Remarks of Susan C. Bryant, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Senate Finance Committee and the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee on the 2025-2026 Executive Budget Public Protection proposal (February 13, 2025)

Remarks of Nancy J. Farrell, Director, Veterans Defense Program of the New York State Defenders Association to the New York State Senate Finance Committee and The New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee on the 2025-2026 Executive Budget Human Services Proposal (February 12, 2025)

Remarks of Nancy J. Farrell, Director, Veterans Defense Program of the New York State Defenders Association before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Hearing to examine the quality and effectiveness of veterans’ benefit claims representation (December 18, 2024)

Remarks of Susan C. Bryant, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Senate Finance Committee and the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee on the 2024-2025 Executive Budget Public Protection proposal (January 25, 2024)


Remarks of Nancy J. Farrell, Director, Veterans Defense Program, New York State Defenders Association, to the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee on the 2024-2025 Executive Budget Human Services Proposal (January 31, 2024)

Remarks of Susan C. Bryant, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Senate Finance Committee and The New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee on the Public Protection Budget - 2023-2024 Executive Budget Proposal (February 7, 2023)

Remarks of Gary A. Horton, Director, Veterans Defense Program, New York State Defenders Association, to the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee on the 2023-2024 Executive Budget Human Services Proposal (February 13, 2023)

Remarks of Susan C. Bryant, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before The New York State Senate Standing Committee on Codes, Assembly Standing Committee on Codes, Senate Standing Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction, Assembly Standing Committee on Correction, Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary, and the Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary (January 30, 2023)

Remarks of Susan C. Bryant, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before The New York State Senate Finance Committee and The New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee on the Public Protection Budget – 2022-2023 Executive Budget Proposal (January 25, 2022)

Remarks of Gary A. Horton, Director, Veterans Defense Program, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on the 2022-2023 Executive Budget Human Services Proposal (February 2, 2022)

Remarks of Susan C. Bryant, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Finance Committee and the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee on the Public Protection Budget - 2021-2022 Executive Budget Proposal (February 10, 2021)

Remarks of Roy M. Diehl, Deputy Director, Veterans Defense Program, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on the 2021-2022 Executive Budget Human Services Proposal (February 09, 2021)

Remarks of Susan C. Bryant, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary On the Impacts of Proposed Budget Cuts on the Court System of New York (November 12, 2020)

Remarks of Susan C. Bryant, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Finance Committee and the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee on the Public Protection Budget - 2020-2021 Executive Budget Proposal (February 12, 2020)

Remarks of Charles F. O'Brien, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on the 2018-2019 Executive Budget Proposal (January 29, 2019)

Remarks of Art C. Cody, Deputy Director, Veterans Defense Program, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on the 2019-2020 Executive Budget Human Services Proposal (January 24, 2019)

Remarks of Charles F. O'Brien, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on the 2018-2019 Executive Budget Proposal (January 30, 2018)

Remarks of Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on 2017-2018 Executive Budget Proposal (January 31, 2017)

Remarks of Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on 2016-2017 Executive Budget Proposal (February 4, 2016)

Remarks of Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on 2015-2016 Executive Budget Proposal (February 26, 2015)

Remarks of Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on 2014-2015 Executive Budget Proposal  (February 5, 2014)

Remarks of Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on 2013-2014 Executive Budget Proposal  (February 6, 2013)

Remarks of Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on 2012-2013 Executive Budget Proposal  (January 30, 2012)

Remarks of Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association and New York State Defenders Justice Fund, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on 2011-2012 Executive Budget Proposal (February 9, 2011)

Remarks of Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association and New York State Defenders Justice Fund, before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on 2010-2011 Executive Budget Proposal (February 8, 2010)

Remarks of Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association and New York State Defenders Justice Fund, before the New York State Assembly Standing Committees on Codes, Judiciary, Governmental Operations, and Correction, Impact of the State Budget on Access to Justice (February 24, 2009)

Testimony of Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the New York State Bar Association Task Force On Wrongful Convictions (February 24, 2009)

Remarks of Jonathan E. Gradess Executive Director of the New York State Defenders Association, before the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees (January 27, 2009)

Testimony of Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, New York State Defenders Association, before the NYS Senate Standing Committees on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction, Judiciary, Codes, and Veterans and Military Affairs on IOLA and the Future of Civil Legal Services in New York State (January 7, 2009)

Remarks of Jonathan E. Gradess Executive Director of the New York State Defenders Association, before the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees (February 5, 2001)