Sentences with phrase «taxes on his constituents»

«This is John Faso's M.O — stand by while his fellow Republicans raise income and property taxes on his constituents, and then try to undermined efforts to protect New Yorkers from these vicious hikes,» he said.

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Constituent companies are chosen based on their score on two sets of measures: a quantitative assessment consisting of their return on equity, balance sheet accruals ratio and financial leverage ratio; and a qualitative score derived from management's responses to a survey about such topics as corporate governance, risk and crisis management, customer relationships and tax strategies.

Based on our sector - by - sector analysis of current S&P 500 constituents (see Figure 3), we estimate that of the S&P 500's ~ 30 % increase in enterprise value since the end of 2013, only 2 % was attributable to the change in after - tax profits (NOPAT) while 27 % was attributable to change in the aggregate EV / NOPAT multiple.

Change in obese (BMI ≥ 30) and overweight (BMI ≥ 25) population for constituent countries in UK following implementation of 20 % tax on sugar sweetened drinks

Sen. Martin Golden of Brooklyn said the proposal is «an additional cost» on his constituents that is akin to a tax hike.

«Instead of apologizing to his constituents for coming under a House Ethics investigation for potential insider trading and abuse of office violations, Collins has spent his time in Washington — when he's not voting to cut healthcare coverage and raise taxes for millions of New Yorkers — bragging to anyone who will listen about how much money he's made for himself and other members of Congress on this insider deal.

A teacher rebellion in red states from West Virginia to Arizona has put Republicans on the defensive, forcing them to walk a fine line in the months before midterm elections between placating constituents who are angry over education cuts and conservative supporters who want a smaller government and low taxes.

The occasion for this insult was the latest open letter from the Democratic governor calling on Faso to «stand with his constituents» in opposition to the the federal tax reform law, which narrowly passed the House and Senate in December without a single Democratic vote — and without Faso's vote, either.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in two separate venues on Thursday railed against a Republican - backed tax bill that was approved in the House of Representatives, accusing the GOP lawmakers from New York voted for it of betraying their constituents.

«New York City is imposing on its residents an unjust and unfair tax — not a fee, a tax,» Mr. Felder, who caucuses with the Republicans, said during the Senate debate, adding, «It's about time to respect our constituents who do not want to be driven crazy and nickeled and dimed every day.»

Beyond Medicaid and tax credits, members of the New York delegation are concerned over the possible consequences that some Republican ideas would have on their constituents.

The bills were based, by law, on the spending plan Paterson first proposed in January, but they restored some of his school aid cuts, eliminated his tax cap and took out a proposal to allow SUNY and CUNY the ability to raise tuition unilaterally — basically all the stuff that might possibly have compelled any of the members to explain anything difficult to their constituents.

Congressman John Faso's letter («Decision made in best interest of state, nation,» Dec. 11) challenging a constituent's assertion that Faso's flip - flop vote on the tax bill was less than altruistic was most curious.

As the pro-millionaire's tax forces make a last - ditch effort to get the governor and Senate Republicans to agree to the Assembly Democrats» proposal for a «true» PIT increase on the state's wealthiest residents, NYSUT is forwarding around data on how senators» constituents would be impacted.

The labor - backed Strong Economy for All coalition is doubling down on the millionaire's tax, despite the fact that Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos flatly declared it «dead» today, sending out another round of mailers on the topic to constituents in nine new Senate districts.

Rep. John Katko said he voted «yes» on the House tax reform bill for two basic reasons: «The vast majority of my constituents will receive a tax cut under this plan, and this effort will allow local businesses to invest in Central New York and our workforce.»

Rep. John Katko explained his «yes» votes on the tax reform bill, insisting it will benefit the «vast majority» of his constituents.

One reason for the Democrats» delay may be that a solid chunk of its key constituents — including legislators and unions that are reliably core supporters of party candidates — are pushing Cuomo to extend an income tax surcharge on people earning more than $ 200,000 a year.

The removal of tax from travel expenses will likely go unnoticed by most as they focus more on the devastating impact of cuts on their constituents.

But that's irrelevant to the spirit of the question, since (1) Democratic politicians in fossil fuel states pretty much do the same thing (See West Virginia's Democrat Manchin); and (2) Such behavior is really industry agnostic, and every politician of every party whose constituents are over-represented in a particular industry will of course behave the same way about competing disruptive industry; and (3) The main opposition is not on alternative energy per se, but on measures to tax / disrupt fossil fuel one.

«My constituents have loved the opportunity to vote on how their tax dollars are spent,» said Council Member Mark Weprin.

Also, a constituent of David Buchwald, who represents Westchester County, went to the protest over Trump's tax returns on April 15, saw her assemblyman there, and put us in touch.

But even though the general county property tax rate on true valuation has decreased during my tenure, I am well aware that my constituents struggle each year to pay their total property tax bill, which includes school taxes, city or town taxes, and even village taxes for those in the Village of Kenmore.

«You have to continue to tell your elected representatives on the City Council and in the Assembly that New Yorkers don't want a tax on their carry - out bags,» Felder wrote, addressing his constituents.

«But let's be clear — no amount of money is going to save these Congress members, who turned their back on their own constituents, raised their taxes, and conspired to take away their health care,» Berman said.

Mr. Gentile received applause from students as he entered and left the school, and argued constituents across the district — most of whom reside on Staten Island — to reject electing another Republican to succeed former Congressman Michael Grimm, who stepped down in January after pleading guilty to a federal tax evasion charge.

Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves (R - East Meadow) responded with the GOP's own campaign message: «The purpose of our mailing program is to inform our constituents of our initiatives that have allowed us to continue to hold the line on taxes, improve health and safety, reduce crime, create jobs, and generate economic growth in Nassau County.»

At the now - daily marches and rallies throughout New York, slogans against «Governor 1 %» have framed a stark contrast between the governor's position on the Millionaire's Tax and the views of the majority of his constituents.

On Election Day, Tuesday, November 8 at his New York City office, Governor Andrew Cuomo will receive over 2,000 signatures from constituents arguing for extending the Millionaire's Tax beyond December 31, 2011.

In recent years this has added hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to the property taxes of my constituents on Grand Island and the Tonawandas.

Lastly, it appears that Rep. Maurice Hinchey believes that his constituent tax dollars should be provided to organizations that are fully capable of running as private businesses, would prefer not to fully fund the military (and thus troops), would prefer children in D.C. receive substandard educations, and waste taxpayer dollars on programs that are ineffective, burdensome, and widely viewed (by politicians of both Parites) as a complete mistake.

But Rep. Tom Reed, a Corning Republican who sits on the tax - writing Ways and Means Committee, said the partial SALT deduction would affect far fewer of his constituents than a complete repeal would have.

In the end, Republicans captured the default position on tax and spending policy at relatively limited cost to their high - income constituents.

More importantly from a public school perspective: the loss of the SALT deduction would apply significant pressure on states and municipalities to reduce taxes in order to offset the increases in federal taxes paid by their constituents.

Capping or eliminating the SALT deduction will put intense pressure on state and local governments to cut their own taxes in the face of constituents with higher federal tax bills.

When our politicians want to make some change to the tax code, they should just be honest, they object to the tax and its impact on their constituents, for whatever reason.

No wonder why elected officials and their constituents from both political parties are pushing Congress to move forward on extending the Production Tax Credit for wind energy, which expires at the end of this year.