The governor met with an Indonesian immigrant who was nearly taken into custody by immigration officials just days after being recognized for his work in the community.
The Sandy Act, which also got support from New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, will help speed up cell phone tower repairs following disasters and is now one house vote shy of getting to President Donald Trump's desk following a Senate approval on Tuesday.
The measure by former President Obama was called the strictest privacy rules ever put in place that also required providers to take measures to protect data and to notify customers if data was stolen.