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SENATOR ROY M
C
DONALD
43
rd
District SenatorServing Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties
Contact:MichaelVeitch,455‐2381ForImmediateRelease:July20,2010
McDonald: “Get to Work and Get the Job Done!”McDonald calls on Governor Paterson to bring theLegislature back and finish the State Budget 
Albany,NY—SenatorRoyMcDonaldtodaycalledGovernorPatersontobringmembersoftheSenateandAssemblybacktoAlbanyandfinishtheNewYorkStateBudget.ThebudgethasbeenpastduesinceApril1
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anditappearsasiftheSenateMajoritywouldlikethisprocesstoevaporateanddisappearuntiltheendoftheyear.“Wecan’tletthathappen,it’stimetogettoworkandgetthejobdone,”saidMcDonald.Citingmonthsofbudgetextenders,thecompletelackofanopenandtransparentprocess,alongwiththefailureofleaderstocalllegislatorsbacktofulfilltheirelectedresponsibilitiesinthepastfewweeks,McDonaldsaidit’stimetocomebackandgettowork.“It’splainandsimple,thelegislatureneedstobeinsession.Noonehasearnedasummervacationthisyear;thisisnotthetimetobeoutenjoyingniceweatherwhilehardworkingmenandwomenareforcedtowaittoseeiftheservicestheyneedorfundingfortheirjobswillbecontainedinthefinalbudget,”saidMcDonald.“Weweretoldthatduringthepastcoupleweekswewouldbecalledbacktofinishthe job,asexpectedthathasnothappenedandit’stimefortheGovernortocallaspecialsessionsowecanfinishthebudget.”McDonaldhasbeencriticalofthebudgetprocesssincethepassageoflastyear’sdisasterofabudget,whichhevotedagainst.Inanefforttodemonstratetocolleaguesthatpublicinputandanopenandtransparentprocessissuperiortoacloseddoorsecretiveone,McDonaldheldtwopublichearings,oneeachinRensselaerandSaratogaCounties.Hethenheldthreebudgetroundtables,focusingondifferenttopicssuchaseconomicdevelopmentandtransportationissues,wherelocalelectedofficialsandbusinessleadersexpressedtheirconcernsandsharedideasonhowtoimprovethestatebudget.“Publichearingsalongwithroundtablesfilledwithlocalleadersledtogreatideasandthat’showIwasabletoeliminatelocaltaxesasaTownSupervisor,it’stherightwaytodobusiness,”saidMcDonald.
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