Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) is calling out the Assembly Majority for passing a Resolution that will enact COVID-era empty-seat voting and discourage members from debating bills. The Resolution will allow the Majority a strict party-line vote on legislation, whether they are in the chamber or not. This comes after the Albany Majority recently voted themselves a 29% pay raise, making themselves the highest-paid state legislators in the country.
“First, the Albany Majority vote themselves a massive pay raise and now they have voted to make showing up for work optional. It is shameful and a slap in the face to New Yorkers throughout our state who are struggling financially and are trying to make an honest living. By allowing legislators to be absent from the chamber and skip floor debates, the Majority has effectively silenced the voices of the over six million people we represent in the Minority Conference,” said Hawley.
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