Liz Benjamin at the Daily Politics is reporting that Sheldon Silver will direct Assembly Democrats to take action on congestion pricing by Monday, when the window to receive $354 million in federal funds expires. However, Silver would not guarantee that pricing will reach the floor for a full vote, only that a decision will be reached one way or the other.
Benjamin also quoted from a radio interview Silver gave on WCBI AM, during which the Speaker admitted that his district would stand to benefit from pricing:
"I, for one, believe we should do something about congestion; I, forone, believe congestion is a serious problem," the speaker added. "Irepresent a portion of Manhattan that hopefully would be alleviated bythis plan. Notwithstanding that, there are a number of members whohave serious concerns about it."
