Issue Position: Reducing Long Island's Unreasonably High Cost of Living

Issue Position

Issue Position: Reducing Long Island's Unreasonably High Cost of Living

Long Islanders are among the highest taxed in the country, resulting in a mass exodus of young families, year after year, and making it impossible for many of our seniors to remain here at home, after they retire on fixed incomes.

As a middle-class husband and father of two young daughters, I understand the challenges you face everyday. High property taxes, ever increasing gas and fuel prices, and the cost of providing health care and a quality education for your children must be addressed in a more pro-active way in order to effect positive change. I will spend everyday, as your Congressman, making that change happen. The time to improve the quality of your life and the life of our community is now.

I am against the liberal taxing and spending ways of Congress, which has cost Long Islanders our hard earned money. We must permanently extend the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 in order to protect our hard working, middle class families. Additionally, Congress must immediately pass a moratorium on all earmarks. I will work on your behalf, in Washington, to change the mindset of Congressional members that continually hand out your hard earned money to support the pandering of their own constituents.

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