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Paterson urges cuts to health care, school aid
Quick ReadThe governor, speaking at an event in Great Neck, said failure to make these budget cuts would be "penny-wise and pound-foolish."
Photo credit: Maria Lopez/newsday/Maria Lopez | Gov. David Paterson speaking at the Vision Long Island Meeting at the Melville Marriott. Melville, New York. (Maria Lopez/Newsday)
Gov. Paterson, State Senator Craig Johnson comment on budget.
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Gov. David Paterson on LI and in NY
Gov. David A. Paterson, speaking in Great Neck Sunday morning, repeated his call for state legislators to pass midyear budget cuts to health care and school aid, saying failure to do so would be "penny-wise and pound-foolish."
Paterson's warning came after a scholarship event at the Great Neck Synagogue. In the crowd were state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who said he believes the budget deficit...
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