Cuomo said the delays in restoring power during Superstorm Sandy prompted his proposal after years of complaints by Long Islanders.

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" The majority leader promised that when Congress gets back from Easter recess, he would offer a proposal that he characterized as taking into account "complaints both parties have had with the confirmation process.

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The proposal would allow people to appeal to the Legal Ombudsman if internal complaints procedures against bailiffs had been unsatisfactory.

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The complaints have gotten a sympathetic ear on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers have just gotten a proposal by the Treasury Department for a sweeping overhaul of financial market regulation, including the merger of the SEC with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the reassignment of many of the SEC's enforcement duties to the stock exchanges and other self-regulatory agencies.

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