Albany, NY — In response to the Senate passage of the tax reform bill, Citizen Action of New York Executive Director Karen Scharff issued the following statement: “The Senate tax bill is a restructuring of the economy disguised as a tax plan. It’s a hollowing out of the American middle class and all-out attack on working people—raising taxes on the middle class and gutting health care and other programs in order to give trillions of our dollars to the richest 1%. Republican lawmakers have once again chosen to side with their wealthy donors over everyday constituents.”
“We call on every New York Member of Congress to stand up for their constituents and kill this bill when it come back to the House. Citizens will remember this vote when they show up to the polls next November.”
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