Staten Island District Attorney Mike McMahon and lawmakers ripped Gov. Kathy Hochul for vetoing legislation aimed at addressing the deadly fentanyl crisis.
To underscore the point, McMahon noted that fentanyl accounts for 80 percent of overdose deaths in the borough.
“We are disappointed with the veto of our fentanyl task force bill but are confident that the governor understands the gravity of this issue and that it will be addressed next session,” Savino and Cusick said in a joint statement.that Hochul’s veto “is yet another one of her infamous bold-faced dismissals of public opinion when it comes to matters weighed by state lawmakers in Albany.”Dennis A.
Hochul, in a series of veto messages last week, said the fentanyl fighting bill was one of 39 measures that would have created task forces and commissions costing about $40 million that was not accounted for in the state budget. Politicians often use such panels as a dodge when they don’t have immediate fixes to problems, but the lawmakers said fentanyl task force is an earnest attempt to craft a more comprehensive solution to the crisis.
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