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Supporters of the proposal are still pressing for the support of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who remained on the fence. Mr. Silver also belongs to a parochial school and sends his children to parochial schools. Even though he had great sympathy for parents struggling with the costs of private schools but also believed that the state's top priority was to finance its public schools. He also suggested that he has not ruled anything out yet. Mr. Silver, an Orthodox Jew, is under dueling pressure from the Jewish community and the teachers' unions. He wants to assist parents and schools that provide such education, but also understands that they should do a better job with the public education system. Ezra Friedlander, a political consultant, said he expected that Mr. Silver would eventually support some kind of tax credit proposal. Since Sheldon Silver, the Assembly Speaker, was the product of a parochial school, and that he sent his children to parochial schools, Mr. Silver said that he had great sympathy for parents struggling with the costs of private schools but he also believed that the state's top priority was to finance its public schools adequately.