Sheldon Silver
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Sheldon Silver Silver
Sheldon Silver, the Assembly speaker, has been under pressure from some members of his conference, including several members of the black and Hispanic caucus, to endorse an education tax credit plan. Mr. Silver has been careful not to fully embrace or reject the governor's tax credit proposal, and has said that he is sympathetic to parents who pay tuition at private schools. When supporters of the tax credit rallied in Albany last month, Mr. Silver asked some of the religious leaders present to pledge that they would not raise tuition if the tax credit were approved.