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[Thomas J. Downey]'s spokesman, Larry Spinelli, attributed the office's heavy mail volume to the large number of town meetings Downey attended, especially during the Persian Gulf War. For each meeting, Downey sent town residents a notification card, then a followup sheet summarizing the pr...

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Published inNewsday
Main Author Timothy Clifford. Laura Compton contributed to this
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 04.11.1991
EditionCombined editions
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Cuomo, Mario M
D Amato, Alfonse M
Downey, Thomas J
Hochbrueckner, George H
Lent, Norman F
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Summary:[Thomas J. Downey]'s spokesman, Larry Spinelli, attributed the office's heavy mail volume to the large number of town meetings Downey attended, especially during the Persian Gulf War. For each meeting, Downey sent town residents a notification card, then a followup sheet summarizing the proceedings. The remainder of the mailings were Downey's individual responses to a flood of daily mail, "a reflection of widespread concern over the war and unemployment," Spinelli said. Downey mailed no district-wide newsletters during the six-month period. TRASHING CANADA'S GARBAGE TIDE Voting for tight restrictions on bank expansion: Hochbrueckner (D), Downey (D), Mrazek (D), Scheuer (D). Voting present: McGrath (R). Voting against: Lent (R). Voting for legislation authorizing foreign assistance: Hochbrueckner (D), Downey (D), Mrazek (D), Scheuer (D). Voting against: Lent (R). Not Voting: McGrath (R).