Brian Makes F.A.S.T Pledge
Brian held a press conference in front of 18th century one room schoolhouse in Lagrange on Monday with fellow State Senate candidate Mike Kaplowitz to introduce and sign the F.A.S.T. Pledge (Fix Albany School Tax). Brian and Mike pledge to make real, meaningful and comprehensive school tax reform their top priority in the 2007 legislative session and to F.A.S.T.-track efforts to fix this pressing problem right away."I will present to you, the people in my district, by April 15 of 2007, my first draft school tax reform bill, founded on the principles of my FAST pledge to you today. And those principles are: securing school funding based on the ability to pay, fair and equitable funding that provides a quality education to every child in the state and protecting our seniors and families from forced relocation due to the crushing burden of school taxes." Brian said.
"And by April 15, I will hold my first forum, in the 41st district, where I will ask for your input on my bill and other proposals that represent the spirit of my FAST pledge. I will hold other forums across the state asking people to participate in a new process of open government where we solve problems together, and where I, as your elected representative, will reach across the aisle in Albany, and bring your solutions, consolidated in my bill, to the floor for a vote. And by the end of the 2007 legislative session we, in the legislature, together with Eliot Spitzer will pass a school funding reform bill founded on the principles of my FAST pledge that I have made to you today.
I challenge the rest of the legislature to follow my lead in creating a new way of doing business in Albany that is problem-solving and participatory, based on a transparent and open government."
