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Richard Gottfried
@DickGottfried
NYS Assembly Member (D-WFP) for 75th Assembly District in Manhattan. Chair, Health Committee. Husband, father, grandfather, New Yorker, pescatarian.
New York, NY
Joined August 2010
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    My statement on the recent allegations against Governor Cuomo:
    Statement by Assembly Member Richard Gottfried

“Multiple and growing credible allegations of sexual harassment and recent reports detailing the cover-up of the true COVID-19 death toll in nursing homes are extremely disturbing and make it clear that Governor Cuomo is no longer the right governor for New York. It is clear that it is best for New York for Governor Cuomo to resign.”
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    Trump endorses Zeldin. No surprise. What more do we need to know? Zeldin is the most hard-right-wing Repub candidate for NY gov we’ve ever seen. @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul
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    I have heard 52 State of the State addresses in my career. The one delivered today by @GovKathyHochul is the best of them all! #StateOfTheStateNY
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    Will you join me and Brad Hoylman in saying NO to Governor Cuomo’s Penn Station land grab
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    Taxes? @KathyHochul won middle class tax cuts for NY. Zeldin failed to restore full deductibility of state & local taxes. #NYGovDebate
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    I early voted this afternoon for @KathyHochul & the whole Dem ticket. And the Bond Issue. Happy to vote for @tonysimone after 52 yrs of voting for myself.😀👍
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    NEW: Assemblyman Dick Gottfried, the longest-serving legislator in New York history, will retire after more than a half-century. Elected at 23, Gottfried became a fixture in Albany, championing liberal policies before they gained momentum. nytimes.com/2021/12/13/nyr…
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    As we battle the #COVID19 pandemic, New Yorkers need a strong social safety net more than ever. This is no time to cut #Medicaid! #NoMedicaidCuts #ProtectMedicaid
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    I was one of the few Assembly Members who voted against 50-a when it was first passed, and I cosponsor the @Danny_ODonnell_ bill to #Repeal50A . To have peace, we must have justice.
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    The #NYHealthAct has passed out the Assembly Health Committee! It offers the best path to achieve comprehensive health coverage for every NYer, cut administrative waste & unaffordable co-pays, deductibles, or premiums - & would save 90% of NYers money. Let's #PassNYHealth now!
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    Note on #ChelseaExplosion: @BilldeBlasio team keeping local elected officials posted w frequent detailed updates. Great work.
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    I'm introducing an Assembly companion bill to Sen @BradHoylman’s bill to let NYC set speed limits lower than 25 MPH. It will improve safety, reduce accidents, and better reflect different neighborhoods’ needs and quality of life! bit.ly/2LwgEsv @NYC_SafeStreets @TransAlt
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    You may have seen the letter from @NYSenatorRivera and I calling for Emergency Medicaid coverage for #coronavirus #COVID19 tests & treatment for undocumented NY'ers. Great news tonight - new guidance from @HealthNYGov does it! (bottom of page here FYI - @thenyic @CSSNYorg
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    #COVID19 made problems in NY's nursing homes worse. Need more accountability, regulation. Time 2 stop licensing for-profits, which have higher infection, bedsores rates, worse patient-staff ratios. #Nursinghomes should be care providers, not profit centers