ALBANY—Sheldon Silver has a new idea about finding Republican allies as lawmakers seek consensus around a package to fund the M.T.A. – look upstate.
“They should be on line first to make sure there’s a well-funded M.T.A. capital plan,” Silver said to reporters after giving a speech to T.W.U. Local 100, whose members are at the Capitol today lobbying. He said that since buses and train cars are manufactured upstate in cities like Hornell and Plattsburgh, legislators from those districts should be eager to reach agreement to help the authority fund its $1.2 billion operating deficit and capital plan.
“The constituents in those districts have a stake in making sure there’s a well-funded M.
