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Date: 03/17/2008
Session: Regular

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1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE

4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD

9 ALBANY, NEW YORK

10 March 17, 2008

11 12:09 p.m.

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14 REGULAR SESSION

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18 SENATOR JOSEPH A. GRIFFO, Acting President

19 STEVEN M. BOGGESS, Secretary

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1 P R O C E E D I N G S

2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The

3 Senate will come to order.

4 I ask that everyone present please

5 rise and repeat with me the Pledge of

6 Allegiance to our Flag.

7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited

8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)

9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: In the

10 absence of clergy today, I ask that we all bow

11 our heads in a moment of silent prayer for our

12 state.

13 (Whereupon, the assemblage

14 respected a moment of silence.)

15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Reading

16 of the Journal.

17 THE SECRETARY: In Senate,

18 Sunday, March 16, the Senate met pursuant to

19 adjournment. The Journal of Friday, March 14,

20 was read and approved. On motion, Senate

21 adjourned.

22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Without

23 objection, the Journal stands approved as

24 read.

25 Presentation of petitions.
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1 Messages from the Assembly.

2 Messages from the Governor.

3 Reports of standing committees.

4 Reports of select committees.

5 Communications and reports from

6 state officers.

7 The chair hands down a message.

8 The Secretary will read.

9 THE SECRETARY: "Dear Senator

10 Bruno:

11 "I would appreciate the privilege

12 of appearing before your honorable bodies in

13 joint session on March 17, 2008, at 1:00 p.m.,

14 or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, to

15 witness the swearing in of the Governor and to

16 personally deliver an address to the members

17 of the Legislature.

18 "Very truly yours, David A.

19 Paterson."

20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: To be

21 filed in the Journal.

22 Motions and resolutions.

23 Senator Bruno.

24 SENATOR BRUNO: Mr. President, I

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1 the house, 4709. I would ask at this time

2 that it be read.

3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The

4 Secretary will read.

5 THE SECRETARY: By Senator Bruno,

6 Concurrent Resolution Number 4709 of the

7 Senate and Assembly providing for a joint

8 Assembly for the purpose of receiving a

9 message from the Governor.

10 "RESOLVED, That the Senate and

11 Assembly meet in joint session in the Assembly

12 Chamber at 1 o'clock p.m. today, for the

13 purpose of receiving a message from the

14 Governor."

15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The

16 question is on the resolution. All in favor

17 signify by saying aye.

18 (Response of "Aye.")

19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:

20 Opposed, nay.

21 (No response.)

22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The

23 resolution is adopted.

24 Senator Bruno.

25 SENATOR BRUNO: Mr. President,

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1 there being no more pressing business before

2 this house today, I would move that we recess

3 and adjourn this session, move to the Assembly

4 chamber, be in position for 1 o'clock when our

5 then-Governor David Paterson will be sworn in

6 officially and address the joint houses of the

7 Legislature.

8 And I would further move that we

9 reconvene tomorrow, the 18th, at 3:00 p.m.,

10 here in this chamber.

11 We're going to ask for an immediate

12 Majority conference as we recess.

13 Thank you.

14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There

15 will be an immediate Majority conference in

16 the Majority Conference Room.

17 And on motion, the Senate stands

18 adjourned until Tuesday, March 18th, at

19 3:00 p.m.

20 (Whereupon, at 12:12 p.m., the

21 Senate adjourned.)

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