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Democrats in primary denounce tax plan
Nov 16, 2017 3:44 pm
Matthew Hamilton reports in Capitol Confidential the reactions from four Democrats who want to replace Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) to his vote against the Republican tax plan on Nov. 16. Brian Flynn's statement said, "In his latest attempt to ‘move center’, Faso was given the green light to vote no only when he knew his party had the votes on this bill.... NY-19 voters will remember his lack of leadership on this bill. His silence until the very end demonstrates, again, that he is not the right representative for our district." Antonio Delgado's statement read, "Today’s vote has shown yet again that Republicans in Congress only care about the needs of corporations and the wealthiest Americans. We need real tax reform—the kind that puts working and middle class families first. Instead, the GOP voted to raise taxes on hardworking families in order to cut taxes for the top one percent." Pat Ryan's statement said, in part, "Faso again failed to defend his district against his own party’s disastrous plan. He’s had every chance to fight against countless GOP policies that hurt his district, but has chosen party over people every time." And Gareth Rhodes, said in his statement, "While Faso voted no, his weeks of indecision and failure to make any public protest about the devastating impacts of this bill on New Yorkers helped pave the way for its passage and we will hold him accountable in November 2018." Jeffrey Beals and Dave Clegg are also announced for the primary election to face Faso in 2018, but the Times Union did not have any statements from them immediately following the vote. Read the full story in Capitol Confidential.