New York Tax

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Ms. MALLIOTAKIS. Madam Speaker, I rise to point out that New York State has never seen a tax that it does not like. Sadly, in New York, we are once again looking at a $15 cash grab to enter Manhattan city center, affecting constituents of mine in Staten Island and Brooklyn, shifting traffic to the outer boroughs of New York City, and of course, hurting our economy when we are trying to get back on our feet post COVID.

It is unconscionable that the Biden Administration rubber-stamped the congestion pricing cash grab of the MTA at the request of Governor Kathy Hochul without even requiring an environmental impact statement as required by Federal law. The NEPA process is clear, and this is a clear violation, which is why myself and others, including some in this Chamber, have sued to try to stop this cash grab.

We call on the Biden administration to reverse course. Do not allow this toll to go through. You are hurting the people of New York State. You are hurting New York City's center, which is an economic engine for the entire country.

I hope my colleagues will join my legislation to stop it.

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