From the Daily News:Spend-happy Senate Democrats leave their two years in the majority in the same shape they helped leave the state - deep in debt.
The Senate Democratic conference exceeded its $29 million legislative budget by a whopping $7 million, or 24%, Senate sources said.
Salaries for Democratic staffers are now being paid with money left over from unspent money from previous budgets, they concede.
Sen. Martin Golden (R-Brooklyn) called the excessive payouts "the height of irresponsibility" at a time the state is dealing with one of its worst fiscal crises ever.
"It goes along with the [billions of dollars] in new spending, taxes and fees they agreed to in the budget," Golden said. "The last two years they've spent like drunken sailors."
Senate Republicans, conversely, came in $2 million under the $23 million they had been allocated, sources said.
Senate Democratic officials confirmed the budget numbers, but had no comment.
Insiders say much of the Democratic overspending traces back to the leadership coup that paralyzed the House for a month last year.
After the Republicans claimed to have retaken the chamber, the Democrats wrested control back through a series of costly agreements.
5 comments:
Tell me that guy doesnt look like JJ Walker from Good Times? and why is Espada not in jail?
Because he's only been indicted. After he's convicted, he'll go to jail.
AND his son and the son of his former co-defendant Sondra Love, Jerry G. Love. Espada's been indicted before.
may you rot in hell Espada. you made housing hell for many New Yorks and made lots of good people homeless. Hope you enjoyed the payola from the slumlords while you can.
Hopefully no longer office holders? Or are they criminally indicted office holders
Espada is indicted and out of office. The other guys aren't -- yet.
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