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Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo:

"The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes."

By Dan Clark • December 22, 2017
Brian Higgins
stated on November 3, 2017 in remarks at a House hearing:

"The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a year you lose $9,000"

By Dan Clark • November 20, 2017
Charles Schumer
stated on October 1, 2017 in an interview on CBS' Face the Nation:

Trump’s tax plan is "completely focused on the wealthy and the powerful - not the middle class."

By Dan Clark • October 8, 2017
José Serrano
stated on September 12, 2017 in a tweet:

"Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons"

By Dan Clark • September 22, 2017
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2017 in an interview:

In Congress, "on the Democratic side of the room, you’ve got men and women of all different races; on the other side, you’ve got a bunch of white men in dark suits, all over 55 or so."

By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2017

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