Yonkers, NY, August 23, 2010 -- Liam McLaughlin,Republican and Conservative Party candidate for State Senate(SD-35) today issued a press release blasting incumbent Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins for her addiction to spending; asserting she had spent $652,486 this year and demanding a full accounting of how the funds were spent. The so-called “wasteful” spending charge derived from the August 22, 2010, Journal New article in which the cost of the Senator’s staff and related expenses relating to the operation of her district office was divulged. The sum total is correct. The assertion of the sum spent as “wasteful” is ludicrous and nothing more than a deceitful political ploy.
Liam McLaughlin said "This is a slap in the face to the taxpayers of New Yorkand her constituents in the 35th Senatorial District. In these tough economic times New Yorkers expect their elected officials to spend their tax dollars wisely, yet $enator $tewart-Cousins thumbs her nose at fiscal restraint by being one of the most wasteful elected officials in the region. Sunday's exposé in the Journal News is proof positive that $enator $tewart-Cousins is out of touch with the hard working taxpayers of Westchester County."
Senator Stewart-Cousins said, “Serving over 300,000 constituents, I have reduced office expenditures for the 35th District to nearly half of those of her predecessor.” [Editor’s Note: In just six months, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ predecessor, Republican Nick Spano, spent $566,488 on office expenditures, which is almost equivalent to the spending by her office in the past year.] Further, Sentaor Stewart-Cousins states, “I have maintained one of the highest quality constituent services operations at one of the lowest costs to taxpayers, demonstrating my commitment to government efficiency and savings.”
But Mr McLaughlin's harangue continues unabated: "Senator $tewart-Cousins is your typical big spending liberal Democrat. Whether casting votes in Albany for higher taxes and spending or running up bills in her district office, one thing is certain Andrea $tewart Cousins loves to waste your hard earned tax dollars. While average New Yorkers are tightening their belts in these tough economic times, $enator $tewart-Cousins continues to spend faster than a college student with a credit card."
Additionally, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins advises she “serves as the Chair of the Local Government Committee, which has considered 443 bills and passed 137 pieces of legislation that impact more than 10,000 local government entities.”
