Contact: Timothy Lantz

518-455-5981

March 21, 2016

ASSEMBLY DEMS TRANSPARENCY REFORMS

COWARDLY AND HYPOCRITICAL
Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) comments on the feeble attempt by Assembly Democrats
to increase transparency, accountability

Its shameful that it took a closed door work group of Assembly Democrats 11 months to
propose reforms that lacked substance and any will to restore trust in the legislature. Assembly
Democrats will try to claim credit for ethics reform when they voted against some of the exact
same proposals Assembly Republicans presented months ago. The Assembly Democrats weak
reform proposals are like putting a fresh coat of paint on a crumbling building when compared to
the widespread corruption problem we have in Albany.
Assembly Democrats are apparently content with letting corrupt lawmakers keep their
pensions and career politicians follow in the footsteps of Sheldon Silver by amassing wealth and
influence over limitless careers. But Im sadly not surprised, since this reform package is
coming from the same group that voted for increasing welfare abuse, $5.6 billion in tax increases
and a 50 percent cut to local farms last week.
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