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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. 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 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. 28, 2017 Tweet - "Bipartisanship & compromise are possible on tax reform. We can do a better job than this & not saddle the next generation of Americans with even larger deficits, even larger debt." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxBill would even open up drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge because this tax bill wouldn't be complete unless it helped big oil companies too. #ProtecttheArctic" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxScam is terrible for New York & the country. It is a massive transfer of wealth to the already-wealthy. It would exacerbate inequality and set the middle class back at the worst possible time." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Paul Ryan, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, the Hon. Kevin Brady - Protect Municipal Financing in Final Tax Legislation Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "The GOP isn't proud of their bill. Every ind. analysis has shown it will end up raising taxes. @TaxPolicyCenter estimates 60% of middle-class families will see a tax INCREASE by the time the bill is fully implemented, while folks making >$1M will get an average tax CUT of >$40K." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "Under the #GOPTaxBill, estates worth over $11 million get a tax break. Corporations get a permanent reduction in their tax rates while individual tax breaks expire after a few years. Why is that?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 16, 2017 Rep. Adriano Espaillat Slams House Passage of the GOP Tax Bill as Shameful to New York Working Families Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Nov. 16, 2017 Stefanik Statement Opposing House Tax Bill Rep. Elise Stefanik
Nov. 16, 2017 Tweet - "Want to know why so many Republicans voted for such a bad bill that raises taxes on millions? Here's why: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/11/16/leader-of-key-gop-super-pac-warns-lawmakers-oppose-tax-bill-at-your-peril/ …" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 16, 2017 Suozzi Calls Passage of "Draconian" Republican Tax Reform Bill A "Punch in the Gut" to New York's Middle Class Rep. Tom Suozzi
Nov. 16, 2017 Velázquez on How GOP Tax Scam Harms Small Businesses Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Nov. 16, 2017 Tonko Criticizes House Vote to Raise Taxes on Middle Class, Working Poor Rep. Paul Tonko
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxBill kicks 13 million people off health care to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. 13 MILLION." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "Last night, @SenateGOP decided to throw the mother-of-all monkey wrenches into their bill: repealing the individual mandate. Impt to remember @USCBO already said that would cause 13M fewer Americans to have health insurance & would raise premiums by 10%." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Tax Bill Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "@SenateGOP, there's way out of this mess -- work w/ @SenateDems on real, bipartisan reform. You won't have to choose btwn blowing up the deficit & hurting the middle class. Working together we could actually improve the condition of working Americans." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "Either tens of millions of taxpayers will pay significantly more in the long run, or a future Congress will extend the tax breaks, making the deficit hole they create massively deeper. Our Republican colleagues, particularly the deficit hawks, can't have it both ways." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "With the new Senate #GOPTaxBill, Republicans have put themselves between a rock & a hard place: dramatic tax increases on the middle class or a huge hole in the deficit." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "#GOPTaxBill raises premiums on average Americans healthcare by 10% so they can give the wealthy a tax cut. Sound familiar? Remember #Trumpcare?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "We shouldnt be rushing through such an ill-conceived, backwards bill. Remember it is being called the #GOPTaxScam and "HR1%" If the GOP turn their backs on this deeply flawed approach, we can work tghr on bipartisan tax reform that delivers real relief to middle-class families." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "But why rush? @SenateDems, the American ppl & even the rest of the GOP need to know what's actually in the #GOPTaxBill. Are they trying to hide that it helps the wealthy & big corps while raising taxes on millions of middle-class families?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "It's clear: the real #GOPTaxPlan isn't ready because every few days Pres Trump tweets asking the Republicans to change their bill, repeal the individual mandate and drop the top rate, as he did yesterday. And the GOP considers it to placate a restless & uninformed President." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "@POTUS's absurd idea to repeal the individual mandate as a part of the #GOPTaxPlan would boot 13M ppl from the health insurance rolls and cause premiums to skyrocket - all to pay for an even bigger tax cut for the very rich, those who pay the top rate. What a toxic idea!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "We are two days into a markup of the #GOPTaxPlan & Democrats haven't even seen the real bill yet. In their desperate rush to get this tax bill through Congress, the Republicans started by marking up a bill that's not even the one they intend to pass." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "IF Gary Cohn had been paying attention to CEOs for the last yr, he'd know they've said publicly & repeatedly that they'd use the windfall from corporate tax cuts to buy back stock & pay dividends to their shareholders." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "Instead of learning from their failure to repeal health care, GOP is doubling down on the same partisan strategy that would throw our health care system into chaos. If the American ppl weren't already outraged by #GOPTaxScam, injecting health care into it will do the trick." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxScam is a backdoor attempt to get #Trumpcare passed. That's not what the American people want." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "GOP is tying themselves in a knot. They're cutting taxes on the wealthy & taking health care away from millions & raising the premiums of millions others all to help reduce taxes on the rich. Does that sound familiar?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2017 Tweet - "Yes, @SenToomey, there is a good reason - don't raise taxes on 29% of taxpayers in your state. Hardworking Pennsylvanians & Americans shouldnt be taxed because they live in the suburbs & middle-class communities." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2017 Tweet - "The House's so-called 'compromise' would be saying to the middle class we'll only chop off four of your fingers instead of all five. Republicans should go back to the drawing board and fully restore the State & Local tax deduction." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 10, 2017 Tweet - "It's now clear that the Senate tax plan would hammer middle-class families, particularly in the suburbs, violating @SenateMajLdr's pledge that the GOP plan wouldn't raise their taxes." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "Latino & African American students are more likely to receive Pell Grants & many take student loans. The GOP tax bill cuts these prgms that low- & middle-income students depend on to attend college. Instead, we need tax reform that helps the next generation follow their dreams." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2017 With Just Leaked Senate Proposal Completely Eviscerating State & Local Tax Deductions, New York's Two Senators, Schumer And Gillibrand, Join Together To Urge New York House Colleagues To Vote "no' On Any Tax Plan That Will Cost New Yorkers More Money; Senators Say No Matter How You Spin It, New York Will Be Double Taxed Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "@CenterOnBudget says in a typical month, SNAP provides basic food aid to about 10M Latino & 13M African American individuals. But it can't if the GOP Tax bill passes." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "Still reading the details but based on what we've seen so far of the Senate GOP tax bill, it's clear that this is another tax giveaway to the rich & big corps & its coming squarely on the backs of those in the middle class." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "One thing is clear from the Senate GOP tax bill: the House compromise on the state & local tax deduction was written in disappearing ink." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2017 Tweet - "Today's @TaxPolicyCenter analysis of #GOPTaxBill leaves families wondering "how much more will we pay?" Read more:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2017 Pelosi Remarks at Announcement of Corporate Accountability Tax Amendment Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 8, 2017 Tweet - "Sneaking #TrumpCare into a tax bill that would already be bad for middle-class families would be adding insult to injury. See @USCBO's analysis:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Hon. Ron Wyden, Ranking Member - Keep Wind Energy Production Tax Credit Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Nov. 8, 2017 Tweet - "Today's @TaxPolicyCenter analysis of #GOPTaxBill leaves families wondering "how much more will we pay?" Read more:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2017 Tweet - "Today's @TaxPolicyCenter analysis of #GOPTaxBill leaves families wondering "how much more will we pay?" Read more:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2017 Rep. Meeks and Sen. Wyden Introduce Bill to Stop Private Prisons from Exploiting Tax Incentives for Profit Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Nov. 7, 2017 Tweet - "It's becoming crystal clear: Republicans are on a fast track to fully eliminate the state & local tax deduction. The compromise was never adequate, but any Republican clinging to it as an excuse to vote for the tax bill should abandon ship before it's too late." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2017 Tweet - "What starts as a modest tax cut for the average family of four making $59,000/yr becomes a tax increase after only six years under GOP plan." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2017 Tweet - "As @nyulaw tax prof @davidckamin pointed out, while some see initial tax cut, that disappears after a few yrs & taxes will start going up!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2017 Tweet - "By 2026, nearly half of all middle class families would pay more in taxes, NEARLY HALF!!!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
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. 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 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. 28, 2017 Tweet - "Bipartisanship & compromise are possible on tax reform. We can do a better job than this & not saddle the next generation of Americans with even larger deficits, even larger debt." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxBill would even open up drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge because this tax bill wouldn't be complete unless it helped big oil companies too. #ProtecttheArctic" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxScam is terrible for New York & the country. It is a massive transfer of wealth to the already-wealthy. It would exacerbate inequality and set the middle class back at the worst possible time." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Paul Ryan, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, the Hon. Kevin Brady - Protect Municipal Financing in Final Tax Legislation Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "The GOP isn't proud of their bill. Every ind. analysis has shown it will end up raising taxes. @TaxPolicyCenter estimates 60% of middle-class families will see a tax INCREASE by the time the bill is fully implemented, while folks making >$1M will get an average tax CUT of >$40K." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "Under the #GOPTaxBill, estates worth over $11 million get a tax break. Corporations get a permanent reduction in their tax rates while individual tax breaks expire after a few years. Why is that?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 16, 2017 Rep. Adriano Espaillat Slams House Passage of the GOP Tax Bill as Shameful to New York Working Families Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Nov. 16, 2017 Stefanik Statement Opposing House Tax Bill Rep.Elise Stefanik
Nov. 16, 2017 Tweet - "Want to know why so many Republicans voted for such a bad bill that raises taxes on millions? Here's why: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/11/16/leader-of-key-gop-super-pac-warns-lawmakers-oppose-tax-bill-at-your-peril/ …" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 16, 2017 Suozzi Calls Passage of "Draconian" Republican Tax Reform Bill A "Punch in the Gut" to New York's Middle Class Rep.Tom Suozzi
Nov. 16, 2017 Velázquez on How GOP Tax Scam Harms Small Businesses Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Nov. 16, 2017 Tonko Criticizes House Vote to Raise Taxes on Middle Class, Working Poor Rep.Paul Tonko
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxBill kicks 13 million people off health care to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. 13 MILLION." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "Last night, @SenateGOP decided to throw the mother-of-all monkey wrenches into their bill: repealing the individual mandate. Impt to remember @USCBO already said that would cause 13M fewer Americans to have health insurance & would raise premiums by 10%." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Tax Bill Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "@SenateGOP, there's way out of this mess -- work w/ @SenateDems on real, bipartisan reform. You won't have to choose btwn blowing up the deficit & hurting the middle class. Working together we could actually improve the condition of working Americans." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "Either tens of millions of taxpayers will pay significantly more in the long run, or a future Congress will extend the tax breaks, making the deficit hole they create massively deeper. Our Republican colleagues, particularly the deficit hawks, can't have it both ways." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "With the new Senate #GOPTaxBill, Republicans have put themselves between a rock & a hard place: dramatic tax increases on the middle class or a huge hole in the deficit." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "#GOPTaxBill raises premiums on average Americans healthcare by 10% so they can give the wealthy a tax cut. Sound familiar? Remember #Trumpcare?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "We shouldnt be rushing through such an ill-conceived, backwards bill. Remember it is being called the #GOPTaxScam and "HR1%" If the GOP turn their backs on this deeply flawed approach, we can work tghr on bipartisan tax reform that delivers real relief to middle-class families." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "But why rush? @SenateDems, the American ppl & even the rest of the GOP need to know what's actually in the #GOPTaxBill. Are they trying to hide that it helps the wealthy & big corps while raising taxes on millions of middle-class families?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "It's clear: the real #GOPTaxPlan isn't ready because every few days Pres Trump tweets asking the Republicans to change their bill, repeal the individual mandate and drop the top rate, as he did yesterday. And the GOP considers it to placate a restless & uninformed President." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "@POTUS's absurd idea to repeal the individual mandate as a part of the #GOPTaxPlan would boot 13M ppl from the health insurance rolls and cause premiums to skyrocket - all to pay for an even bigger tax cut for the very rich, those who pay the top rate. What a toxic idea!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "We are two days into a markup of the #GOPTaxPlan & Democrats haven't even seen the real bill yet. In their desperate rush to get this tax bill through Congress, the Republicans started by marking up a bill that's not even the one they intend to pass." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "IF Gary Cohn had been paying attention to CEOs for the last yr, he'd know they've said publicly & repeatedly that they'd use the windfall from corporate tax cuts to buy back stock & pay dividends to their shareholders." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "Instead of learning from their failure to repeal health care, GOP is doubling down on the same partisan strategy that would throw our health care system into chaos. If the American ppl weren't already outraged by #GOPTaxScam, injecting health care into it will do the trick." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "The #GOPTaxScam is a backdoor attempt to get #Trumpcare passed. That's not what the American people want." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "GOP is tying themselves in a knot. They're cutting taxes on the wealthy & taking health care away from millions & raising the premiums of millions others all to help reduce taxes on the rich. Does that sound familiar?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2017 Tweet - "Yes, @SenToomey, there is a good reason - don't raise taxes on 29% of taxpayers in your state. Hardworking Pennsylvanians & Americans shouldnt be taxed because they live in the suburbs & middle-class communities." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2017 Tweet - "The House's so-called 'compromise' would be saying to the middle class we'll only chop off four of your fingers instead of all five. Republicans should go back to the drawing board and fully restore the State & Local tax deduction." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 10, 2017 Tweet - "It's now clear that the Senate tax plan would hammer middle-class families, particularly in the suburbs, violating @SenateMajLdr's pledge that the GOP plan wouldn't raise their taxes." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "Latino & African American students are more likely to receive Pell Grants & many take student loans. The GOP tax bill cuts these prgms that low- & middle-income students depend on to attend college. Instead, we need tax reform that helps the next generation follow their dreams." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2017 With Just Leaked Senate Proposal Completely Eviscerating State & Local Tax Deductions, New York's Two Senators, Schumer And Gillibrand, Join Together To Urge New York House Colleagues To Vote "no' On Any Tax Plan That Will Cost New Yorkers More Money; Senators Say No Matter How You Spin It, New York Will Be Double Taxed Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "@CenterOnBudget says in a typical month, SNAP provides basic food aid to about 10M Latino & 13M African American individuals. But it can't if the GOP Tax bill passes." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "Still reading the details but based on what we've seen so far of the Senate GOP tax bill, it's clear that this is another tax giveaway to the rich & big corps & its coming squarely on the backs of those in the middle class." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "One thing is clear from the Senate GOP tax bill: the House compromise on the state & local tax deduction was written in disappearing ink." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2017 Tweet - "Today's @TaxPolicyCenter analysis of #GOPTaxBill leaves families wondering "how much more will we pay?" Read more:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2017 Pelosi Remarks at Announcement of Corporate Accountability Tax Amendment Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 8, 2017 Tweet - "Sneaking #TrumpCare into a tax bill that would already be bad for middle-class families would be adding insult to injury. See @USCBO's analysis:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Hon. Ron Wyden, Ranking Member - Keep Wind Energy Production Tax Credit Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Nov. 8, 2017 Tweet - "Today's @TaxPolicyCenter analysis of #GOPTaxBill leaves families wondering "how much more will we pay?" Read more:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2017 Tweet - "Today's @TaxPolicyCenter analysis of #GOPTaxBill leaves families wondering "how much more will we pay?" Read more:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2017 Rep. Meeks and Sen. Wyden Introduce Bill to Stop Private Prisons from Exploiting Tax Incentives for Profit Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Nov. 7, 2017 Tweet - "It's becoming crystal clear: Republicans are on a fast track to fully eliminate the state & local tax deduction. The compromise was never adequate, but any Republican clinging to it as an excuse to vote for the tax bill should abandon ship before it's too late." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2017 Tweet - "What starts as a modest tax cut for the average family of four making $59,000/yr becomes a tax increase after only six years under GOP plan." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2017 Tweet - "As @nyulaw tax prof @davidckamin pointed out, while some see initial tax cut, that disappears after a few yrs & taxes will start going up!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2017 Tweet - "By 2026, nearly half of all middle class families would pay more in taxes, NEARLY HALF!!!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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