NY Minute: It'll take Gov. Paterson 29 hours to sign all those vetoes

He has promised to knock down hundreds of millions in spending.

The Associated Press, 2009Gov. David Paterson signs a bill in 2009. He has vowed to veto budget amendments; signing all 6,899 of them would take 29 hours.

From New York Post:
Gov. Paterson expects to spend a staggering 29 hours hunkered over state-budget bills, pen in hand, to complete the task of vetoing hundreds of millions of dollars in spending packed into the budget by legislators this week, The Post has learned.
The legally blind governor was preparing to resume the arduous task -- requiring him to personally sign 6,899 budget amendments before an aide can stamp each one "VETO" -- after returning from a trip to Washington tomorrow.
» Read the full story: Gov set to veto millions more in spending [New York Post]
» Gov. David Paterson says his vetoes will keep coming [The Associated Press]
» New York Legislature fashions its final budget bill; vote expected late Wednesday or early Thursday [The Associated Press]



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