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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. 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. 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 - "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 - "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 #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 - "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 Velázquez on How GOP Tax Scam Harms Small Businesses Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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 Stefanik Statement Opposing House Tax Bill Rep. Elise Stefanik
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 Tonko Criticizes House Vote to Raise Taxes on Middle Class, Working Poor Rep. Paul Tonko
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. 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 - "@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 - "#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. 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 - "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 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 - "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. 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. 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 - "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
Date Title Politician
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. 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. 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 - "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 - "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 #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 - "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 Velázquez on How GOP Tax Scam Harms Small Businesses Rep.Nydia Velázquez
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 Stefanik Statement Opposing House Tax Bill Rep.Elise Stefanik
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 Tonko Criticizes House Vote to Raise Taxes on Middle Class, Working Poor Rep.Paul Tonko
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. 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 - "@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 - "#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. 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 - "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 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 - "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. 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. 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 - "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
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