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Republican from New York

John Faso is the Republican candidate in the 19th Congressional District. He is a former Republican leader in the New York State Assembly, and also ran for governor in New York in 2006.

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New York law trumps 'tax'

Antonio Delgado

Says U.S. Rep. John Faso "voted for an age tax on seniors."

— PolitiFact New York on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Here are the numbers

Sean Patrick Maloney

"Most people on Medicaid are kids, or seniors, or the disabled."

— PolitiFact New York on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017

We spoke to experts

Eric Schneiderman

"We have been able to cut New York’s uninsured rate in half since 2013 from 10 percent to 5 percent of our population."

— PolitiFact New York on Monday, July 24th, 2017

Yes, he worked for the company

Zephyr Teachout

"John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline."

— PolitiFact New York on Monday, July 18th, 2016

Recent statements made by John Faso

Caveats to data

John Faso

"The vast majority of crime that is gun related is committed by people who illegally are possessing that firearm."

— PolitiFact New York on Monday, March 12th, 2018

Federal data confirms it

John Faso

"We now have about one-third of New York’s population on Medicaid."

— PolitiFact New York on Friday, July 21st, 2017

Read the bill

John Faso

A waiver in the American Health Care Act "doesn’t apply to things like maternity coverage."

— PolitiFact New York on Thursday, June 22nd, 2017