Gov.
Softball Jerseys Cuomo blindsided ― and infuriated ― the very people he needs to help rebuild New York.
On the eve of President Obama’s planned
Cheap China Jerseys visit to New York on Thursday, sources tell the Daily News that the governor went rogue this week when he announced plans to ask the federal government for $30 billion to recover from Hurricane Sandy.
He
Jerseys For Sale didn’t tell Sens. Charles Schumer or Kirsten Gillibrand. He didn’t loop in the members of New York’s congressional delegation.
In fact, none of the pols charged with prying the money out of Congress in the middle of a difficult partisan fight over federal spending knew about the major request until Cuomo went public with it on Monday.
“The entire delegation is annoyed,” one congressional source said. “There is a high level of ire.”
A second congressional source confirmed the delegation is very upset with Cuomo and feels the administration is not keeping members in the loop about its plans.
“There is a great deal of experience and expertise in the New York delegation that is going untapped,” said the source. “We really need to work together.”
Schumer said he has yet to see any specifics from Cuomo ― as did an aide to Gillibrand of his boss.
“We haven’t seen the governor’s proposal, so we can’t tell you what’s in it,” Schumer told reporters at a press conference Wednesday.
Another source complained that “it’s another example of the governor and his people trying to do everything on their own.”
Former Rep. John Sweeney, an upstate Republican who served on the
Cheap Basketball Jerseys House Appropriations Committee when New York sought post 9/11 aid, said Cuomo committed a “faux pas on a substantial level” by not alerting the congressional delegation of his request.
Charles Dharapak/Associated Press
President Obama will tour the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy on Thursday.
“These guys are going to have
Kids Football Jersey to go fight for it and they’re going to be fighting against the rest of the country,” Sweeney said. “Not coordinating with your delegation is a huge mistake.”
He added that “given Chuck’s ego and Andrew’s ego, I’m sure it makes for some interest conversation.”
A senior Cuomo administration aide said the $30 billion number was public days before Monday’s announcement.
But Monday was the first time Team Cuomo said he would seek the entire $30 billion from the federal government and detailed some of the areas the money would cover.
The Cuomo aide denied anyone was blindsided.
“The request is not final so there was
Football Jersey For Kids nothing to be blindsided by,” the Cuomo aide insisted.
He said the governor’s Washington office met with the entire New York delegation Tuesday to seek input.
Mariela Lombard for New York Daily News
Sen. Chuck Schumer said he has yet to see any specifics about federal storm relief from Gov. Cuomo.
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