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Christine Quinn
stated on May 23, 2018 a presentation at the State Democratic Convention:

New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation."

By Dan Clark • May 31, 2018

Cynthia Nixon
stated on March 20, 2018 her announcement to run for governor:

"Since taking office, Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich."

By Dan Clark • March 23, 2018

Kellyanne Conway
stated on February 11, 2018 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':

"I don’t need a lecture from Kirsten Gillibrand or anybody else who protected and defended and harbored a sitting president who had sexual relations in the Oval Office and was impeached for lying."

By Dan Clark • February 16, 2018

Claudia Tenney
stated on December 3, 2017 a local news interview:

On the Republican tax plan: "Unfortunately, the wealthy are, again, not going to do well in this bill"

By Dan Clark • December 21, 2017

Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 6, 2017 a conference call:

"Bump stocks are already illegal in the state of New York. You can't buy one."

By Dan Clark • November 17, 2017

Chris Collins
stated on August 2, 2017 an op-ed for The Buffalo News:

"Violent crimes where a firearm is used have remained static since 2013 in both New York State and Erie County"

By Dan Clark • August 11, 2017

Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on May 16, 2017 a speech at a conference:

A national paid leave program "would potentially put into the economy $21 billion dollars annually."

By Dan Clark • June 15, 2017

Club for Growth
stated on April 15, 2017 an ad aired on radio and television:

The conservative proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act "lowers premiums by giving New York the freedom to end Obamacare’s costly and ridiculous rules."

By Dan Clark • April 22, 2017

Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on March 27, 2017 an interview in the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh:

The Keystone XL pipeline "doesn’t even have any oil for America."

By Dan Clark • April 16, 2017

Brian Higgins
stated on March 30, 2017 a memo to the Train Station Site Selection Committee and press release on his website:

Two options for a new train station site in Buffalo are at Canalside

By Dan Clark • April 9, 2017

Andrew Cuomo
stated on February 23, 2017 and in several other statements over the past two months.:

The proposed state budget contains "an additional tax cut for the middle class."

By Dan Clark • March 17, 2017

Michael Long
stated on October 14, 2016 an interview on Capital Tonight:

Because of its higher minimum wage, New York State is "already showing signs of various companies picking up and leaving."

By Dan Clark • December 23, 2016

Elise Stefanik
stated on October 6, 2016 a television ad:

When asked about bills in Congress important to the North Country, Derrick responded ‘I just don’t know enough about it.’

By Dan Clark • November 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 15, 2016 an interview on Live From the State Capitol:

"New York State has been horribly, horribly hurt by NAFTA"

By Dan Clark • October 17, 2016

Matt Tighe
stated on September 25, 2016 a story in The Buffalo News:

Chris Jacobs "has been financed by the same men who are now facing charges in one of Western New York’s largest public corruption schemes"

By Dan Clark • October 7, 2016

Bill de Blasio
stated on June 23, 2016 a press conference at New York City Hall.:

Says "220,000 New Yorkers would have immediately benefitted had President Obama’s executive action been affirmed. So almost a quarter million of our fellow New Yorkers who are hurting right now whose rights and opportunities were taken away by the Supreme Court."

By Dan Clark • July 13, 2016

Andrew Cuomo
stated on June 22, 2016 a press conference in Buffalo before signing legislation to combat heroin addiction.:

"We’re losing as many people to heroin and opioid overdoses as we lost to the AIDS epidemic at its peak."

By Dan Clark • July 8, 2016

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