Carl Heastie is the Speaker of the New York State Assembly. He is an Assemblyman from the Bronx.
Carl Heastie
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"Under any objective measure, our static compensation has failed to keep pace with economic realities."
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Since the salary for state lawmakers was raised to $79,500, "that purchasing power has now been reduced to $53,000."