I have called on state legislative leaders to reverse their decision to allow members to vote on resolutions without being present in the assembly chamber.
After giving themselves over $30,000 in raises making themselves the highest paid legislators in the country, the members in the majority decided that rather than being a physical presence for their constituents in the state assembly, they would just call it in.
The people of this state face any number of problems caused by these politicians—crippling inflation, outrageous energy prices, massive illegal immigration, and a crime wave—and the least they can do is be on the job here in Albany to address these issues.
I make it a point to be in Albany for the entire legislative session, attending all general and committee meetings, and I expect my colleagues to do the same. It's time to get to work.
Everyone who works and pays taxes in this state—laborers, electricians, plumbers, blue-collar workers, firemen, police officers, EMS workers, nurses, health care workers, etc.—must show up in person to do their jobs. But members of this assembly stood up and said they can’t be bothered, and that’s a disgrace.
Absentee lawmaking is a remnant of the state’s pandemic policy which allowed legislators to stay home rather than travel to Albany to conduct official business. This shifted enormous power to the governor and the bureaucrats who wreaked considerable harm on our pocketbooks and our freedom. With the crisis behind us and the state of emergency over, the Progressive Democrats who dominate the chamber need to get off their butts and come to work. Staying home sets a lousy example for the work ethic that made the Empire State great and the New Yorkers who put us here deserve better.
All elected officials have a responsibility to show up and do their jobs for the people they represent. If they can’t handle this, they should resign.
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