Nassau County capital spending plan fails after Democrats abstain from vote: ‘What you’re asking for is a quid pro quo’

Source: New York Post

Nassau County’s proposed capital spending plan didn’t muster enough votes Monday with Democrats abstaining in protest and Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman accusing them of a “quid pro quo. ” The county Legislature’s seven Democratic lawmakers all abstained from the contentious vote — Republicans unanimously supported the nearly $430 million plan — after failing to reach an agreement with Blakeman requiring him to respond to project requests and financial releases in all legislative districts “in a timely manner. ” The spending plan needed the backing of one Democrat to pass.