Bloomberg Spokesman: Assembly Copped Out
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- April
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“What we are witnessing today is one of the biggest cop-outs in New York’s history,” said John Gallagher, a spokesman for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg after the state Assembly rejected Bloomberg’s congestion-pricing plan.
“After insisting on the formation of a commission to make recommendations for a bill, and then for the City Council to vote to endorse that bill, the Assembly needs to stand up and be counted.
“They owe it to the majority of New Yorkers who support this plan, the scores of environmental groups, public health organizations, business leaders, unions, and the public at large, to put this proposal to a public vote.”
After the Assembly rejected the plan, legislative leaders and Gov. David Paterson were meeting behind closed doors this evening to discuss whether the plan can be revived.
Yet there was no late word on the outcome. Meanwhile, the proposal stalled all budget negotiations Monday, with no spending bills passed.
The Legislature recessed until Tuesday.
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Jay Gallagher has covered Albany for Gannett News Service since 1984 and has been Albany Bureau chief since 1989. He`s a native of the Boston area and likes to point out that in this millennium, the score is Red Sox 1 championship, the Yankees 0. 
Cara Matthews has been a statehouse correspondent in the Albany Bureau since August 2005. Prior to that, she covered Putnam County government and politics at The Journal News for nearly five years. Before that, she worked at newspapers in Connecticut and covered the state Legislature for one of them. 
Mayor Bloomberg was trying to pull the wool over the eyes of those living in the suburbs. Assemblyman Brodsky saw this antic for what it was and put all his political muscle behind the efforts to stopping congestion pricing and Assemblyman Brodsky did his job looking out for HIS Constituents. Great job Assemblyman Brodsky!