FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Thursday, March 30
ELECTED OFFICIALS CONDEMN GOVERNOR HOCHUL'S CRIMINAL CHARGES ON PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST BUDGET PROPOSAL
ALBANY, NY - In response to peaceful protestors being forcibly removed and charged with criminal trespassing, Senators Brisport and Ramos, Assemblymembers Mitaynes, Shrestha and Mamdani released the following statement: "For the first time in decades, our governor's state police have been instructed to issue criminal charges to peaceful protesters. This is a fundamental attack on democracy. "All of us elected officials, including the Governor, were sent to Albany with the mandate to represent our constituents and serve the people; Governor Hochul would rather criminalize them than allow her budget proposal to be publicly scrutinized. "This is a shameful use of her position and we will always stand up for the rights of those who speak truth to power."
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