"Today the New York State Senate completed the passage of the Enacted Budget for Fiscal Year
2009-10 Budget, taking the first steps toward getting our economy back on track. After more than 30
hours of rigorous and thoughtful debate this week, we passed nine budget bills that finally
reverses decades of fiscal irresponsibility.
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Erie County Legislators John J. Mills, 13th District, Edward A. Rath III, 15th District, and
Raymond W. Walter, 4th District, were prevented from voicing their opposition to the proposed 2009
New York State Budget at session today. In a procedural move, an item expressing disapproval of
the budget was referred to the Legislature's Finance and Management committee.
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Governor David A. Paterson today announced that the Enacted Budget will include major, permanent
reforms to the way health care is delivered in New York to rationalize the State's Medicaid
reimbursement system and provide increased investment in primary and preventative care. The budget
also includes a record $2.
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Mayor Byron W. Brown traveled to Albany to present testimony to the New York State Joint
Legislative Fiscal Committees regarding Governor David A. Paterson's 2009-10 recommended State
Budget.
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So, we have a $15,000,000,000 budget shortfall looming for 2009. We have an absurd budget
proposed by the Governor which features plans to tax your purchases from iTunes and your bottle of
loganberry. The Governor didn't have the stones to make significant cuts in the operating
budget beyond what he could transfer to localities which [.
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So, we have a $15,000,000,000 budget shortfall looming for 2009. We have an absurd budget
proposed by the Governor which features plans to tax your purchases from iTunes and your bottle of
loganberry. The Governor didn't have the stones to make significant cuts in the operating
budget beyond what he could transfer to localities which [.
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