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March 16, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Mr. Mark Mazur, Acting Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy - Rep. Bass Joins Colleagues In Urging IRS To Extend Tax Filing Deadline Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
March 15, 2021 Congressman Ritchie Torres Highlights Key Wins for New York in Historic American Rescue Plan Rep. Ritchie Torres
March 15, 2021 Stefanik Cosponsors Bipartisan Rural Broadband Legislation Rep. Elise Stefanik
March 11, 2021 Gillibrand Urges New Yorkers To File Taxes Electronically To Quickly Access American Rescue Plan's Child Tax Credit And EITC Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 11, 2021 Whitehouse, Dogget, Durbin Introduce No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 10, 2021 Congressman Morelle Votes to Enact American Rescue Plan, Deliver Much-Needed Relief for Families and Workers Rep. Joe Morelle
March 10, 2021 Tonko Votes to Finalize COVID Bill to Help Working Families, Schools, Small Businesses & More Rep. Paul Tonko
March 9, 2021 In Less than Two Months as Majority Leader, Schumer Delivers Massive Covid Rescue Relief to Western New York; with Checks on The Way, Millions Coming to WNY Families, Workers, Restaurants & Small Businesses, Senator Outlines Western NY Wins Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2021 Gillibrand Urges New Yorkers Who Lost A Job Or Added A Dependent In Past Year To File 2020 Taxes In Order To Qualify For $1400 Stimulus Checks Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 4, 2021 DeLauro, DelBene, Torres Welcome President's Support for Permanently Expanding the Child Tax Credit Rep. Ritchie Torres, ...
March 1, 2021 Gillibrand Announces Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act To Build Fairer Economy Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 17, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City - Malliotakis: If City & State Receive Federal Funds Tolls & Taxes Should Not Increase Rep. Nicole Malliotakis
Feb. 17, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York State - Malliotakis: If City & State Receive Federal Funds Tolls & Taxes Should Not Increase Rep. Nicole Malliotakis
Feb. 9, 2021 Sherrill, Suozzi Lead Provision in COVID-19 Relief Package to Protect Healthcare Affordability During Pandemic Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Feb. 2, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congresswoman Gwen Moore Leads Letter Urging Use of Online Tool to Increase Awareness of Tax Credit Programs Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Feb. 1, 2021 Schumer Announces: NY Brewers, Vintners, Cider Makers and Distillers in Good Spirits as Permenantly-Reduced Excise Taxes for Craft Beverage Industry Are Included in Fy2021 End-Of-Year Omnibus Legislation; Senator Secures Critical Economic Relief for Job-Creating New York Businesses to Bottle up Profits Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 29, 2021 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Fully Restore the Salt Deduction Rep. Andrew Garbarino, ...
Jan. 29, 2021 Schumer and Gillibrand Launch New Push to Permanently Restore New York State's Full Salt Deduction; with Average Upstate NY Deduction of $13k+, Senators Introduces Legislation to Allow Upstate Taxpayers to Fully Deduct State & Local Taxes on Federal Income Returns Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Jan. 11, 2021 Letter to Commissioner Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Upton asks IRS to expedite access to economic impact payments Rep. Andrew Garbarino, ...
Jan. 11, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner for the Internal Revenue Service - Congressman Franklin Joins Bi-partisan Letter to IRS on Payments to Americans Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Dec. 19, 2020 Tweet - "GOP Tax Scam increased the federal debt by $2,000,000,000,000 (two trillion). 83% of the benefits went to the wealthiest 1%. Senate Republicans are now lecturing us about fiscal austerity. During a pandemic. GET LOST." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader; Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader; and Hon. Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip - Congressman Tim Ryan Presses Congressional Leadership to Ensure Small Businesses with PPP Loans Remain Eligible for Tax Deductions Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, and the Hon. Steve Scalise, Minority Whip - Underwood Stands up For Illinois Small Businesses Devastated by The Coronavirus Pandemic Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Portman, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Passage of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Is Donald Trump going to tell us his tax returns are under audit in China now too?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressman Cohen Leads Letter Demanding IRS Disseminate Crucial Information to Nearly Nine Million Low-Income Americans Regarding their $1,200 Economic Impact Payments Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "The New York Times showed President Trump is an abject failure in business and a serial tax cheat who owes hundreds of millions of dollars. We're fighting for an investigation into any interference by the White House with President Trump's IRS audits:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "These documents reveal that President Trump was an abject failure in business and a serial tax cheat. And who does President Trump owe hundreds of millions of dollars to? The American people have to know who President Trump is so deeply indebted to." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "This morning, I was visiting the frontline workers and Central Brooklyn community leaders at Brookdale Hospital in Brownsville, Brooklyn. When I asked them how many paid more taxes than Donald Trump, they all raised their hands." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "These documents reveal that President Trump was an abject failure in business and a serial tax cheat. And who does President Trump owe $500 million to? The American people have to know who President Trump is so deeply indebted to." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump has already tried to claim that this reporting in the New York Times is fake. Well, President Trump: Put your tax returns where your mouth is." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 27, 2020 Tweet - "if you paid more in federal income tax than President Trump." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Is this The Onion? White House visitor logs? His tax returns? Should I go on?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2020 Letter to the New York Times Editorial Board - Congressman Suozzi pens letter to the editor of the New York Times in defense of restoring the SALT deduction Rep. Tom Suozzi
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "Employers have refused to go along with this Trump plan. They've called it unworkable. So now President Trump is trying to force hardworking federal employees to take on a huge tax debt many can't afford. @RonWyden and I are fighting to stop it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's Executive Order to delay the payroll tax this year will leave workers with a huge tax debt next April. @RonWyden and I are fighting to overturn it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City - Lawmakers Seek Delay on Tax Lien Sale Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Aug. 12, 2020 Tweet - "President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans say a tax cut for wealthy investors will help fight the COVID economic crisis, but think $600/week is too much for 30 million unemployed Americans. They simply don't understand the magnitude of the problems on Main Street." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Then-Candidate Donald Trump promised that he would never touch Social Security. Well guess what: deferring the payroll tax is a backdoor way of weakening Social Security. The executive order is just another false promise made by Donald Trump." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 9, 2020 Tweet - ". @realDonaldTrump thinks that America's senior citizens don't know that eliminating the payroll tax would defund Social Security and Medicare. But they do. And I'm sure they'll remember. Quote from @AARP :" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 6, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Interview with Kirsten Gillibrand Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 6, 2020 Sanders, Markey, Gillibrand Introduce Tax on Billionaire Wealth Gains to Provide Health Care for All Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell has admitted, four times, that there are as many as 20 GOP Senators who will vote against ANY COVID relief package Those same Republicans voted to give $1.9 trillion in tax cuts to giant corporations & the wealthy Dems won't stop fighting for people and families" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "We need to get something done to help families who are afraid of losing their homes. We need to get something done that keeps kids from going hungry. But Senate Republicans REALLY, SERIOUSLY want to make sure that there's a tax deduction for three martini business lunches." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 21, 2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, Majority Whip Clyburn, and Chairman Neal - Pappas Leads Call to Support America's Trucking Industry Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
July 14, 2020 Schumer unveils plan to restore Long Island homeowners' full SALT tax deduction in upcoming, "COVID-4' coronavirus response legislation; the harmful cap on the deduction is costing LI'ers tens-of-thousands of dollars & they need that money now, more than ever Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 9, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 100+ Lawmakers Urge House & Senate Leadership to Reject Corporate Tax Breaks in Future Relief Legislation Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
July 2, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Over 100 Lawmakers: Put the Brakes on Corporate Tax Breaks in Future Relief Legislation Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressmen Panetta and Cook Lead Bipartisan Letter in Support of Clean Energy Jobs Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
June 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Department of Education, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury - Wyden, Murray Demand End to Seizure of Tax Refunds from Americans Shouldering Federal Student Debt During COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 25, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Dr. Peter Navarro, Director and Advisor to The President on Trade - Baldwin, Gillibrand, Peters Push for Inclusion of End Outsourcing Act in Next Relief Package to Aid Economic Recovery Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Rohit Chopra, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission - Velázquez Calls on FTC to Investigate Actions of Payment Processor First Data in Puerto Rico Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 18, 2020 Suozzi to Introduce Legislation to Ensure Suffolk Residents are Not Taxed on Grants Received to Upgrade Their Septic Systems Rep. Tom Suozzi
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Schumer reveals: Just as Upstate NY economies begin to reopen & plot COVID recovery, Feds install bureaucratic & unfair rules, leaving NY's beer, wine, & distilled spirits importers shaken; Schumer demands Feds level playing field, extend relief to our domestic suppliers & importers before they tab out of NY Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Reps. Peter Defazio, Lloyd Doggett, Senator Elizabeth Warren Urge the Federal Reserve & Treasury to Put Workers First, Ensure Accountability in Corporate Bailouts Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
May 19, 2020 Meng Announces Special Telephone Hotline for Questions about Coronavirus Relief Payments Rep. Grace Meng
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump wants to hide the truth. Every president for 40 years has released their tax returns. The American people have the right to see this. He's not an ordinary citizen anymore. He's the president." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Trump Administration Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "Every single President since Richard Nixon has made their tax returns public. The House lawfully requested that Trump do the same. He refused. The President is acting like a King. But this is a democracy. No one is above the law. #TrumpTaxes" Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
May 5, 2020 Velázquez Leads Charge to Make Pandemic Unemployment Help Tax-Free Rep. Nydia Velázquez
May 1, 2020 Tweet - "It was President Trump and Senator McConnell who raised taxes on the middle class in New York by raising SALT taxes in their tax scam giveaway for corporations and the wealthiest few. I fought this. I'm still fighting it. President Trump imposed this. More desperate Trump lies." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2020 Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, Steve Mnuchin; Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Jerome H. Powell; Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Jelena McWilliams; Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting; Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Rodney E. Hood; Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Kathleen L. Kraninger - Reps. Pressley and Meeks Call for Regulation Prohibiting Banks from Garnishing Economic Impact Payments Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Spanberger, DeFazio Lead More than 50 Lawmakers in Urging Treasury Department to Recognize High-Speed Internet Issues, Distribute Rebate Checks as Soon as Possible to Americans without Reliable Internet Access Rep. Grace Meng, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin, Duckworth Call For Tax Credit Expansion To Help Working Families During Coronavirus Economic Downturn Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - DeLauro, Cohen Lead Colleagues in Call to Repeal $170 Billion Tax Break for Real Estate Developers, Hedge Fund Owners in CARES Act Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 24, 2020 Tweet - "It's hypocrisy from Senator McConnell His $2T tax cut for the wealthiest few went to corporate stock buybacks and exploded the deficit But now he suggests bankrupting states because of the deficit when jobs for police officers, firefighters, teachers, and more are on the line?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2020 Gillibrand Announces Bill To Repeal GOP Tax Giveaway To Millionaires In CARES Act Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Gillibrand Urges Trump Administration To Modify IRS Guidelines To Ensure Veterans, SSDI Beneficiaries Can Access Full Recovery Rebates From CARES Act Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 17, 2020 Tweet - "We pushed the Trump administration to make this move. This means that low-income veterans receiving VA benefits will automatically receive their stimulus payments, without requiring them to file with the IRS." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Charles Rettig, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service - Representatives Morelle, Chu Taken Action to Ensure American Families Receive Full Stimulus Checks Rep. Joe Morelle
April 15, 2020 Tweet - "We fought to make sure Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients would automatically receive stimulus payments without requiring them to file with the IRS. Now Treasury needs to quickly do the same for low-income veterans receiving VA benefits." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, the Hon. Steve Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury, and Charles P. Retting, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service - Representative Adriano Espaillat Leads Democratic Members to Demand Spanish and Multi-Language Access to IRS Payment Portal Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. TJ Cox Leads Bipartisan Effort to Make State and Local Governments Eligible for Emergency Paid Leave Payroll Tax Credits Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
April 6, 2020 Tweet - "Lives are at risk. Medical workers don't have critical supplies or hazard pay. Unemployment is soaring. But the Trump administration wants to deliver huge tax cuts to the wealthiest few? That's ridiculous. Absolutely not." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 3, 2020 Schumer successfully demands IRS send emergency $$$ to NY seniors & most vulnerable on Social Security without requiring bureaucratic paperwork; following Schumer's call, IRS reverses course & streamlines money to NY seniors Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
March 16, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Mr. Mark Mazur, Acting Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy - Rep. Bass Joins Colleagues In Urging IRS To Extend Tax Filing Deadline Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
March 15, 2021 Congressman Ritchie Torres Highlights Key Wins for New York in Historic American Rescue Plan Rep.Ritchie Torres
March 15, 2021 Stefanik Cosponsors Bipartisan Rural Broadband Legislation Rep.Elise Stefanik
March 11, 2021 Gillibrand Urges New Yorkers To File Taxes Electronically To Quickly Access American Rescue Plan's Child Tax Credit And EITC Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 11, 2021 Whitehouse, Dogget, Durbin Introduce No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 10, 2021 Congressman Morelle Votes to Enact American Rescue Plan, Deliver Much-Needed Relief for Families and Workers Rep.Joe Morelle
March 10, 2021 Tonko Votes to Finalize COVID Bill to Help Working Families, Schools, Small Businesses & More Rep.Paul Tonko
March 9, 2021 In Less than Two Months as Majority Leader, Schumer Delivers Massive Covid Rescue Relief to Western New York; with Checks on The Way, Millions Coming to WNY Families, Workers, Restaurants & Small Businesses, Senator Outlines Western NY Wins Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2021 Gillibrand Urges New Yorkers Who Lost A Job Or Added A Dependent In Past Year To File 2020 Taxes In Order To Qualify For $1400 Stimulus Checks Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 4, 2021 DeLauro, DelBene, Torres Welcome President's Support for Permanently Expanding the Child Tax Credit Rep.Ritchie Torres, ...
March 1, 2021 Gillibrand Announces Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act To Build Fairer Economy Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 17, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City - Malliotakis: If City & State Receive Federal Funds Tolls & Taxes Should Not Increase Rep.Nicole Malliotakis
Feb. 17, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York State - Malliotakis: If City & State Receive Federal Funds Tolls & Taxes Should Not Increase Rep.Nicole Malliotakis
Feb. 9, 2021 Sherrill, Suozzi Lead Provision in COVID-19 Relief Package to Protect Healthcare Affordability During Pandemic Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Feb. 2, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congresswoman Gwen Moore Leads Letter Urging Use of Online Tool to Increase Awareness of Tax Credit Programs Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Feb. 1, 2021 Schumer Announces: NY Brewers, Vintners, Cider Makers and Distillers in Good Spirits as Permenantly-Reduced Excise Taxes for Craft Beverage Industry Are Included in Fy2021 End-Of-Year Omnibus Legislation; Senator Secures Critical Economic Relief for Job-Creating New York Businesses to Bottle up Profits Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 29, 2021 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Fully Restore the Salt Deduction Rep.Andrew Garbarino, ...
Jan. 29, 2021 Schumer and Gillibrand Launch New Push to Permanently Restore New York State's Full Salt Deduction; with Average Upstate NY Deduction of $13k+, Senators Introduces Legislation to Allow Upstate Taxpayers to Fully Deduct State & Local Taxes on Federal Income Returns Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Jan. 11, 2021 Letter to Commissioner Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Upton asks IRS to expedite access to economic impact payments Rep.Andrew Garbarino, ...
Jan. 11, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner for the Internal Revenue Service - Congressman Franklin Joins Bi-partisan Letter to IRS on Payments to Americans Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Dec. 19, 2020 Tweet - "GOP Tax Scam increased the federal debt by $2,000,000,000,000 (two trillion). 83% of the benefits went to the wealthiest 1%. Senate Republicans are now lecturing us about fiscal austerity. During a pandemic. GET LOST." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader; Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader; and Hon. Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip - Congressman Tim Ryan Presses Congressional Leadership to Ensure Small Businesses with PPP Loans Remain Eligible for Tax Deductions Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, and the Hon. Steve Scalise, Minority Whip - Underwood Stands up For Illinois Small Businesses Devastated by The Coronavirus Pandemic Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Portman, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Passage of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Is Donald Trump going to tell us his tax returns are under audit in China now too?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressman Cohen Leads Letter Demanding IRS Disseminate Crucial Information to Nearly Nine Million Low-Income Americans Regarding their $1,200 Economic Impact Payments Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "The New York Times showed President Trump is an abject failure in business and a serial tax cheat who owes hundreds of millions of dollars. We're fighting for an investigation into any interference by the White House with President Trump's IRS audits:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "These documents reveal that President Trump was an abject failure in business and a serial tax cheat. And who does President Trump owe hundreds of millions of dollars to? The American people have to know who President Trump is so deeply indebted to." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "This morning, I was visiting the frontline workers and Central Brooklyn community leaders at Brookdale Hospital in Brownsville, Brooklyn. When I asked them how many paid more taxes than Donald Trump, they all raised their hands." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "These documents reveal that President Trump was an abject failure in business and a serial tax cheat. And who does President Trump owe $500 million to? The American people have to know who President Trump is so deeply indebted to." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump has already tried to claim that this reporting in the New York Times is fake. Well, President Trump: Put your tax returns where your mouth is." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 27, 2020 Tweet - "if you paid more in federal income tax than President Trump." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Is this The Onion? White House visitor logs? His tax returns? Should I go on?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2020 Letter to the New York Times Editorial Board - Congressman Suozzi pens letter to the editor of the New York Times in defense of restoring the SALT deduction Rep.Tom Suozzi
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "Employers have refused to go along with this Trump plan. They've called it unworkable. So now President Trump is trying to force hardworking federal employees to take on a huge tax debt many can't afford. @RonWyden and I are fighting to stop it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's Executive Order to delay the payroll tax this year will leave workers with a huge tax debt next April. @RonWyden and I are fighting to overturn it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City - Lawmakers Seek Delay on Tax Lien Sale Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Aug. 12, 2020 Tweet - "President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans say a tax cut for wealthy investors will help fight the COVID economic crisis, but think $600/week is too much for 30 million unemployed Americans. They simply don't understand the magnitude of the problems on Main Street." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Then-Candidate Donald Trump promised that he would never touch Social Security. Well guess what: deferring the payroll tax is a backdoor way of weakening Social Security. The executive order is just another false promise made by Donald Trump." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 9, 2020 Tweet - ". @realDonaldTrump thinks that America's senior citizens don't know that eliminating the payroll tax would defund Social Security and Medicare. But they do. And I'm sure they'll remember. Quote from @AARP :" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 6, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Interview with Kirsten Gillibrand Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 6, 2020 Sanders, Markey, Gillibrand Introduce Tax on Billionaire Wealth Gains to Provide Health Care for All Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell has admitted, four times, that there are as many as 20 GOP Senators who will vote against ANY COVID relief package Those same Republicans voted to give $1.9 trillion in tax cuts to giant corporations & the wealthy Dems won't stop fighting for people and families" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "We need to get something done to help families who are afraid of losing their homes. We need to get something done that keeps kids from going hungry. But Senate Republicans REALLY, SERIOUSLY want to make sure that there's a tax deduction for three martini business lunches." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 21, 2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, Majority Whip Clyburn, and Chairman Neal - Pappas Leads Call to Support America's Trucking Industry Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
July 14, 2020 Schumer unveils plan to restore Long Island homeowners' full SALT tax deduction in upcoming, "COVID-4' coronavirus response legislation; the harmful cap on the deduction is costing LI'ers tens-of-thousands of dollars & they need that money now, more than ever Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 9, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 100+ Lawmakers Urge House & Senate Leadership to Reject Corporate Tax Breaks in Future Relief Legislation Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
July 2, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Over 100 Lawmakers: Put the Brakes on Corporate Tax Breaks in Future Relief Legislation Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressmen Panetta and Cook Lead Bipartisan Letter in Support of Clean Energy Jobs Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
June 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Department of Education, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury - Wyden, Murray Demand End to Seizure of Tax Refunds from Americans Shouldering Federal Student Debt During COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 25, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Dr. Peter Navarro, Director and Advisor to The President on Trade - Baldwin, Gillibrand, Peters Push for Inclusion of End Outsourcing Act in Next Relief Package to Aid Economic Recovery Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Rohit Chopra, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission - Velázquez Calls on FTC to Investigate Actions of Payment Processor First Data in Puerto Rico Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 18, 2020 Suozzi to Introduce Legislation to Ensure Suffolk Residents are Not Taxed on Grants Received to Upgrade Their Septic Systems Rep.Tom Suozzi
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Schumer reveals: Just as Upstate NY economies begin to reopen & plot COVID recovery, Feds install bureaucratic & unfair rules, leaving NY's beer, wine, & distilled spirits importers shaken; Schumer demands Feds level playing field, extend relief to our domestic suppliers & importers before they tab out of NY Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Reps. Peter Defazio, Lloyd Doggett, Senator Elizabeth Warren Urge the Federal Reserve & Treasury to Put Workers First, Ensure Accountability in Corporate Bailouts Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
May 19, 2020 Meng Announces Special Telephone Hotline for Questions about Coronavirus Relief Payments Rep.Grace Meng
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump wants to hide the truth. Every president for 40 years has released their tax returns. The American people have the right to see this. He's not an ordinary citizen anymore. He's the president." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Trump Administration Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "Every single President since Richard Nixon has made their tax returns public. The House lawfully requested that Trump do the same. He refused. The President is acting like a King. But this is a democracy. No one is above the law. #TrumpTaxes" Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
May 5, 2020 Velázquez Leads Charge to Make Pandemic Unemployment Help Tax-Free Rep.Nydia Velázquez
May 1, 2020 Tweet - "It was President Trump and Senator McConnell who raised taxes on the middle class in New York by raising SALT taxes in their tax scam giveaway for corporations and the wealthiest few. I fought this. I'm still fighting it. President Trump imposed this. More desperate Trump lies." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2020 Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, Steve Mnuchin; Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Jerome H. Powell; Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Jelena McWilliams; Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting; Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Rodney E. Hood; Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Kathleen L. Kraninger - Reps. Pressley and Meeks Call for Regulation Prohibiting Banks from Garnishing Economic Impact Payments Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Spanberger, DeFazio Lead More than 50 Lawmakers in Urging Treasury Department to Recognize High-Speed Internet Issues, Distribute Rebate Checks as Soon as Possible to Americans without Reliable Internet Access Rep.Grace Meng, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin, Duckworth Call For Tax Credit Expansion To Help Working Families During Coronavirus Economic Downturn Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - DeLauro, Cohen Lead Colleagues in Call to Repeal $170 Billion Tax Break for Real Estate Developers, Hedge Fund Owners in CARES Act Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 24, 2020 Tweet - "It's hypocrisy from Senator McConnell His $2T tax cut for the wealthiest few went to corporate stock buybacks and exploded the deficit But now he suggests bankrupting states because of the deficit when jobs for police officers, firefighters, teachers, and more are on the line?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2020 Gillibrand Announces Bill To Repeal GOP Tax Giveaway To Millionaires In CARES Act Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Gillibrand Urges Trump Administration To Modify IRS Guidelines To Ensure Veterans, SSDI Beneficiaries Can Access Full Recovery Rebates From CARES Act Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 17, 2020 Tweet - "We pushed the Trump administration to make this move. This means that low-income veterans receiving VA benefits will automatically receive their stimulus payments, without requiring them to file with the IRS." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Charles Rettig, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service - Representatives Morelle, Chu Taken Action to Ensure American Families Receive Full Stimulus Checks Rep.Joe Morelle
April 15, 2020 Tweet - "We fought to make sure Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients would automatically receive stimulus payments without requiring them to file with the IRS. Now Treasury needs to quickly do the same for low-income veterans receiving VA benefits." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, the Hon. Steve Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury, and Charles P. Retting, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service - Representative Adriano Espaillat Leads Democratic Members to Demand Spanish and Multi-Language Access to IRS Payment Portal Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. TJ Cox Leads Bipartisan Effort to Make State and Local Governments Eligible for Emergency Paid Leave Payroll Tax Credits Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
April 6, 2020 Tweet - "Lives are at risk. Medical workers don't have critical supplies or hazard pay. Unemployment is soaring. But the Trump administration wants to deliver huge tax cuts to the wealthiest few? That's ridiculous. Absolutely not." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 3, 2020 Schumer successfully demands IRS send emergency $$$ to NY seniors & most vulnerable on Social Security without requiring bureaucratic paperwork; following Schumer's call, IRS reverses course & streamlines money to NY seniors Sen.Chuck Schumer
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