“I am pleased that we did the right thing by restoring $90 million worth of funding to programs for the developmentally disabled. It was wrong of Albany to balance the budget on the backs of our most vulnerable. Fortunately, we passed a plan today that is not only fiscally responsible, but morally responsible as well.

“Sometimes it is well worth being relentless when standing up for what is right. I am glad to see that our objections to the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities cuts were heard and the funding was subsequently restored.”