Here's the scene at our #TrumpTaxScam vigil in #kingstonny #NotOnePenny @RepJohnFaso! pic.twitter.com/0ytNNBMFwN

— Hudson Valley CANY (@HV_CANY) December 4, 2017

Protesters from the Citizen Action group gathered outside Rep. John Faso's office Dec. 4, just around the time Faso was voting to move the Republican tax plan to a conference committee. (CLICK HERE TO HEAR BRIEF EXCERPT OF PROTEST). Protesters were there to protest the tax plan, which passed the U.S. Senate in the early morning hours Dec. 2 51-49. Faso had previously voted against the plan, saying it was unacceptable for eliminating most of the tax breaks for state and local taxes, with New Yorkers paying more than taxpayers in other states. Besides eliminating the deduction for state and local income taxes, the proposal would cap the deduction for property taxes at $10,000. Ben Casselman and Patrick McGeehan wrote in The New York Times that, "The bill, if enacted into law, could send home prices tumbling 10 percent or more in parts of the New York area, according to one economic analysis. It could increase the regional tax burden, complicating companies’ efforts to attract skilled workers. It could make it harder for state and local governments to pay for upgrades to the transit system and other infrastructure. And it could force cuts in federal programs that help immigrants, the elderly and other low-income residents afford the region’s high cost of living." Faso voted no on the plan in November, yes on moving it to committee Dec. 4, and on Dec. 5 claimed he was a no vote when it reaches the full house again after committee. “I believe I would (vote no) because this is an important issue to our state,” Faso said on Talk 1300’s “Focus on the State Capitol” Dec. 5. “It’s an important issue that I think from a federalism standpoint and fundamentally I think it’s unfair to our state and its taxpayers. So unless we can get this changed, I don’t foresee me changing my vote on this matter.”