Assemblyman Chris Tague recently responded after reviewing the state Assembly’s “one-house” budget resolution. The resolution is the first public presentation of priorities that Assembly Democrats, who are the sole authors of the resolution, want to include in the upcoming final state budget. 

Tague called it a state budget “wish list” by Assembly Democrats, and added that this year’s resolution was abundant in new taxes and record state spending that signaled a lack of awareness about the affordability crisis facing New Yorkers daily. 

“This reads more like a spending wish list than a responsible budget grounded in any sort of fiscal reality,” said Tague. “It is totally tone-deaf for the legislature to propose over a quarter trillion in spending, given New York’s ongoing affordability crisis. Residents across the state are struggling with skyrocketing housing costs, energy bills, property taxes and everyday essentials. They can’t afford more government overreach. That is how we got here in the first place.”

Office of Assemblyman Chris Tague (R, C-102)

Schoharie, NY