Sentences with phrase «tough safe act»

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My «Safe Chemicals Act» will breathe new life into a long - dead statute by empowering EPA to get tough on toxic chemicals.

«Senator Jeff Klein sponsored the SAFE Act, considered the toughest gun laws in the nation, and through that New York State outlawed bump fire devices,» said IDC spokeswoman Candice Giove.

The NRA, infuriated over Cuomo's Safe Act, which is billed as the toughest gun - control legislation in the nation, is preparing to give the Cuomo / Hochul ticket a negative rating while backing Astorino.

The SAFE act has been scrutinized by republican lawmakers and gun owners in New York State since it was signed into law by Governor Cuomo in 2013 as one of the toughest laws of its kind in the country.

Senator Jeff Klein, sponsor of S4392, which enacts «Nicholas's Law» said: «As the prime Senate sponsor of the SAFE Act, considered the toughest gun laws in the nation, I'm proud that New York has led the way on gun control.

Cuomo wrote that New York in 2013 was able to enact the tough gun control known as the SAFE Act in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn..

Aside from the concerns I have with the SAFE Act, there are provisions I support, including addressing mental health issues and tougher penalties for illegal use of a gun.

The speech came shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and Cuomo focused on his seven - point SAFE Act that featured the toughest assault weapon ban in the nation, required more stringent background checks for gun sales, and banned direct ammo sales over the internet.

Candice Giove, a spokeswoman for the conference, said it would «remain a separate conference focused on fighting for the people of New York and continuing our record of success,» citing votes for a $ 15 minimum wage, paid family leave and the Safe Act, a set of tough gun - control measures that passed in 2013.

Over the weekend, Remington said it would open a new plant in Alabama, which offered over $ 60 million in incentives, a move that Alabama officials said was prompted in part by New York's tough gun control law, the SAFE Act.

Governor Cuomo, whose 2013 SAFE Act was one of the toughest packages of new state gun laws to pass in recent years, responded to Gabey's shooting by calling greater national gun control measures.

The number he said, has been climbing rapidly, especially after the 2013 NY SAFE act which introduced a number of new gun control measures and led some gun owners to fear that even tougher restrictions were on the way.

In 2014 — Senator Klein was the prime sponsor of the New York SAFE Act — watershed legislation that provided New York with the toughest gun laws in the nation.

«Andrew Cuomo appeals to progressive liberals, left - leaning voters, and when he campaigns for their support he is going to be talking about marriage equality, paid family leave, the SAFE (gun regulation) Act, and clean energy standards that could [be] the toughest in the nation.

But Moya's real target was Cuomo, who the assemblyman said needs to «show true leadership and to bring Senator Dean Skelos back to the table to open up talks on the Dream Act, just as [the governor] has in the past with tough issues like marriage equality and the SAFE Act.

Pollster Mickey Carroll says the governor's numbers started dropping right after Cuomo convinced the legislature to pass tough new gun control laws, known as the New York SAFE Act, in mid-January.

Cuomo told Blitzer the SAFE Act was «the smartest, toughest gun law in the country.»

Syracuse, N.Y. - Nearly 1,000 people have been charged under the NY Safe Act in the eight months since the tougher gun control law was passed, according to the state's Division of Criminal Justice Services.

The recently passed NY SAFE Act is the toughest set of gun laws in the nation.

Democrats are committed to closing the Halliburton loophole that stripped the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of its ability to regulate hydraulic fracturing, and ensuring tough safeguards are in place, including Safe Drinking Water Act provisions, to protect local water supplies.