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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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John Faso
stated on February 27, 2018 in an interview on C-SPAN:

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

By Dan Clark • March 12, 2018
John Faso
stated on July 15, 2017 in an article in the Times Herald-Record:

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

By Dan Clark • July 21, 2017
John Faso
stated on June 1, 2017 in a radio town hall:

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

By Dan Clark • June 22, 2017

Antonio Delgado
stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad:

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

By Samantha Putterman • October 3, 2018
Sean Patrick Maloney
stated on August 3, 2017 in a radio interview:

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

By Dan Clark • August 23, 2017
Eric Schneiderman
stated on July 17, 2017 in a speech at Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine:

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

By Dan Clark • July 24, 2017
Zephyr Teachout
stated on June 28, 2016 in her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.:

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

By Dan Clark • July 18, 2016

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