unit to investigate police brutality. Harrison J. Goldin ran in the 1989 mayoral election. Holtzman announced her campaign to succeed him as New York City Comptroller on July 16, 1989. In the 1993 primary she was challenged by Alan Hevesi, who had Ferraro's support, and Herman Badillo, who had Koch's. Fleet Financial Group loaned $455,000 to Holtzman's 1992 senatorial campaign. Sheila Levin, the chief fundraiser for the Re-Elect Liz Holtzman Committee, was investigated by the New York City Department of Investigation and New York County District Attorney for providing false information on the bank application. The NYCDOI report found Holtzman "grossly negligent" and stated that Levin accepted $3,000 in campaign contributions from Fleet executives. Holtzman placed second in the primary and lost the runoff to Hevesi. Adam Clayton Powell IV worked as an aide to Holtzman during her tenure as comptroller. Political positions Equality Holtzman supported the Equal Rights Amendment and was the leading sponsor of legislation to extend its deadline. She criticized Celler during the 1972 election for opposing the legislation and preventing its passage by the Judiciary Committee. Holtzman called for George Scratchley Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to be removed from his position after he claimed that Jews controlled the banking system and newspapers. The Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization was excluded from the 1992 New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade. Holtzman and other elected officials boycotted the parade and instead marched with the ILGO in a separate parade. Foreign policy Holtzman voted against the War Powers Resolution, saying that the "actual effect would be to sanction for 123 days combat operations initiated solely by the President". She supported the Nuclear Freeze campaign and ending the testing of nuclear weapons. She traveled to Egypt and Israel on December 20, 1977, and met with President Anwar Sadat and Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Holtzman criticized President Jimmy Carter for offering to sell fighter planes to Egypt, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. She opposed Carter's decision to reinstitute the Selective Service System registration requirement. She called for Carter to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Billy Carter's connections with Libya. Healthcare During the 1992 election Holtzman proposed the creation of a single-payer healthcare system. Immigration Holtzman criticized the Immigration and Naturalization Service in April 1974 for allowing around 50 alleged Nazi war criminals to live in the U.S. In 1977, she and 42 other representatives introduced