![Senator Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/02-10-15_official_hs_omara-hs-040_0.jpg?itok=gJ9N77KJ)
Listen to Senator O'Mara's February 13th 'Newsmaker' interview on WHCU Radio
February 13, 2023
![senator](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/e7cf6509-cb96-4256-a4df-0ff3a5a731d5.jpeg?itok=LqC3GlD0)
Senator O'Mara joined WHCU's Joe Salzone on this morning's 'Morning Newsmaker' to discuss Governor Kathy Hochul's 2023-2024 proposed state budget and the legislative budget hearings currently underway in Albany to examine the governor's proposals in detail.
Senator O'Mara serves as the Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee and he also looks ahead to what could be in store for New Yorkers after Governor Hochul and the Democrat majorities in the Senate and Assembly finish negotiating a final state budget next month.
Listen HERE.
Share this Article or Press Release
Newsroom
Go to Newsroom!["Consequently – especially in light of FEMA’s continued denial of Individual Assistance -- we once again urge you to immediately make direct state aid and other assistance available to individual homeowners, businesses, farms, and the municipalities themselves," the area legislators wrote to Governor Hochul. Consequently – especially in light of FEMA’s continued denial of Individual Assistance -- we once again urge you to immediately make direct state aid and other assistance available to individual homeowners, businesses, farms, and the municipalities themselves.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/steubenflooding.jpg?itok=T4TPLAY_)
![Senator O'Mara shares his weekly perspective on issues facing New York State government. Senator O'Mara shares his weekly perspective on issues facing New York State government.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/chambergavel_70_8.jpg?itok=xIVWMZum)
!["It stood out as one of the primary examples of the Albany Democrat giveaway that keeps getting higher and higher, more and more out of control, and going far beyond any reasonable sense of fairness, responsibility, or sustainability for hard-working, taxpaying citizens," said Senator O'Mara. It stood out as one of the primary examples of the Albany Democrat giveaway that keeps getting higher and higher, more and more out of control, and going far beyond any reasonable sense of fairness, responsibility, or sustainability for hard-working, taxpaying citizens.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/capitolpanorama_0_1_45.jpg?itok=d2QyZxJ_)