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[Gov. David] Paterson Looks to Washington on Budget
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Aug 01, 2008 08:08am |
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| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Friday, August 1, 2008 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON — Amplifying his case that New York faces a grave financial crisis, Gov. David A. Paterson asked the federal government on Thursday for assistance and said that social programs like education and health care were not immune from cutbacks.
His remarks, delivered to the National Press Club just before meetings with members of Congress; the treasury secretary, Henry M. Paulson Jr.; and Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, were the surest sign yet that the governor and the State Legislature were headed toward a confrontation over where to trim the budget.
Two of the Legislature’s leaders, Dean G. Skelos, the Senate majority leader, and Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the Assembly, have been explicit in their opposition to any cuts in school financing.
Mr. Paterson’s trip to Washington was part of a carefully orchestrated and highly visible effort by the governor to put a spotlight on the state’s financial problems. In a televised address on Tuesday, he said he would call the Legislature back from recess for a special session on Aug. 19 to address next fiscal year’s projected budget shortfall, which he announced had grown to $6.4 billion from $5 billion in the past three months. And on Wednesday, he asked the Legislature to help cut $1.2 billion out of this year’s budget. |
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