April 9, 2008
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Mr. Newell is running on two issues: accountability and "affordable" housing, both of which, he said, Mr. Silver is against.
He accuses the speaker of "blocking development of 'affordable' housing in downtown for 20 years" and also blames him for "killing" congestion pricing, an issue, he said, that is "the perfect demonstration of Sheldon Silver's contempt for the democratic process and the concerns for Lower Manhattanites."
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