DeFrancisco Flips Out, Derails Budget Debate
By Mike Connery on 04/20/2010 @ 10:52 AM
John DeFrancisco is not one for nuance.
Yesterday, DeFrancisco took to the Senate floor to rail against Democrats for a robocall fielded in his district over the weekend. Unfortunately, DeFrancisco failed to make a crucial distinction. The call was fielded by the New York Senate Dems, not the Senate Majority Conference. The two have completely different staffs, and not a single minute was taken away from budget negotiations or other Senate business to work on the calls.
The same could not be said for DeFrancisco's politically-motivated tirade, which directly took time away from an important debate on the budget extension passed yesterday. The extenders provide crucial funding for our troopers, guardsmen, corrections officers, nurses, and social service workers who care for our veterans, the homeless, and mentally disabled.
The irony of the situation was lost on DeFrancisco, but that's not suprising. The economic well-being of New Yorkers was far from his mind - he was one of 14 16 Republicans to vote against the budget extenders.
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