Morano on history of Intro 914 and openness to amendments
Morano explains Intro 914 was originally introduced by former chair Bob Holden, passed committee but never voted on by full council. He expresses openness to amending the bill based on testimony and notes the therapy has been controversial.
Let me say a word on this bill.
Unlike any other bill that I've introduced,
This didn't come from an idea that I had or that a constituent brought to me or that I researched.
This bill was introduced by the prior chair of the Veterans Committee, Bob Holden, and even though it had been passed by the Veterans Committee in the last city council, it never got to be voted on by the council as a whole.
So what I'm hoping to get at today is exactly what this particular type of therapy would do.
I know it's been controversial in some quarters and what New York City could do to explore this as a viable therapy for dealing with PTSD.
If this bill needs to be amended to better reflect the realities of how New York City would handle this, I'm all about amending it.
Even though this is my bill, this is not a bill that I have necessarily a rooting interest seeing in its current form.
I am all about changing it or adapting it or expanding it based on the testimony we're going to hear from the administration and hopefully the public.