Statement From Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay On The Budget Extender Passed Today

by Contributor | April 3, 2023 4:24 pm

ALBANY – Following is a statement from NYS Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay concerning the State Budget Extender passed  earlier today, April 3, 2023:

“Passing a budget extender signals to the rest of New York that One-Party Rule is not working. The inability to meet the April 1 deadline illustrates the Albany dysfunction that people have come to expect.

Three Democrats are deciding the fate of a spending plan that will likely reach $230 billion. Despite the fact that 90 percent of New Yorkers believe crime is an important issue, the highest-ranking Democrats in the state can’t figure out how to properly address it – which is a major reason for the holdup.

The secretive budget process has produced another embarrassing result. Meeting the April 1 deadline is a basic responsibility of the governor and the Legislature. But with no final agreement in sight, New Yorkers still have more questions than answers.”

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