(Albany, NY) – In response to Senate Republicans passing President Trump’s dangerous and disastrous Budget Bill, Carolyn Martinez-Class and Rebecca Garrard, Co-Executive Directors at Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement:
“This budget bill is a direct and brutal attack on working families. It’s a shameless handout to billionaires and greedy corporations and it’s paid for by cutting programs people rely on to survive, including Medicaid, food assistance, and housing programs.
“We are outraged that Senate Republicans pushed this disastrous proposal forward, and we’re calling on every member of New York’s congressional delegation to take a stand. To Reps Nicole Malliotakis, Mike Lawler, Elise Stefanik, Nick Langworthy, Claudia Tenney, Nick LaLota, and Andrew Garbarino, if you claim to represent working people, then prove it. Disavow this heartless budget, vote against it if it comes to the floor and stop any effort to advance it.
“Citizen Action of New York stands united with communities across the country in rejecting this dangerous and immoral budget. We will not be silent while Washington politicians hand out giveaways to billionaires on the backs of working-class people. New Yorkers and people across the country won’t forget who sold them out.”