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Assembly Speaker Heastie on Democratic Control
Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie (D-33rd District in The Bronx) talks about this session and his chamber’s priorities as the State Senate shifts to Democratic control.
"There were a lot of terms where we passed these bills only to realize that Senate Republicans had no desire to do these bills… it only was a message, but it didn’t do anything, it wasn’t a law," says Democrat @CarlHeastie, Speaker of the New York State Assembly.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 30, 2019On the Amazon in LIC deal:
"I was told about it a couple of days before it was announced. I know we have used tax credits for other corporation, it’s not something new. We haven’t come out with a determination of how we feel on it," says @CarlHeastie.
"You have to allow communities of color to take advantage of the business opportunities and ownership of licenses, and then we have to look at the regulation side. Those are the three lanes that have to be covered in order for us to sign off on legalization of marijuana." 2/2 https://t.co/u4c5VYQnrf
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 30, 2019