“I am shocked and appalled at the number of free giveaways that the Assembly Majority included in this year’s budget resolution. Initiatives like the DREAM Act and Raise the Age are a slap in the face to legal taxpayers across our state, and I did not vote for this resolution for the following reasons:

• Violates 2% Tax Cap that all local governments have to follow;
• Over $7 billion in tax increases;
• No Uber/Lyft allowed in Upstate NY;
• Funding for illegal aliens, including the DREAM Act;
• Taxpayers will fund costs for SUNY/CUNY free college tuition;
• No property tax reform;
• Unfunded mandates on counties for early voting initiatives;
• Increased voter fraud due to online voter registration;
• 16- and 17-year-olds who commit felonies go to family court instead of criminal court;
• Marijuana decriminalized;
• SAFE Act gun control programs continue to be funded; and
• Deep cuts to economic development programs.”