State Senate Democrats mount resistance agenda to fight Trump
In a concerted effort to show their opposition to Donald Trump, Democratic state senators are mounting what the lawmakers are calling a “Resistance Agenda” aimed at fighting the president’s policies.
Led by state Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Scarsdale-White Plains), the Senate Democratic Conference is introducing a package of nine pieces of legislation to fight back against the President’s executive orders, including the controversial order placing a temporary ban on immigrants entering the U.S. from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
The Democrats’ “Resistance Agenda” also includes two bills sponsored by state Sen. Kevin Parker (D-Flatbush-Kensington-Midwood) that seek to ensure voting rights in the state.