Congressman Suozzi's Statement on Amazon Pulling out Of Planned Ny Headquarters

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New York needs an attitude adjustment. For years, too many New York politicians have been attacking the financial industry, even though they account for over 200,000 jobs and contribute $14.5 billion to New York State's tax revenue. Now, we are attacking Amazon, one of the biggest players in the new economy.

When you are from Michigan, you do not attack the automakers; when you are from Iowa, you do not attack the corn industry; and when you are from California, you do not attack Silicon Valley. Yet, in New York, we are very cavalier and short-sighted in attacking these job creators and state revenue generators.

We are in a major battle with other states and countries to attract employers who will bring good jobs and good wages. Make no mistake, this is a huge loss for New York and Long Island, and it will make it harder to attract major employers and jobs here in the future. We must be more strategic going forward.

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