Chris Jacobs: “Studies have indicated that the Scaffold Law adds approximately 8 to 10 percent to the cost of construction in New York…”

I think that is a great opportunity for us to seize, and rural broadband is key to that.

If the tissue being used for this research was derived from aborted babies who were born alive and then killed by organ or tissue harvesting, would that be a violation of law?

We have to make sure that no taxpayer dollars are used in ways that are not appropriate under the law.

The Scaffold Law is particularly challenging for minority- and women-owned businesses, as the inflated premiums they must pay for liability insurance put them at a competitive disadvantage when bidding projects against larger firms.