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[00:00:00.200] – Kathy Hochul
I think we’re very close to being done.
[00:00:02.610] – Announcer
As a deal on changes to New York’s discovery laws pushed relentlessly by Governor Cathy Hochul appears within reach. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is joining her at the forefront.
[00:00:12.420] – Kathy Hochul
I want to thank particularly Carl Heastie for working so hard day and night to help us get this over the finish line.
[00:00:19.260] – Announcer
Taking the initiative over the weekend to negotiate directly with the district attorneys who had been inseparable from Hochul for weeks. I think we ended up in a very good place. The DAs have thanked Hochul, but now they’re thanking Heastie, too.
[00:00:31.420] – DA
He’s also really rolled up his sleeves to try to get us to this place.
[00:00:35.950] – Announcer
As the issue of policy in the budget and blown deadlines have blustered around Albany, memories have shifted to past administrations and past even later budgets. Former governor David Patterson says on Hochul discovery changes. I agree with her. But as someone who also served in the state legislature for more than two decades.
[00:00:53.230] – David Paterson
Whenever one of the leaders in the legislature does something that’s that unique and that creative I feel a little bit jealous.
[00:01:02.070] – Announcer
Patterson says Hochul should be thanking Heastie.
[00:01:04.650] – David Paterson
He’s taking the time to take how he feels about this particular issue and weigh it against what the DAs are saying is actually going on in the courtroom.
[00:01:17.090] – Announcer
Meanwhile, former Republican governor George Pataki this week, praising Hochul from across the aisle.
[00:01:22.390] – George Pataki
I commend Governor Hochul because she’s doing the right thing in standing up and making sure that she gets the reform on the criminal justice piece That is very important for public safety in New York City and the state.
[00:01:33.600] – Announcer
Nyperg’s Blaire Horner says in the end, it’s Governor Hochul who asked to decide if she’s willing to accept what’s being put forward, even if Hacy did make what Horner describes as a smart move.
[00:01:42.740] – Kathy Hochul
It doesn’t necessarily speed up the budget parade, but it definitely starts to knock down one of the major obstacles that the governor’s laid out.
[00:01:51.680] – Announcer
Pataki and Patterson both had to work with leadership of the opposite party as they negotiated deals. But if you’re wondering why there are so many obstacles when Democrats the show in Albany, Patterson has some insight.
[00:02:03.090] – David Paterson
Family feuds last longer and are more agonizing than fights with the other families.