We have less than three weeks left in the New York legislative session, and our bill is stuck in the Senate Finance Committee. As constituents, we must demand that our legislators push this bill forward immediately.
We need everyone to kick it up a notch by CALLING and emailing our legislators REPEATEDLY. The more pressure they feel, the harder it becomes for them to ignore us.
You only need to contact four legislators, and you can call them as many times and as often as you can.
Please remember to stay respectful and calm — we catch more flies with honey than vinegar — and stick to the scripts provided for each call below.
Call 1 Senator James Sanders
Disctrict office 718.523.3069
Satellite Office 718.327.7017
Albany Office 518.455.3531
Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a Foundational Black American Freedman constituent in Senator Sanders’ district 10.
<incase they ask>
I want to thank Senator Sanders for authoring the bill S7664. I appreciate his leadership on this issue.
As a constituent, this bill is a top legislative priority for me, and I am urging him to push the bill forward in the Finance Committee with Chair Krueger during THIS legislative session.
We have less than three weeks left, and we cannot allow a bill of this importance to stall. Our community needs to see movement now.
Thank you for taking my call.
Call 2 Senator Liz Kruger District 28
District Office 212.490.9535
AlbanyOffice 518.455.2297
Hello, my name is [Name], and I’m a Foundational Black American Freedman constituent.
I’m calling to urge Chair Krueger to move bill number S7664 out of the Finance Committee.
The session has less than 3 weeks left and. As a constituent, this bill is a legislative priority for me, and I need her to advance it so it can reach the floor for a vote.
Thank you for your time.
Call 3 Assembly Woman Stacey Pheffer Amato District 23
District Office 718.945.9550
Albany Office 518.4554292
Hello, my name is [Name], and I’m a Foundational Black American Freedman constituent. 
<incase they ask what area do you live in>
I’m calling to implore Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato to vote YES on bill number A6341A.
As a constituent, this bill is a legislative priority for me, and I need her office to convey to Senator Sanders his bill S7664 how important this is to our community. We can not allow a bill of such importance to the community to stall with less than 3 weeks left of session.
Thank you for taking my call.
Super Friendly Tone Please
Call 4 Assemblymember Khaleel M. Anderson District 31
District Office 718.327.1845
Albany Office 517.455.4711
Hello, my name is [Name], and I’m a Foundational Black American Freedman constituent.
<incase they ask>
I’m calling to thank Assembly Member Kalil for signing on to the bill A7664 I very much appreciate his support.
I also want to ask:
What is Assembly Member Kalil doing to ensure that Senator Sanders is making this bill a legislative priority?
I’d like to see strong coordination to move this forward in the finance committee , because Im sure the Assembly Member will continue to champion it and doest want to see it fail.
Thank you for your time.