Act Today To Save CDPA!

The following Action Alert comes from the New York Association on Independent Living:

We all know by now that The Governor’s proposed budget makes drastic changes to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (CDPA) program that will put the whole program at risk! Thankfully, the legislature heard you, and they both rejected the Governor’s proposal in their one-house budget responses. This is huge, as it brings us closer to keeping the Governor’s incredibly harmful proposal out of the final budget!

The Budget Conference Health Subcommittee is now meeting. They will be making tough decisions over the next week or two about what they can afford to support. Anything can happen over the next week or two, so it is essential that the members of this committee hear from you!

Action:

Contact the members of the Senate and Assembly Health Subcommittee! Thank them for their support in their budget response, and urge them to stay strong throughout final budget negotiations in their support to save CDPA!

Assembly Health Subcommittee:

* Assembly Member Gottfried 518-455-4941 or email GottfriedR@nyassembly.gov
* Assembly Member Cahill 518-455-4436 or cahillk@nyassembly.gov
* Assembly Member Bronson 518-455-4527 or bronsonh@nyassembly.gov
* Assembly Member Davila 518-455-5537 or DavilaM@nyassembly.gov
* Assembly Member Fernandez 518-455-5844 or fernandezn@nyassembly.gov
* Assembly Member Barnwell 518-455-4755 or BarnwellB@nyassembly.gov
* Assembly Member Raia 518-455-5952 or raiaa@nyassembly.gov
* Assembly Member Byrne 518-455-5783 or byrnek@nyassembly.gov

Senate Health Subcommittee

* Senator Rivera 518-455-3395 or grivera@nysenate.gov
* Senator Salazar 518-455-2177 or salazar@nysenate.gov
* Senator Carlucci 518-455-2991 or carlucci@nysenate.gov
* Senator Montgomery 518-455-3451 or montgome@nysenate.gov
* Senator Thomas 518-455-3260 or thomas@nysenate.gov
* Senator Gallivan 518-455-3471 or gallivan@nysenate.gov
* Senator Jacobs 518-455-3240 or jacobs@nysenate.gov

You can also contact our North Country Legislators and ask them to support the Senate and Assembly provisions on Consumer Directed Personal Assistance, (CDPA)

* Assembly Member Billy Jones 518-562-1986 or jones@nyassembly.gov
* Senator Betty Little 518 561-2430 or little@nysenate.gov