The Senate of the Republic received the first visit of an important delegation from the Senate of the State of New Yorkwith the purpose of strengthening institutional relations and unifying efforts in favor of Dominicans and the diaspora residing in the USA.
In the historic meeting, the senators exchanged experiences, analyzed the progress that the body legislative Dominican has experienced in the last two years, they also discussed actions that they would develop together.
The president of Senate of the Republic, Eduardo Estrella, thanked the visit of the senators from New York, which is part of an important step forward in relations between Dominican and New York legislators.
“Welcome to the house of democracy in the Dominican Republic, where we senators have worked hard to organize a new, different and close Senate. We are delighted to show you the great progress we have made in a short time”expressed the president of the Upper House.
The visit took place after an important rapprochement between the senator from Maria Trinidad SanchezAlexis Victoria and his counterpart for the 32nd District of the Bronx, Luis Sepúlveda, who served as a link between both institutions.
“The conversations have focused on recognizing the importance of the large Dominican diaspora that we represent in the State of New York for our communities, reaffirming our commitment to work for their well-being and progress. The attentions of our colleagues from the Senate of the Dominican Republic and government officials and their attitude towards improving people’s lives make us more committed to working for a common agenda,” said the senator for the 32nd District of the Bronx, Luis Sepúlveda .
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The delegation from the New York State Senate that visited the Senate of the Republic was made up of Luis Sepulveda, Senator from the 32nd District of the Bronx; Gustavo Rivera, Senator from District 33 of the Bronx; Leroy Comrie, from the 14th District of Queens; Kevin Parker of Brooklyn’s 21st Ward; Al Taylor of the 71st Ward in Upper Manhattan; and Phil Ramos, from Long Island District 6.
The New York State Senators were joined by Joanna Méndez, Chief of Staff of the New York State Senate New York; Hennessy Reyes, deputy chief of staff of the New York State Senate; and Rusking Pimentel, communications director for the New York State Senate.
The delegation was received in the Multipurpose Hall of the Senate of the Republic, by the president of the Upper House, Eduardo Estrella (Santiago); Senators Santiago José Zorrilla (El Seibo), Vice President of the Senate, also participated; Antonio Taveras Guzmán (Santo Domingo Province); Eddy Nolasco (Valverde); Melania Salvador (Bahoruco); Lenin Valdez (Monte Plata); Alexis Victoria (Maria Trinidad Sanchez); Dionis Sanchez (Pedernales); Antonio Mars (Santiago Rodriguez); Aris Yván Lorenzo (Elias Pina); Faride Raful (National District); Ramón Pimentel (Montecristi); and Felix the Baptist (San Juan).
