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Dec. 19, 2017 Clarke Opposes Republican Tax Bill Rep. Yvette Clarke
Dec. 19, 2017 Suozzi Votes "No" on Final Passage of Republican Tax Bill Rep. Tom Suozzi
Dec. 19, 2017 Velázquez on Supplemental Funding for Puerto Rico Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Dec. 19, 2017 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney: Tax Reform will Unleash the Economy and Bring Jobs Back to America Rep. Claudia Tenney
Dec. 19, 2017 Tweet - "Yet again, Republicans showed their only priority is to give the richest few a bigger piece of the pie." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "It appears the #GOPTaxScam will be before us for a final vote early this week. It will be the culmination of the sloppiest legislative process I've witnessed in my time as a Senator. Fittingly, the result will be a mess as well." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "At a time when our economy is stacked against the middle class & in favor of the wealthy, #GOPTaxScam will skew the playing field even more & will explode inequality in a country where the top 1% already capture >20% of the national income, while the bottom 50% take in only 13%." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "The GOP's tax bill is a cynical one-two gut punch to the middle class -- raise their taxes to pay for corporate tax cuts & then decimate their earned benefits as a kicker." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "Know this: the #GOPTaxScam will explode the deficit, starving our investments in ed, infrastructure & research. After all that, it will endanger #SocialSecurity, Medicare & Medicaid, when, a few yrs down the line, the GOP slashes those prgms to pay for the deficit they created." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2017 Stefanik to Oppose Final Tax Bill Rep. Elise Stefanik
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "Tomorrow, Republicans will have a chance to vote down the #GOPTaxBill, which is one of the least popular pieces of legislation in the last 30 years. If they do, they'll find a Democratic party that's willing to work with them on real, bipartisan tax reform." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, and the Hon. Nita Lowey - Bipartisan National Infrastructure Bill Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 16, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxBill is great for corporations & the wealthy, but hikes taxes on the middle class, especially in the suburbs. #GOPTaxScam" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House - Don't Count on Us to Fix the PAYGO Problem You've Created with the GOP's Tax Bill Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy - Proposed Cuts to EPA Threaten Public Health Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Letter to Victoria A. Lipnic, Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Warren, Brown, Colleagues Call on EEOC to Address Rampant Sexual Harassment of Tipped Workers Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch, the Hon. Ron Wyden, and the Hon. Kevin Brady, and the Hon. Richard Neal - Save State and Local Tax Deduction Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Iowa Wind Energy Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Pelosi Remarks at Press Availability Ahead of Meeting of Conferees on GOP Tax Bill Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Three Bills Authored By Rep. Stefanik Signed Into Law as Part of FY18 NDAA Rep. Elise Stefanik
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader - Urge Bipartisan Budget Negotiations & Forgo Partisan Funding Bill That Would Underfund Efforts To Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Security Agencies like the FBI, Cancer Research, Veterans Healthcare, Rural Infrastructure & More Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, the Hon. Kevin Brady, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, and the Hon. Orrin Hatch - Final Tax Reform Bill Must Include Provisions Vital To New Yorkers Rep. Claudia Tenney
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Charles Schumer, Orrin Hatch, Ron Wyden, Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin Brady, and Richard Neal - Oppose Tax Bill Provision that would Raise Taxes Substantially on Graduate Students and Hurt Our Economic Future Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Hon. Ron Wyden, Ranking Member, the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member - Protect k-12, Higher Education in Tax Reform Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Dec. 7, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, and the Hon Nita M. Lowey - Ensure 2020 Census Can Count Everyone Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 7, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York - Immediate Appeal of FEMA's Denial of a Major Disaster Declaration for Upstate New York Rep. Claudia Tenney
Dec. 7, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Tax Reform and Higher Education Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "First the #GOPTaxScam, then cuts to Medicare. What won't the GOP do to make it even harder in America to access affordable healthcare and retire with dignity?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "Update: Congressional negotiators are making good headway on a budget deal that would meet our commitments to our military & urgent priorities here at home. I hope this progress continues but it's in stark contrast to @POTUS who again said yesterday: "a shutdown could happen." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxScam was muscled through Congress with such reckless haste; we're still finding errors & unintended consequences. Even GOP tax officials say so:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 7, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York - Calls for Immediate Appeal of FEMA's Denial of a Major Disaster Declaration for Upstate New York, Invites FEMA Administrator to Visit New York to Survey Devastation from Summer Flooding Rep. Claudia Tenney
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "Democrats cont. to press for action on the urgent, bipartisan priorities: strengthening our natl defense w/ parity for our domestic budget, funding veterans, the opioid epidemic, CHIP & Community Health Centers, saving Americans' endangered pensions, & passing the DREAM Act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "Nobody wants to see a shutdown. But without an agreement that covers defense AND economic development, programs to combat the opioid crisis, shore up pension plans, support veteran's health care, relieve student loan debt, and build rural infrastructure could see a cut." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "@BankofAmerica's decision to increase the size of their stock buyback by $5 billion is yet another signal that the #GOPTaxScam is going to line the pockets of wealthy investors, rather than raising wages for workers." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "Big corporations can smell the huge tax cut they have coming, and rather than raising workers' pay or hiring new workers, they're buying back stock and prepping huge dividend payments." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "CEOs have made no secret of their intention to spend a coming tax windfall on executive bonuses, stock buybacks and dividends. This move by @BankofAmerica is hardly surprising, and is sadly likely just the beginning." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "What were Republicans working on in the waning hours last week? Not trying to figure out how to help families, not reducing the impact it would have on our deficit -- they were busy making tax cuts for the wealthy more generous." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "In the rush to get a crumb for small business owners, the Republicans are giving a whole big nice chocolate layer cake to the wealthy. It's wrong. #GOPTaxScam" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 4, 2017 Tweet - "New analysis on #GOPTaxScam - now that everyone has had time to read it - turns out their bill RAISES taxes on 62% of middle income taxpayers within 10 years." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 4, 2017 Letter to Congressional House Colleagues - Oppose Republican Tax Bill Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Tonight, I feel mostly regret at what could have been. Tax reform is an issue that is ripe for bipartisan compromise. There is a sincere desire on this side of the aisle to work with the GOP, particularly on tax reform, but we have been rebuffed, time & time again" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "In my long career in politics, I have not seen a more regressive piece of legislation, so devoid of a rationale, so ill-suited for the condition of the country, so removed from the reality of what the American people need." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxBill will balloon the deficit by at least $1.5 TRILLION: adding to the debt burden borne by the next generation and diminishing our ability to support the military and invest in our schools, our roads, and in scientific research." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "We will fight another day on the Senate GOP's tax bill. Your voices have been incredibly powerful, first on health care & now on tax reform. Don't give up now!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Until we see what the @SenateGOP's midnight rewrite looks like, let's go over what we know the #GOPTaxScam does so far: [thread]" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "From the one-sidedness with which it was drafted to the reckless haste with which it was considered -- the #GOPTaxBill has failed to go through anything resembling the normal legislative process." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "To be clear: the #GOPTaxBill will increase the deficit which will cannibalize support from everything we know is essential to economic growth & a strong middle class, including support for our men and women in uniform." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 29, 2017 Tweet - "Honestly, if @POTUS' friends' lawyers haven't figured out how the #GOPTaxPlan benefits the wealthy above everyone else, let me help: 1/6" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 29, 2017 Tweet - "Mr. President, if your wealthy friends don't know about all the breaks & loopholes in the #GOPTaxBill that will benefit them, they should hire a better lawyer." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 29, 2017 Senator Gillibrand Announces New Comprehensive Legislation To Help Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands Rebuild And Recover Following Hurricanes Irma And Maria Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Date Title Politician
Dec. 19, 2017 Clarke Opposes Republican Tax Bill Rep.Yvette Clarke
Dec. 19, 2017 Suozzi Votes "No" on Final Passage of Republican Tax Bill Rep.Tom Suozzi
Dec. 19, 2017 Velázquez on Supplemental Funding for Puerto Rico Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Dec. 19, 2017 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney: Tax Reform will Unleash the Economy and Bring Jobs Back to America Rep.Claudia Tenney
Dec. 19, 2017 Tweet - "Yet again, Republicans showed their only priority is to give the richest few a bigger piece of the pie." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "It appears the #GOPTaxScam will be before us for a final vote early this week. It will be the culmination of the sloppiest legislative process I've witnessed in my time as a Senator. Fittingly, the result will be a mess as well." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "At a time when our economy is stacked against the middle class & in favor of the wealthy, #GOPTaxScam will skew the playing field even more & will explode inequality in a country where the top 1% already capture >20% of the national income, while the bottom 50% take in only 13%." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "The GOP's tax bill is a cynical one-two gut punch to the middle class -- raise their taxes to pay for corporate tax cuts & then decimate their earned benefits as a kicker." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "Know this: the #GOPTaxScam will explode the deficit, starving our investments in ed, infrastructure & research. After all that, it will endanger #SocialSecurity, Medicare & Medicaid, when, a few yrs down the line, the GOP slashes those prgms to pay for the deficit they created." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2017 Stefanik to Oppose Final Tax Bill Rep.Elise Stefanik
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "Tomorrow, Republicans will have a chance to vote down the #GOPTaxBill, which is one of the least popular pieces of legislation in the last 30 years. If they do, they'll find a Democratic party that's willing to work with them on real, bipartisan tax reform." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, and the Hon. Nita Lowey - Bipartisan National Infrastructure Bill Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 16, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxBill is great for corporations & the wealthy, but hikes taxes on the middle class, especially in the suburbs. #GOPTaxScam" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House - Don't Count on Us to Fix the PAYGO Problem You've Created with the GOP's Tax Bill Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy - Proposed Cuts to EPA Threaten Public Health Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Letter to Victoria A. Lipnic, Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Warren, Brown, Colleagues Call on EEOC to Address Rampant Sexual Harassment of Tipped Workers Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch, the Hon. Ron Wyden, and the Hon. Kevin Brady, and the Hon. Richard Neal - Save State and Local Tax Deduction Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Iowa Wind Energy Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Pelosi Remarks at Press Availability Ahead of Meeting of Conferees on GOP Tax Bill Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Three Bills Authored By Rep. Stefanik Signed Into Law as Part of FY18 NDAA Rep.Elise Stefanik
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader - Urge Bipartisan Budget Negotiations & Forgo Partisan Funding Bill That Would Underfund Efforts To Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Security Agencies like the FBI, Cancer Research, Veterans Healthcare, Rural Infrastructure & More Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, the Hon. Kevin Brady, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, and the Hon. Orrin Hatch - Final Tax Reform Bill Must Include Provisions Vital To New Yorkers Rep.Claudia Tenney
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Charles Schumer, Orrin Hatch, Ron Wyden, Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin Brady, and Richard Neal - Oppose Tax Bill Provision that would Raise Taxes Substantially on Graduate Students and Hurt Our Economic Future Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Hon. Ron Wyden, Ranking Member, the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member - Protect k-12, Higher Education in Tax Reform Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Dec. 7, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, and the Hon Nita M. Lowey - Ensure 2020 Census Can Count Everyone Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 7, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York - Immediate Appeal of FEMA's Denial of a Major Disaster Declaration for Upstate New York Rep.Claudia Tenney
Dec. 7, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Tax Reform and Higher Education Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "First the #GOPTaxScam, then cuts to Medicare. What won't the GOP do to make it even harder in America to access affordable healthcare and retire with dignity?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "Update: Congressional negotiators are making good headway on a budget deal that would meet our commitments to our military & urgent priorities here at home. I hope this progress continues but it's in stark contrast to @POTUS who again said yesterday: "a shutdown could happen." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxScam was muscled through Congress with such reckless haste; we're still finding errors & unintended consequences. Even GOP tax officials say so:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 7, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York - Calls for Immediate Appeal of FEMA's Denial of a Major Disaster Declaration for Upstate New York, Invites FEMA Administrator to Visit New York to Survey Devastation from Summer Flooding Rep.Claudia Tenney
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "Democrats cont. to press for action on the urgent, bipartisan priorities: strengthening our natl defense w/ parity for our domestic budget, funding veterans, the opioid epidemic, CHIP & Community Health Centers, saving Americans' endangered pensions, & passing the DREAM Act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "Nobody wants to see a shutdown. But without an agreement that covers defense AND economic development, programs to combat the opioid crisis, shore up pension plans, support veteran's health care, relieve student loan debt, and build rural infrastructure could see a cut." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "@BankofAmerica's decision to increase the size of their stock buyback by $5 billion is yet another signal that the #GOPTaxScam is going to line the pockets of wealthy investors, rather than raising wages for workers." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "Big corporations can smell the huge tax cut they have coming, and rather than raising workers' pay or hiring new workers, they're buying back stock and prepping huge dividend payments." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "CEOs have made no secret of their intention to spend a coming tax windfall on executive bonuses, stock buybacks and dividends. This move by @BankofAmerica is hardly surprising, and is sadly likely just the beginning." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "What were Republicans working on in the waning hours last week? Not trying to figure out how to help families, not reducing the impact it would have on our deficit -- they were busy making tax cuts for the wealthy more generous." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "In the rush to get a crumb for small business owners, the Republicans are giving a whole big nice chocolate layer cake to the wealthy. It's wrong. #GOPTaxScam" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 4, 2017 Tweet - "New analysis on #GOPTaxScam - now that everyone has had time to read it - turns out their bill RAISES taxes on 62% of middle income taxpayers within 10 years." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 4, 2017 Letter to Congressional House Colleagues - Oppose Republican Tax Bill Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Tonight, I feel mostly regret at what could have been. Tax reform is an issue that is ripe for bipartisan compromise. There is a sincere desire on this side of the aisle to work with the GOP, particularly on tax reform, but we have been rebuffed, time & time again" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "In my long career in politics, I have not seen a more regressive piece of legislation, so devoid of a rationale, so ill-suited for the condition of the country, so removed from the reality of what the American people need." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxBill will balloon the deficit by at least $1.5 TRILLION: adding to the debt burden borne by the next generation and diminishing our ability to support the military and invest in our schools, our roads, and in scientific research." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "We will fight another day on the Senate GOP's tax bill. Your voices have been incredibly powerful, first on health care & now on tax reform. Don't give up now!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Until we see what the @SenateGOP's midnight rewrite looks like, let's go over what we know the #GOPTaxScam does so far: [thread]" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "From the one-sidedness with which it was drafted to the reckless haste with which it was considered -- the #GOPTaxBill has failed to go through anything resembling the normal legislative process." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "To be clear: the #GOPTaxBill will increase the deficit which will cannibalize support from everything we know is essential to economic growth & a strong middle class, including support for our men and women in uniform." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 29, 2017 Tweet - "Honestly, if @POTUS' friends' lawyers haven't figured out how the #GOPTaxPlan benefits the wealthy above everyone else, let me help: 1/6" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 29, 2017 Tweet - "Mr. President, if your wealthy friends don't know about all the breaks & loopholes in the #GOPTaxBill that will benefit them, they should hire a better lawyer." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 29, 2017 Senator Gillibrand Announces New Comprehensive Legislation To Help Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands Rebuild And Recover Following Hurricanes Irma And Maria Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
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