Statement by Karen Scharff, Executive Director, Citizen Action of New York
Legislative Gazette
http://www.legislativegazette.com/day_item.php?item=987
“We are here today to oppose Senator Skelos and the Republicans going into session. As citizens of New York and United States we cannot let New York turn from a democracy into an oligarchy overnight. This is a crisis and attack on the values we hold dearest.”
“New Yorkers voted in November for an end to Republican rule and an end to decades of a State Senate working in the interest of the wealthiest New Yorkers. Now a billionaire is trying to bring them back to do his bidding. We want a democracy not an oligarchy.”
“New Yorkers are protesting today in Rochester in front of Paychex, and in Buffalo, and here at the Capitol, demanding our democracy back. Tom Golisano moved to Florida to avoid paying his fair share of New York State taxes, and now he wants to run the state. New Yorkers who work hard every day for their paycheck, pay their fair share, and cast their votes on Election Day deserve a State Senate that will work for them.”