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Emergency Contact: SB49 AWebster NGraham Congresswoman: Nydia M. Velazquez                 [|www.house.gov/velazquez] 1) its the empire state. 2) its one of the 13th colony 3) the capitol is Albany 4) New York City is the largest populated city 5) the governor is blind
 * __Senator __**: HRatleff New York Democratic
 * 5 Important Facts about New York **:

1) Education- I think that education is very important because without it you really can’t do anything with your life. Everyone needs an education regardless of how poor or rich you are. Everyone should receive the best education and the same education. 2) Economy- i think that economy is very important because the government is really doing anything to help our economy do better. 3) Criminal justice- i think that this is also important because some people are getting sentenced unfairly. i think that the some punishments should be more brutal depending on their crime.
 * __3Issues are most interesting to me __**:

Education- New York school systems are steady getting worse. A lot of people are unable to pay for a lot of the school in New York. Economy- Every month in New York their money is steady decreasing and nobody is doing anything about. Criminal Justice- in New York there isn’t really a criminal justice issue.
 * __3 facts that relate to my issues and New York: __**

Our bill is stating that everyone in school is allowed to have a cell phone to contact their parent and or guardian. This is not a distraction because each cell phone does not have texting. you should support this bill because in you are in an emergency how are you going to contact your parent and or guardian? how are you going to know if your son and or daughter are okay in an emergency? you should also support it because it is in the 18th amendment.
 * __Importance of our bill __****: **

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