Zeldin defends funding for PTSD program
In announcing his 2014 congressional campaign, state Sen. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) noted his work in securing funds to start peer counseling groups for Suffolk veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
But when Zeldin opposed Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) in 2008, he branded such earmarks a "thinly veiled assault on responsible government."
Zeldin says the PTSD program was funded in the state budget, and wasn't a true "earmark," where a politician puts money for a pet project into an unrelated bill in exchange for his vote.
"This was part of the state budget," Zeldin said. "Washington doesn't even seem to know what a budget is anymore." -- Paul LaRocco
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
