{"id":649,"date":"2012-10-03T15:17:32","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T15:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.council.nyc\/press\/?p=649"},"modified":"2016-12-12T15:17:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T15:17:47","slug":"statement-from-speaker-christine-c-quinn-and-veterans-committee-chair-mathieu-eugene-re-governor-cuomo-signing-legislation-allowing-for-veteran-status-on-state-ids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/2012\/10\/03\/649\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement From Speaker Christine C. Quinn And Veterans Committee Chair Mathieu Eugene Re:  Governor Cuomo Signing Legislation Allowing For Veteran Status On State IDs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that Governor Cuomo has signed legislation allowing the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to help identify veterans in New York State by indicating their status on driver\u2019s licenses and non-driver IDs. It\u2019s our hope that this law will not only provide veterans easier access to discounts and services, but also allow City and State government to more easily identify veterans so we can inform them about job openings, health and education benefits, and a host of other opportunities. The City Council has long advocated for this common sense initiative, and I want to thank the Governor for his leadership in supporting New York\u2019s veterans. It\u2019s the least we can do for men and women who put their lives on the line to defend our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that Governor Cuomo has signed legislation allowing the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to help identify veterans in New York State by indicating their status on driver\u2019s licenses and non-driver IDs. It\u2019s our hope that this law will not only provide veterans easier access to discounts and services, but also allow City and State government to more easily identify veterans so we can inform them about job openings, health and education benefits, and a host of other opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/2012\/10\/03\/649\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}