MALLIOTAKIS, ORTIZ, VETERANS SPEAK AGAINST PROPOSED CUTS TO VETERANS

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R,C,I,Ref-Brooklyn, Staten Island), Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D-Kings), Kings County American Legion and Sons of the American Legion,   holding a press conference on Friday, March 22   at the Fort Hamilton Army Base. They   expressed their dissatisfaction with the proposed cuts to veterans’ programs and services and call for full restoration in the state’s final budget.

       The proposed Executive Budget called for cuts to veterans’ services, including a $4.8 million cut to the Joseph P. Dwyer Peer-to-Peer counseling and other mental health program.