Political Chaos in the Capital

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 7, 2015

After Senate majority leader Dean Skelos was arrested on federal corruption charges earlier this week, Democrats in the senate are calling for him to step down. New York State Senator and deputy leader Michael Gianaris (D-12), whose district includes Astoria, Long Island City and Sunnyside in Queens, explains why the Democrats are calling for Skelos to step aside. Then, Capital New York's Albany bureau chief Jimmy Vielkind elaborates on the current (political) chaos in the capital.

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