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  Statement by Senator Pedro Espada, Jr.
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DescriptionSTATEMENT BY SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR.

Posted by Pedro Espada Jr. on Monday, June 8th, 2009

Statement by State Sen. Pedro Espada, Jr. (DEMOCRAT-Bronx)

I am honored to accept the Office of President Pro Tempore of the New York State Senate. I have taken these actions on behalf of the people I represent in the 33rd district in the Bronx and the nearly 20 million residents of New York State.

Let me first make it clear that I remain a staunch, reform Democrat. I have not switched parties.

For the past five months, state government has been characterized by gridlock, paralysis, secretiveness, threats and partisan politics – all to the detriment of the people represented by me and my 61 colleagues.
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