ALBANY—David Paterson just confirmed that lawmakers are now looking at an M.T.A. bailout of around $2 billion. That’s about $300 million more than the $1.7 billion framework agreed to last night by members of the State Senate.
“I think that that’s right,” Paterson said after an event announcing a car battery initiative. The $2 billion was the figure mentioned earlier by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. “If that’s the case, I think that’s entirely accurate, we just have to try to get everybody to vote for it.”
Paterson was asked where the $300 million would come from, but declined to elaborate.
