April 30, 2025
FROM ASSEMBLYMAN SEMPOLINSKI: Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski said Gov. Hochul was premature in announcing a budget deal late Monday and that no budget is before the Assembly to vote on. “Well, she jumped the gun big time,” Assembly Sempolinski said. “What Gov. Hochul tried to do with her press conference was make a budget deal happen just by saying it had happened. She basically got stood up at the altar by the Democrat legislative majorities. It’s a complete boondoggle and it would be funny if the governor wasn’t talking about spending more than a quarter of a trillion dollars, which is irresponsible on its face.
Gov. Hochul announced late Monday that she had reached agreement on a $254 billion state budget with the Democrat leaders of the Assembly and Senate. However, those leaders have now said that Gov. Hochul’s announcement was “premature” and that no deal has been reached. “This is a whole new level of incompetence by those currently running things in Albany,” Assemblyman Sempolinski said. “The most fundamental role of government is to pass an on-time budget. The Democrats in Albany seem pathologically incapable of doing that. What this highlights is the need to fix the state budget process and restore common-sense spending practices,” Assemblyman Sempolinski said. “We shouldn’t have three people in a room deciding the budget and the laws for 20 million. That’s not representative democracy.”
