518-455-5291, 914-667-0127, PretloJ@nyassembly.gov (D-Mount Vernon) Key vote on the Assembly Codes committee. Has not taken a public position on A2371a.
And we would like to get the support of the following members of the Assembly:
Jeffrion Aubry, 518-455-456, 718-457-3615, AubryJ@nyassembly.gov
Brian Barnwell, 518-455-4755, 718-651-3185, BarnwellB@nyassembly.gov
Didi Barrett, 518-455-5177, 845-454-1703, BarrettD@nyassembly.gov
Michael Blake, 518-455-5272, 718-538-3829, BlakeM@nyassembly.gov
David Buchwald, 518-455-5397, 914-244-4450, BuchwaldD@nyassembly.gov
Catalina Cruz, 518-455-4567, 718-458-5367, CruzC@nyassembly.gov
Michael Cusick, 518-455-5526, 718-370-1384, CusickM@nyassembly.gov
Michael DenDekker, 518-455-4545, 718-457-0384, DenDekkerM@nyassembly.gov
Steve Englebright, 518-455-4804, 631-751-3094, EngleS@nyassembly.gov
Charles Fall, 518-455-4677, 718-442-9932, fallc@nyassembly.gov
Mathylde Frontus, 518-455-4811, 718-266-0267, FrontusM@nyassembly.gov
David Gantt, 518-455-5606, 585-454-3670, GanttD@nyassembly.gov
Judy Griffin, 518-455-4656, 516-561-8216, GuntheA@nyassembly.gov
Pamela Hunter, 518-455-5383, 315-449-9536, HunterP@nyassembly.gov
Alicia Hyndman, 518-455-4451, 718-723-5412, hyndmana@nyassembly.gov
Kimberly Jean-Pierre, 518-455-5787, 631-957-2087, jeanpierrek@nyassembly.gov
Billy Jones, 518-455-5943, 518-562-1986, jonesb@nyassembly.gov
Latoya Joyner, 518-455-5671, 718-538-2000, joynerl@nyassembly.gov
Barbara Lifton, 518-455-5444, 607-277-8030, LiftonB@nyassembly. gov
Donna Lupardo, 518-455-5431, 607-723-9047, LupardoD@nyassembly.gov
Brian Manktelow, 518-455-5655, 315-946-5166, manktelowb@nyassembly.gov
Karen McMahon, 518-455-4618, n 716-634-1895, mcmahonk@nyassembly.gov
Michael Miller, 518-455-4621, 718-805-0950, MillerMG@nyassembly.gov
Yuh-Line Niou, 518-455-3640 , 212-312-1420, niouy@nyassembly.gov
Felix Ortiz, 518-455-3821, 718-492-6334, OrtizF@nyassembly.gov
Steven Otis, 518-455-4897, 914-939-7028, OtisS@nyassembly.gov
Stacey Pheffer Amato, 518-455-4292, 718-945-9550, amatos@nyassembly.gov
Phil Ramos, 518-455-5185, 631-435-3214, ramosp@nyassembly.gov
Taylor Raynor, 518-455-5861, 516-489-6610, raynort@nyassembly.gov
Karines Reyes, 518-455-5102, 718-931-2620, reyesk@nyassembly.gov
Robert Rodriguez, 518-455-4781, 212-828-3953, Rrodriguez@nyassembly.gov
Jamie Romeo, 518-455-5373, 585-467-0410, romeoj@nyassembly.gov
Dan Stec, 518-455-5565, 518-792-4546, StecD@nyassembly.gov
Steve Stern, 518-455-5732, 631-271-8025, sterns@nyassembly.gov
Al Stirpe, 518-455-4505, 315-452-1115, StirpeA@nyassembly.gov
Michele Titus, 518-455-5668, 718-327-1845, TitusM@nyassembly.gov
Helene Weinstein, 518-455-5462, n 718-648-4700, WeinstH@nyassembly.gov
Tremaine Wright, 518-455-5474, 718-399-7630, wrightt@nyassembly.gov
Key Talking points:
· Students with religious exemptions are only one out of 1000 people in the state,
· Students with religious exemptions are less than 1% of students statewide,
· Students with religious exemptions are less than .5% of students in NYC,
· There are eight times as many students without religious exemptions who have not had the MMR vaccine as people with religious exemptions according to the CDC. S2994 does nothing about that.
With the Democrats: This bill is established that the State has the power to tell people what to do with their bodies and their children’s bodies? What ever happened to “My body, my choice.”
With the Republicans: This bill is a gross infringement on parental and religious rights and takes away a right we have always had in New York for no rational reason.
· We have no data at all showing that students with religious exemption have any role in the outbreak. Even Mayor de Blasio admitted that. https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2019/05/07/de-blasio-measles-reality-has-nothing-to-do-with-religious-vaccine-exemptions-1009681
· How are children with IEPs and 504 plans going to get the services that school districts must provide, whether the child is in school or not? And how much is this going to cost.
· What is going to happen to the students who have medical problems deserving of a medical exemption who were told by their doctors to go get a religious exemption because getting a medical exemption is so difficult. Senator Gustavo Rivera, Chair of the Senate Health Committee, has a bill right now, S477, to fix this problem.
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