“…Mike Lawler attempted to go on the offense during an event in Yorktown on Friday. […] He was frequently heckled and booed.”
August is not off to a great start for Mike Lawler.
Following months of lies and false claims about his votes to raise costs on middle class families and slash their health care, Lawler finally returned home to discover that Hudson Valley voters (unsurprisingly) aren’t too pleased with him.
Lawler was “frequently heckled and booed” at a Yorktown event last week as he desperately tried and failed to defend his vote for the Big, Ugly Law – forced to talk “through the jeers” of constituents angry at support of the largest cut to Medicaid in history and his betrayal of Hudson Valley families.
DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi:
“Fake moderate Mike Lawler promised to lower costs for Hudson Valley families, but instead voted to rip away their health care and jack up utility bills – all to give tax cuts to billionaires. No wonder he is getting booed by his own constituents.”
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler attempted to go on the offense during an event in Yorktown on Friday. The swing-district representative touted his advocacy to increase a popular federal deduction for state and local taxes. He was frequently heckled and booed.
The nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that New Yorkers will pay roughly $15.2 billion less in federal taxes as a result of the legislation, compared to a simple extension of the 2017 law. Around 43% of those benefits would flow to the top 5% of tax filers — people reporting at least $406,600, according to the group.
Hospital groups say the new law will reduce funding for hospitals by $8 billion, and could prompt thousands of job losses. Additionally, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration estimates that 1.5 million people will lose state-backed health insurance due to new eligibility requirements. The Democratic governor’s top fiscal aide says the law will increase the next year’s state budget deficit by $3 billion.
Lawler said the new provisions are designed to prevent waste, fraud and abuse of the Medicaid program.
A Siena College Research Institute poll released in early July found 52% of voters believed the tax-and-spending law would worsen life for a majority of Americans, compared to 28% who thought it would improve conditions.
The press conference was moved from a private residence after progressive activists began organizing a protest, according to a Lawler aide. More than a dozen people opposing the law attended the press conference at a nearby municipal building. Several held signs protesting the cuts to Medicaid.
Lawler and several other elected officials talked through the jeers.
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