Albany, NY — In response to the House passage of the tax reform bill, Citizen Action of New York Executive Director Karen Scharff issued the following statement:
“The passage of the House tax reform bill is a kick in the teeth to working families in New York State. This bill is nothing more than a giant bonus check for billionaires and large corporations. At a time of rising inequality, we can’t afford to shift more wealth from poor and working class families to the excessively wealthy. Rep. John Katko should be ashamed at supporting a bill that hurts so many of his constituents. The bill not only makes taxes more unfair to working people, but it also will lead to deeper cuts to education, health care, and other vital programs we depend on,” said Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York.
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