NY Avoids State Government Shutdown
Three Republican New York state senators crossed party lines Monday and voted for a budget extension, averting a government shut down.
Democratic Senator Ruben Diaz didn’t vote for the bill because he said it included too many cuts.
Without the Republican votes, the plan would have been one vote short of the 32 needed for passage. The Republicans who voted for the bill are Hugh Farley, Charles Fuschillo, and Roy McDonald.
“Today, with our colleagues from across the aisle, we met our obligation and passed the emergency appropriation to protect and preserve essential services for all New Yorkers,” Senate leader John Sampson said in a news release.
New York’s budget is more than 11 weeks late.
Democratic Senator Ruben Diaz didn’t vote for the bill because he said it included too many cuts.
Without the Republican votes, the plan would have been one vote short of the 32 needed for passage. The Republicans who voted for the bill are Hugh Farley, Charles Fuschillo, and Roy McDonald.
“Today, with our colleagues from across the aisle, we met our obligation and passed the emergency appropriation to protect and preserve essential services for all New Yorkers,” Senate leader John Sampson said in a news release.
New York’s budget is more than 11 weeks late.
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