Sheldon Silver
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Sheldon Silver Silver
The Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, has said that the state should spend the surplus money of $2 billion on schools, rather than on tax cuts proposed by the governor. There also is speculation that Mr. Silver will gamble on the hope that Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will take office next year and help create a plan to bolster financing of New York City schools. Sheldon Silver, the Assembly speaker,  has said the state should spend the money on schools, rather than on tax cuts proposed by the governor. There also is speculation that Mr. Silver will gamble on the hope that Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will take office next year and help create a plan to bolster financing of New York City schools. If the state does not fulfill its obligations to the Department of Education capital construction plan, the opening of critically needed new schools and vital renovations will be delayed. Mr. Silver and other Democrats have accused Mr. Pataki of simply trying to delay any decision as the case winds through the courts.  