Claudia Tenney: “I appreciate my colleague from California and her hard work on this really important issue. Taxes are, of course…”

“I appreciate my colleague from California and her hard work on this really important issue. Taxes are, of course, extremely important in New York State as being one of the highest taxed States in the Nation, along with California, an undistinguished honor that we don't want to have. But I rise today to actually recognize the thousands of hardworking families across the 22nd District of New York, and throughout upstate, who have felt the real impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, our Tax Code was broken. It was riddled with loopholes that penalized success and hurt hardworking families and hardworking taxpayers. Our middle-income families were the ones who suffered as the economy and wages remained stagnant. As I traveled from Sandy Creek to Vestal, Little Falls to Cortland, I heard real stories from families, small-business owners, single parents, veterans, and seniors detailing the damage of our oppressive Tax Code. It held our small businesses back, crippled our family farms, and left our families feeling hopeless and overwhelmed. That is why we stepped up to the plate, took our constituents' concerns and stories to Washington, and passed legislation that reflected the values of fairness and hard work. No longer is our economy stagnant. No longer will American businesses and families suffer under an unfair and oppressive Tax Code from Washington.…”