{"id":79179,"date":"2017-03-26T16:02:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-26T20:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=79179"},"modified":"2017-03-26T16:02:59","modified_gmt":"2017-03-26T20:02:59","slug":"racc-spokesman-issues-statement-on-magee-wish-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=79179","title":{"rendered":"RACC spokesman issues statement on Magee &#8216;wish-list&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=79180\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-79180\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-79180\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RACC-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RACC.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RACC.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RACC.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RACC.jpg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Rothschild: Magee&#8217;s &#8216;wish-list&#8217; will have Central New York digging out for decades<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Republican Assembly Campaign\u00a0Committee Spokesman Arnie\u00a0Rothschild issued the following statement after the announcement of Assemblyman Bill Magee&#8217;s &#8216;wish list.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Bill Magee a few years ago voted in favor of changing the STAR program \u2013 and we\u2019ve seen the\u00a0disastrous results. Thousands of Central New York families still haven\u2019t received their STAR check that Albany owes them. We can thank Bill Magee for that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;But his vote in support of the New York City Assembly Democrats\u2019 budget wish-list this year\u00a0once again questions his ability to make decisions that benefit Central New York and the Mohawk Valley.<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Free college tuition for illegals. A $6 million cut from last year for local agriculture help. Free\u00a0Cadillac health care and insurance plans for illegals. Millions of dollars in giveaways to Hollywood movie studios and music executives. Over $7 billion in tax increases. Limiting\u00a0school choice for parents and students.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;And the wish-list was topped by an intentional omission of ride sharing in Upstate New York,\u00a0something his New York City colleagues have been blocking for years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Mr. Magee\u2019s support for each of these reinforces his penchant for helping illegals more than\u00a0middle-class families who are sinking with the high cost of health insurance and college.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;His votes signal the tax-and- spend addiction he has. Mr. Magee shares the responsibility for New York being the highest taxed state in the country. It\u2019s why jobs and families are fleeing our region.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Our elected officials should be working to make life better. That starts with lowering taxes,\u00a0making college more affordable for middle-class families, supporting our family farms, and\u00a0empowering businesses and families to continue to call New York home.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It\u2019s disappointing that Bill Magee\u00a0doesn\u2019t see it the same way.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rothschild: Magee&#8217;s &#8216;wish-list&#8217; will have Central New York digging out for decades Republican Assembly Campaign\u00a0Committee Spokesman Arnie\u00a0Rothschild issued the following statement after the announcement of Assemblyman Bill Magee&#8217;s &#8216;wish list. &#8220;Bill Magee a few years ago voted in favor of changing the STAR program \u2013 and we\u2019ve seen the\u00a0disastrous results. 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