Sentences with phrase «area lawmaker may»

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«It's taxpayer dollars the governor is proposing,» said Amedore, the Albany - area Republican, «so you need to have an all - hands - on - deck approach and have communities with everyone involved in the process, from lawmakers to local officials to regional councils that are not just behind closed doors selecting projects that may be of interest to one or two particular people.»

With fewer state lawmakers representing rural districts, issues important to rural areas may go unheard.

Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that New York City lawmakers — including IDC leader State Sen. Jeff Klein — may better understand the suburbs than current elected officials representing those areas.