2009-2010 saw chapter involvement in a new housing law providing recent veterans with  priority admission in Mitchell Lama buildings across New York State.  Over 200 people took part in this campaign across the State of New York.  It involved building alliances with other peace and veteran groups, lobbying in Albany and building ties with Congressmen Rangel, Nadler, City Council members Gale Brewer, Christine Quinn, Mathieu Eugene, and the State Senate and Assembly, where a bill was introduced by the head of the Veteran Committee at the time, Eric Adams, and in the Assembly by William Magnarelli and Linda Rosenthal.  This bill passed unanimously.

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