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Legislation and politics affect us every day. Our salaries, benefits, job security, and even our jobs themselves depend on budgets and legislation passed in Washington, Albany, and in our home towns. The Legislative and Political Action Department coordinates the legislative and political activities of CSEA.

On this page you will find the most recent news relating to legislative and political action. Please visit the links to the right for more detailed information. 

• Support the Murray Senate Budget Dear Sisters and Brothers, Budgets are about priorities and choices. After three years of repackaging the same hurtful policies, we all already knew what Paul Ryan’s budget priorities would be: End Medicare and Medicaid as we know them; force deep cuts to Social Security and make sure the cuts from “sequestration” are made permanent. But members of ... Read more...
• This Week in Albany Week ending March 15, 2013. Headlines include: Budget Negotiations Expected to Continue Through Weekend and More of the Same from Rep. Paul Ryan. Read more...
• Tell Your Representative to Vote No on the Ryan Budget! Next week, we expect BOTH the House of Representatives and the Senate to vote on their budgets. Call your Representative toll-free at 1-866-695-2510. Urge him/her to vote against Rep. Ryan’s unbalanced, unfair budget proposal because it would end Medicare and Medicaid as we know them and slash vital services to pay for tax breaks for ... Read more...
• SPECIAL EDITION This Week in Albany – ACT NOW Recent state budget developments indicate serious threats to our jobs in mental health, OPWDD, OCFS and SUNY Downstate. The next 48 hours are CRITICAL. TAKE ACTION NOW to help us keep people working and delivering public services ... Read more...
• Doubling Down – Paul Ryan’s Budget is Bad for America! A letter from AFSCME Unwilling to compromise with President Obama, Congressional leaders recently forced $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts known as “sequestration.” These cuts could mean losing up to a million jobs in an already weak economy. But House leaders demanded the cuts even as they refuse to close tax loopholes for Big Oil and ... Read more...
• Same Old, Same Old from Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) rolled out his latest budget proposal, balancing the federal budget by cutting Medicaid, cutting MEDICARE and making it a voucher program and gutting the food stamp program. The Ryan plan also calls for massive tax cuts for the wealthy.  Specifically, he wants to replace the current progressive rate structure ... Read more...
• Take ACTION Now! The Senate and Assembly have each released their one-house versions of the budget. On this page, you will find legislative memorandums in support or opposition to specific proposals contained in the one-house budgets. ... Read more...