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June 6, 2016

Why was Pam Harris Not Present for an Important Vote?

 

pam harris no vote bay ridge assembly woman
 

 

On June 1st, the NY Assembly voted on this healthcare bill.  The votes  for this bill are displayed  as YES or NO for most assembly members on the bill. My assemblywoman, Pam Harris has a vote of ER next to her name which means she wasn’t there to vote.

 

At first I thought  Ms. Harris was sick on June 1st and didn’t  make it to the Capitol Building to vote. But Harris was present to vote for many other bills that day  (see here, here and here).  

 

Why was she not present for this healthcare bill vote?  It’s a pretty important bill. 

 

Maybe Harris didn’t like something about the bill or thought we wouldn’t notice if she didn’t vote. BUT WE HAVE NOTICED SHE DIDN’T DO HER JOB.

 

Can you imagine if you or I cut out on our job when we felt like it?  We wouldn’t have a job. Has Pam Harris explained why she didn’t vote? Noooo she’s too busy posting selfies. We don’t need that many pictures of you, Pam Harris. We need you to show up for the job you were elected to do. 

 

Why are we watching Pam closely? Because we Harris represents a gerrymandered district and she hasn’t had much presence here in Bay Ridge. Her office wasn’t opened until a few weeks ago and she didn’t even display her e-mail on the Assembly site. I would love to know how much money was wasted on the rent for a closed office and the personnel to run that office.  It’s our tax money that was wasted by someone who wasn’t motivated enough to get the office open.

 

Here’s the thing: Why do I have to keep an eye on most of the politicians who represent Bay Ridge? I shouldn’t have to. There’s no reason to keep someone in office if they aren’t motivated to work.

 

Ms. Harris’ communication with us has been non-existent as we contacted her several weeks ago and we didn’t receive any response from her office. I know she (or her staff) have seen my posts on this blog because magically her e-mail addressed appeared on the assembly site right after I wrote about it.

 

Hugs,
marlene

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