Albany Times Union: Where in the world is Tedisco’s top staff?
UPDATE -- From DCCC Press:
Where is Career Albany Politician Jim Tedisco Hiding?
For more than eight days career Albany Politician Jim Tedisco has refused to support President Obama's economic recovery plan that would cut middle class taxes and save and create 76,000 jobs Upstate. Today we learn from the Albany Times Union that Tedisco is his also refusing to do his job in Albany.
According to today's Albany Times Union, in addition to seven Tedisco staff members taking leave in the midst of the state budget crisis to work on his campaign:
Several media inquiries to the Assembly minority office earlier this week related to government business were forwarded to the campaign.
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As state leaders grapple with an estimated $14.2 billion deficit in next year's budget, there's concern in some GOP quarters the Assembly's top Republican will be too distracted by the campaign to represent the interests of the conference.
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In late January, Tedisco was absent from the Assembly floor as government reform bills that he sponsored came up for a vote.
"It's clear that career Albany politician Jim Tedisco puts himself first. The state is facing a $14.2 billion deficit - which likely means even higher taxes for Upstate families - and Tedisco can't be bothered to show up to his taxpayer funded job," said Jennifer Crider, Communications Director at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "Jim Tedisco is the same career Albany politician who refuses to support President Obama's economic recovery bill, uses taxpayer funded cars, racks up $21,000 in taxpayer funded gasoline charges, accepts big pay raises, and has already voted for 221 tax increases. Times are tough, the last thing we need in Congress is a politician like Jim Tedisco who puts his political career ahead of his responsibilities to Upstate families."
