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April 27, 2018 Tweet - "With @realDonaldTrump's own @CommerceGov now confirming the #GOPTaxScam won't yield 4% economic growth, it's clear as day the Republican promise that the law would pay for itself was a ruse -- it was simply a tax scam for the rich." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2018 Tweet - "The numbers don't lie: more evidence the #GOPTaxScam was designed to tip the scales in favor of the wealthiest Americans at the expense of the middle-class. From day one, Americans knew Republicans gave them a raw deal, one of the clearest reasons why the law remains so unpopular" Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2018 Rep. Espaillat Commends Governor Cuomo For Designating Multiple Opportunity Zones Throughout New York's 13 Congressional District Rep. Adriano Espaillat
April 17, 2018 Velázquez Fights to Expand Flood Insurance for Working Families Rep. Nydia Velázquez
April 17, 2018 Tweet - "Republicans insisted the #GOPTaxScam was about cutting taxes for working Americans. Even though the crux of their bill was a massive corporate tax cut, they said workers would see the most benefit. Those workers are still waiting." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 17, 2018 Stefanik Supports Package of IRS Reforms and Initiatives to Combat Identity Theft Rep. Elise Stefanik
April 17, 2018 Republican Tax Bill Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 11, 2018 Republican Tax Bill Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 10, 2018 Tax Reform Truth Tellers Rep. Claudia Tenney
April 9, 2018 Commonsense Values Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 20, 2018 Republican Tax Bill Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Paul Ryan, the Hon. Charles Schumer, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, the Hon. Kevin Brady, the Hon. Ron Wyden, and the Hon. Richard Neal - Urge Greater Use of Diverse Asset Managers In Education Endowments Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
March 14, 2018 House Approves Judiciary Committee Bill to Protect Taxpayers' Rights Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 13, 2018 Letter to Acting Commissioner Kautter - Extend Important Extension Deadline For Hudson Valley Small Biz Owners Reeling With The Aftermath Of Winter Storms Riley & Quinn Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2018 Stefanik Applauds New York Opportunity Zone Announcement Rep. Elise Stefanik
March 6, 2018 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act--Motion to Proceed Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2018 Tweet - "The problem is, share buybacks don't really help workers. They don't directly help grow the economy. They're a quick way for big corporations to take more of their stock off the market, raising the value of the shares. Who benefits? Take a look: #GOPTaxScam" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2018 Tweet - "Over and over, we've heard the GOP mantra that the #GOPTaxScam was aimed at giving working Americans a boost. And yet, when you look at the actual policy, the lion's share of the tax cuts is going to corporations." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 1, 2018 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Cosponsors CRUMBS Act Rep. Claudia Tenney
Feb. 28, 2018 Tweet - "The record-setting pace of stock buybacks is proof that companies across the country are stuffing the savings from the #GOPTaxScam into their own pockets and the pockets of their wealthy investors, rather than workers." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 22, 2018 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Joins Suit-Kote Corporation to Highlight Positive Impacts of Tax Reform Rep. Claudia Tenney
Feb. 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney: Restore Equity in Agriculture Market Rep. Claudia Tenney, ...
Feb. 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate - Young Leads Effort for Equity in Ag Markets Rep. Claudia Tenney, ...
Feb. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York State - Stefanik Leads Letter to Governor Cuomo on Tax Opportunity Zones Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Feb. 5, 2018 Letter to David J. Kautter, Actin Commissioner, IRS - Long Islanders Are Now Beginning To Prepare For Filing Their Taxes & Senator Says They--And All New Yorkers--Should Be Allowed To Deduct Their 2018 Property Taxes Prepaid To State And Local Governments Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 3, 2018 Tweet - "CEOs are lining their pockets with tens of billions of dollars in corporate share buybacks. Major corps like AT&T, Wells Fargo & Walmart are laying off American workers. But Speaker Ryan wants to brag about a $1.50 per week increase for workers. #GOPTaxScam" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "The GOP promised their massive corporate tax cut in the #GOPTaxScam would unleash unprecedented economic growth, raise wages & boost jobs. Well -no surprise here- big corporations are NOT turning their new tax cut into jobs for the middle class." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "After the #GOPTaxScam, corporations are announcing a slew of billion-dollar stock buyback programs, & they come with a catch. @SenateMajldr won't come to the floor to report this. He'll only talk about bonuses." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. David J. Kautter, Acting Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service - Grant New York Taxpayers the Ability to Deduct Prepaid 2018 Property Taxes from their 2017 Federal Taxes Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Utterly astounding that 6 wks after slashing taxes on the wealthy & biggest corps, creating a huge deficit, @realDonaldTrump asks older Americans & middle-class Americans to make up the difference by slashing Medicare & Medicaid." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - ".@SenateDems are back in Washington, laser-focused on what's important to the middle class: fighting the opioid crisis, supporting America's veterans, & protecting the pensions American workers have earned." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 27, 2017 Tweet - "From "08-"15, @ATT paid an avg tax rate of 8% but the company now has tens of thousands fewer employees. Tax breaks don't lead to job creation, they lead to big CEO salaries & money for the very, very wealthy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 27, 2017 Tweet - ".@ATT celebrated the #GOPTaxScam's tax windfall for corporations, saying it will boost the economy & create jobs, then turned around & laid off over 1,000 workers. Proof positive this #TrumpTax helps big corps & the wealthy & leaves the middle class behind." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 27, 2017 Tweet - "Look at all the companies that are already using their #TrumpTax break for stock buybacks that do nothing to help average Americans:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 22, 2017 Tweet - "Today, the President gave himself an early Christmas present - an estimated $11 million tax cut. Who paid for it? My middle class constituents in New York." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "The GOP rushed their tax bill through from the start, ignoring the concerns of the American public. My office has heard from over 65,000 NYers on the tax bill in the past 2 months, here's where they stand: 94.1% Disapprove 5.8% Approve" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 20, 2017 Rep. Meeks Statement on Twice Voting Against GOP Tax Scam Rep. Gregory Meeks
Dec. 20, 2017 Tweet - "Today it's clear as day: Republicans stand with the wealthiest few - not with the middle class. #GOPTaxScam" Sen. Chuck Schumer
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 Tonko Eviscerates Republican Tax Scam Bill after House Vote Rep. Paul Tonko
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 - "I plead w/ my GOP colleagues: Vote no & prevent taxes from going up on mils of middle-class families. Vote no & stop 13M Americans from going w/out health insurance. Vote no so we don't add $1.5 trillion to the deficit. Vote no & have bipartisan debate befitting the US Senate." Sen. Chuck Schumer
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. 19, 2017 Tweet - "I believe the entire Republican Party, will come to rue the day they voted for the #GOPTaxScam." 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. 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 - "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 - "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. 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. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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 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. 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 - "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 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. 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. 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 - "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 - "@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. 4, 2017 Letter to Congressional House Colleagues - Oppose Republican Tax Bill 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. 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
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
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 - "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 - "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
Date Title Politician
April 27, 2018 Tweet - "With @realDonaldTrump's own @CommerceGov now confirming the #GOPTaxScam won't yield 4% economic growth, it's clear as day the Republican promise that the law would pay for itself was a ruse -- it was simply a tax scam for the rich." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2018 Tweet - "The numbers don't lie: more evidence the #GOPTaxScam was designed to tip the scales in favor of the wealthiest Americans at the expense of the middle-class. From day one, Americans knew Republicans gave them a raw deal, one of the clearest reasons why the law remains so unpopular" Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2018 Rep. Espaillat Commends Governor Cuomo For Designating Multiple Opportunity Zones Throughout New York's 13 Congressional District Rep.Adriano Espaillat
April 17, 2018 Velázquez Fights to Expand Flood Insurance for Working Families Rep.Nydia Velázquez
April 17, 2018 Tweet - "Republicans insisted the #GOPTaxScam was about cutting taxes for working Americans. Even though the crux of their bill was a massive corporate tax cut, they said workers would see the most benefit. Those workers are still waiting." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 17, 2018 Stefanik Supports Package of IRS Reforms and Initiatives to Combat Identity Theft Rep.Elise Stefanik
April 17, 2018 Republican Tax Bill Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 11, 2018 Republican Tax Bill Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 10, 2018 Tax Reform Truth Tellers Rep.Claudia Tenney
April 9, 2018 Commonsense Values Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 20, 2018 Republican Tax Bill Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Paul Ryan, the Hon. Charles Schumer, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, the Hon. Kevin Brady, the Hon. Ron Wyden, and the Hon. Richard Neal - Urge Greater Use of Diverse Asset Managers In Education Endowments Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
March 14, 2018 House Approves Judiciary Committee Bill to Protect Taxpayers' Rights Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 13, 2018 Letter to Acting Commissioner Kautter - Extend Important Extension Deadline For Hudson Valley Small Biz Owners Reeling With The Aftermath Of Winter Storms Riley & Quinn Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2018 Stefanik Applauds New York Opportunity Zone Announcement Rep.Elise Stefanik
March 6, 2018 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act--Motion to Proceed Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2018 Tweet - "The problem is, share buybacks don't really help workers. They don't directly help grow the economy. They're a quick way for big corporations to take more of their stock off the market, raising the value of the shares. Who benefits? Take a look: #GOPTaxScam" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2018 Tweet - "Over and over, we've heard the GOP mantra that the #GOPTaxScam was aimed at giving working Americans a boost. And yet, when you look at the actual policy, the lion's share of the tax cuts is going to corporations." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 1, 2018 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Cosponsors CRUMBS Act Rep.Claudia Tenney
Feb. 28, 2018 Tweet - "The record-setting pace of stock buybacks is proof that companies across the country are stuffing the savings from the #GOPTaxScam into their own pockets and the pockets of their wealthy investors, rather than workers." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 22, 2018 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Joins Suit-Kote Corporation to Highlight Positive Impacts of Tax Reform Rep.Claudia Tenney
Feb. 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney: Restore Equity in Agriculture Market Rep.Claudia Tenney, ...
Feb. 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate - Young Leads Effort for Equity in Ag Markets Rep.Claudia Tenney, ...
Feb. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York State - Stefanik Leads Letter to Governor Cuomo on Tax Opportunity Zones Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Feb. 5, 2018 Letter to David J. Kautter, Actin Commissioner, IRS - Long Islanders Are Now Beginning To Prepare For Filing Their Taxes & Senator Says They--And All New Yorkers--Should Be Allowed To Deduct Their 2018 Property Taxes Prepaid To State And Local Governments Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 3, 2018 Tweet - "CEOs are lining their pockets with tens of billions of dollars in corporate share buybacks. Major corps like AT&T, Wells Fargo & Walmart are laying off American workers. But Speaker Ryan wants to brag about a $1.50 per week increase for workers. #GOPTaxScam" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "The GOP promised their massive corporate tax cut in the #GOPTaxScam would unleash unprecedented economic growth, raise wages & boost jobs. Well -no surprise here- big corporations are NOT turning their new tax cut into jobs for the middle class." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "After the #GOPTaxScam, corporations are announcing a slew of billion-dollar stock buyback programs, & they come with a catch. @SenateMajldr won't come to the floor to report this. He'll only talk about bonuses." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. David J. Kautter, Acting Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service - Grant New York Taxpayers the Ability to Deduct Prepaid 2018 Property Taxes from their 2017 Federal Taxes Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Utterly astounding that 6 wks after slashing taxes on the wealthy & biggest corps, creating a huge deficit, @realDonaldTrump asks older Americans & middle-class Americans to make up the difference by slashing Medicare & Medicaid." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - ".@SenateDems are back in Washington, laser-focused on what's important to the middle class: fighting the opioid crisis, supporting America's veterans, & protecting the pensions American workers have earned." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 27, 2017 Tweet - "From "08-"15, @ATT paid an avg tax rate of 8% but the company now has tens of thousands fewer employees. Tax breaks don't lead to job creation, they lead to big CEO salaries & money for the very, very wealthy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 27, 2017 Tweet - ".@ATT celebrated the #GOPTaxScam's tax windfall for corporations, saying it will boost the economy & create jobs, then turned around & laid off over 1,000 workers. Proof positive this #TrumpTax helps big corps & the wealthy & leaves the middle class behind." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 27, 2017 Tweet - "Look at all the companies that are already using their #TrumpTax break for stock buybacks that do nothing to help average Americans:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 22, 2017 Tweet - "Today, the President gave himself an early Christmas present - an estimated $11 million tax cut. Who paid for it? My middle class constituents in New York." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "The GOP rushed their tax bill through from the start, ignoring the concerns of the American public. My office has heard from over 65,000 NYers on the tax bill in the past 2 months, here's where they stand: 94.1% Disapprove 5.8% Approve" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 20, 2017 Rep. Meeks Statement on Twice Voting Against GOP Tax Scam Rep.Gregory Meeks
Dec. 20, 2017 Tweet - "Today it's clear as day: Republicans stand with the wealthiest few - not with the middle class. #GOPTaxScam" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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 Tonko Eviscerates Republican Tax Scam Bill after House Vote Rep.Paul Tonko
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 - "I plead w/ my GOP colleagues: Vote no & prevent taxes from going up on mils of middle-class families. Vote no & stop 13M Americans from going w/out health insurance. Vote no so we don't add $1.5 trillion to the deficit. Vote no & have bipartisan debate befitting the US Senate." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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. 19, 2017 Tweet - "I believe the entire Republican Party, will come to rue the day they voted for the #GOPTaxScam." 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. 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 - "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 - "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. 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.Adriano Espaillat, ...
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 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. 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 - "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 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. 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. 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 - "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 - "@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. 4, 2017 Letter to Congressional House Colleagues - Oppose Republican Tax Bill 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. 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
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
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 - "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 - "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
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