Opposed to Cuts for Disabled, Freshman NYS Senator Votes Against Budget Bill

ALBANY -- State Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk, D-Duanesburg, voted against the health budget bill citing spending cuts for the developmentally disabled.

The freshman senator highlighted the 4.5 percent cut in the negotiated budget and grilled Senate Finance Chair John DeFrancisco on the potential impact. The cut is 75 percent of what was proposed in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget, who called for a 6 percent cut that would cost $120 million.