March 13, 2025
FROM ASSEMMBLYMAN PHIL PALMESANO: “Today, Assembly Democrats released their proposed One-House Budget, which is nothing more than the usual progressive Democrat playbook of more uncontrolled and unsustainable spending and taxes. Their proposal totals $256.5 billion, $4.5 billion more than the governor proposed and $13 billion more than last year. At a time when our state faces fiscal challenges including multi-billion out-year budget deficits, we need to rein in spending, not significantly increase it. It is a fact that in the face of high taxes, high prices, and a poor business climate, New York leads the country in outmigration. Instead of addressing these issues, Assembly Democrats chose to propose a budget that will ultimately hurt New York families, businesses and the economy by increasing spending and raising both income and business taxes. Their usual tax-and-spend policies would just drive more families, farmers, small businesses and manufacturers out of the state, contributing to our nation-leading outmigration. New York families and businesses across the state are making difficult decisions and tightening their financial belts, my colleagues should do the same. They need to remember it is the people’s money, not their own.”
FROM STATE SENATOR TOM O’MARA: “Is it affordable and is it sustainable for the citizens of New York State to continue down this road of spending? Senate Republicans warned that Governor Hochul’s out-of-control state spending plan would only skyrocket once the Legislature’s Democrat majorities, the biggest spenders in state history, got their hands on it. That’s exactly where we’re headed again under all-Democrat, one-party control. It remains irresponsible, unaffordable, unsustainable fiscal insanity. Governor Hochul’s proposed Executive Budget is a plan of misguided and misplaced priorities, but the Senate Democrats try to correct it with higher taxing and even higher spending. It doesn’t respond to the issues of affordability for everyday New York families, taxpayers, and workers. It won’t stop the exodus of New York taxpayers and employers to other states, and it risks further devastating already hard-hit state and local economies.”
