Press release:
ERIE COUNTY – Today, the House of Representatives passed the 2011 budget compromise that was struck last Friday night, just one hour before a government shutdown.
While Kathy Hochul called for this compromise early on and challenged both her opponents – Republican, Jane Corwin, and Tea Party-endorsed candidate, Jack Davis – to join her in supporting the agreement, neither candidate ever stated their position.
“Last Friday, literally in the 11th hour before a government shutdown, House and Senate leaders came together and worked out a budget compromise that averted a massive government shutdown,” said Hochul. “From early on, I called for this compromise and challenged both Jane Corwin and Jack Davis to follow my lead. Today – six days later – neither candidate has yet to say a word.
“The people of the 26th District do not currently have a Congressmember representing their best interests in Congress. If I was serving as a Representative for Western New York, I would have been working to avoid a government shutdown last week. However, if my opponents were in Washington, we have no idea what they would have done.
“It is only fair to ask would they have supported a budget compromise that kept essential services going or would they have supported a massive shutdown that would have delayed essential services to our veterans, our troops, our business owners, our students, our seniors, and to the American taxpayers?
“The lack of interest and care by Jane Corwin and Jack Davis has been disheartening and I hope they finally join my lead and support this budget compromise that will cut waste and get our economy moving forward.”
News flash...Jack Davis has
News flash...Jack Davis has set out what he sees as the path to economic recovery and deficit reduction. So far all that has been forthcoming from either the Democrat or Republican in the race has been a parroting of their respective party lines neither of which address the fundemental problems. The "grand compromise" touted by Ms. Hochul was simply more of the same and gives a glimpse of the upcoming fight on the horizon. Until there is a serious effort to end two wars that are not paid for, end continued tax breaks to corporations that export manufacturing jobs, provide true incentive to rebuild American infrastructure, put low interest money in the hands of small businesses here instead of foriegn countries, and seriously reduce spending on the pet pentagon projects the "grand compromise" lauded by Ms. Hochul is nothing but smoke and mirrors that allows the situation to continue without serious resolution.