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June 17, 2016

SESSION CLOSES WITH HEROIN RELIEF, LONG AWAITED

ETHICS REFORM
Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) issues comments on the conclusion of the 2016 Legislative
Session

I am pleased that, as a result of the Assembly Republican Conferences leadership, the

Legislature agreed on a plan to fight the heroin and opioid addiction epidemic. The package of
legislation will increase accessibility to recovery services and establish more stringent
regulations for the distribution of opioids and pain mediation, among other provisions. But, we
also need stronger penalties on the criminal justice side of this issue to lock up the poisoners that
are selling to our youth.
I am also proud to announce the passage of a comprehensive ethics package that
includes pension forfeiture for corrupt lawmakers and policymakers. This is long overdue and a
shameful reflection on Assembly leadership that it took until the last day of session for us to pass
this common sense, money saving measure.
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