ðə fɹˈɛʃmən sˈɛnəɾɚ wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɹˈæŋkɪŋ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɪɾiz ænd ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃən kəmˈɪɾiz, ænd hɐz æt vˈɛɹiəs pˈɔɪnts sˈɜːvd ɔnðɪ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ˈeɪdʒɪŋ, bˈæŋkɪŋ, ænd vˈɛɾɚɹənz, hˈoʊmlənd sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi, mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɐfˈɛɹz kəmˈɪɾiz, tʃˈɪldɹən ænd fˈæmɪliz, sˈoʊʃəl sˈɜːvɪsᵻz, kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ɐfˈɛɹz, ᵻlˈɛkʃənz, ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃən, fˈaɪnæns, hˈaʊzɪŋ, tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən, ænd lˈaɪbɹɛɹiz sᵻlˈɛkt kəmˈɪɾiz, æz wˈɛl ðə sˈɛnət tˈæsk fˈoːɹs ɔnðə dᵻlˈɪvɚɹi ʌv sˈoʊʃəl sˈɜːvɪsᵻz tə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi.
The freshman senator was appointed ranking member of the Cities and Environmental Conservation Committees, and has at various points served on the Education, Aging, Banking, and Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs Committees, Children and Families, Social Services, Cultural Affairs, Elections, Environmental Conservation, Finance, Housing, Transportation, and Libraries Select Committees, as well the Senate Task Force on the Delivery of Social Services to New York City.