On the heels of the passage of a state budget that includes $254 billion in spending, the Democratic majorities in the state Legislature tucked away 10 million taxpayer dollars into a slush fund to cover the private legal bills for politicians in Albany.
In response, Sen. Griffo, who did not support this initiative, and the Senate Republican Conference recently wrote a letter to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli urging him to protect taxpayers of the state by refusing to issue payments from the slush fund.
“The creation of this slush fund is wrong, outrageous and brazenly political, and now the taxpayers will be on the hook for paying back the private legal bills of elected officials in the state,” Sen. Griffo said. “Hardworking New Yorkers want their tax dollars spent on essential government services, not on politicians’ legal fees. This irresponsible action taken by the Democratic majorities and governor is another illustration of the dangers of one-party control of state government and further evidence that divided government with checks and balances worked best for our state.”
