Silver, Paterson and Smith Visit Washington Seeking Federal Funds to Help State Through Recessionary Times

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

November 20, 2008

Silver, Paterson and Smith Visit Washington
Seeking Federal Funds To Help State Through Recessionary Times

Silver, (from left) joined by Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith, Gov. David Paterson, Congressman Joseph Crowley and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, addressed reporters at a news conference during his visit to the Capitol to urge congressional leaders to help New York with critical federal aid.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver traveled to Washington D.C. with Gov. David Paterson and Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith to ask Congress for federal aid to help New York recover from the national recession and its devastating impact on the state’s economy.

Silver, Paterson and Smith met with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and New York’s House of Representative members to discuss the state’s financial challenges and what the federal government could do to help the state retain essential services, fund education and health care, create jobs and stimulate economic growth.

The delegation also met with elected officials from both houses, including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland), Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-South Carolina) and U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada).

U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada) meets with Speaker Silver and Governor Paterson in his Capitol Office where the three men shared their views on the role the federal government can play in boosting the state’s economy.

The (left side, at table) Speaker, Governor Paterson and Senator Malcolm Smith meet with Senate Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (D-Maryland) (right side, at table) to discuss how Washington can provide federal support for the state’s faltering economy.

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