Malliotakis says Cuomo saved the day on welfare reform
Gov. stepped in after assembly failed to pass bill
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and Governor Andrew Cuomo are on opposite sides of the political fence, but the Republican-Conservative Bay Ridge lawmaker is lauding the Democratic governor for taking steps to crack down on welfare fraud.
If the governor didn’t act, New York State would have been in danger of losing $120 million in federal funding, Malliotakis (R-C-Bay Ridge-Staten Island) said.
Cuomo and the state’s Office of Temporary Disability Assistance (OTDA) took administrative action to enact policy changes to ban welfare recipients from using public assistance funds at strip clubs, liquor stores and casinos.