Sentences with phrase «need real ethics reforms»
We need real ethics reforms: eliminating pension benefits for convicted corrupt officials, a ban on personal use of campaign funds, a full - time legislature with sharp limits on conflicts of interest, and full - disclosure requirements for personal finances.
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«Today should serve as a wakeup call for the Senate Republicans that we need real ethics reforms and not just lip service and political posturing,» Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said in a statement.»
«We also need real ethics reforms and full public campaign financing, not the weak changes promoted by Cuomo and the WFP leadership.
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While this ambitious global pursuit by China is being closely monitored, the first thing we need to see is some real progress in market reforms that conform to World Trade Organization (WTO) ethics.
«We need good partners in Washington and in Albany to keep our economy growing, create jobs and pass real ethics reform in Albany, finally.»
«Something must be done to drain the venality from the swamp of corruption that is consuming Albany and Democrats are committed to using the lessons of the Bruno affair to implement real ethics reforms that are needed to make government work again.»
«I am running to build a real Democratic State Senate majority that finally fully funds our public schools, protects tenants from being thrown out of their homes and strengthens our loophole ridden rent laws, passes badly needed ethics reforms, election reforms and real criminal justice reforms and makes Andrea Stewart - Cousins the first woman Senate Majority Leader, breaking up the so - called «three men in a room.»
In a meandering first - person meditation on the urgency of ethics reform, Cuomo framed the need for real change as a reflection of the national mood.
«Senator Skelos» first statement after being elected GOP Leader was that they would continue to block all progressive legislation including a much needed hike in the minimum wage, protections for women and real ethics reforms.
The NYT says Cuomo's ethics proposals «don't cover all that's needed to reform Albany,» but offer «a chance to claim some real progress» in cleaning up the state Capitol.
But Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and particularly Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan need to deliver real reforms on elections, voting and ethics — voters won't stand for anything less.»
Now we need to lead the way when it comes to real ethics reform.
«Once again this highlights the need for real ethics reforms, something the Senate Democrats have been calling on for years, and really shows the absurdity that there has been no talk in this budget process of cleaning up Albany and passing the strong ethics reforms,» said Mike Murphy, a spokesman for the Senate Democratic Conference, a 23 - member group which is in the minority.