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O’Mara: Priorities of NYS government cannot focus on out-of-control spending
January 5, 2022
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State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats) responded to Governor Kathy Hochul’s inaugural State of the State message to the Legislature today by warning that state leaders could be eyeing long-term plans for higher and higher state spending that, in the long run, will require higher and higher taxes, more state borrowing, and an unsustainable debt burden for future generations of state and local taxpayers.
O’Mara cautioned that the vision that Hochul and legislative leaders are laying out for the future of
O’Mara said, “State government is still largely being driven by Hochul executive order and that needs to end as soon as possible. First and foremost, the Legislature needs to reclaim its decision-making authority for this critical legislative session ahead of us. I have stressed throughout the COVID-19 response over the past two years that we need an open and full discussion on the best ways to move forward for this entire state, upstate and downstate. It requires a restructuring of
O’Mara added that he looks forward to joining his Senate Republican colleagues throughout the new legislative session to put forth strategies to ensure that upstate regions don't get left behind.
“The loudest alarm throughout the past decade is that
O’Mara and his Republican colleagues want to begin setting rebuilding priorities for post-coronavirus government in
They are discussing and developing strategies for upstate’s post-coronavirus communities and economies focusing on several cornerstones including the steady reopening and rebuilding of increasing numbers of economic sectors, regulatory and tax reform, and mandate relief, among others.
O’Mara said, “
O’Mara said that he would keep working with his legislative colleagues across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions to keep attention focused on unfunded state mandates, job-killing state regulations, and a state and local tax burden that hurts family budgets and keeps New York’s business climate one of the worst in the nation.
The next key benchmark arrives later this month when Hochul begins rolling out her 2022-2023 state budget proposal.
O’Mara will continue to serve as the Ranking Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee.
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