FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, October 20, 2025
Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement:
“At a time when New Yorkers are struggling with the affordability crisis because of Kathy Hochul’s painful tax and spend policies, Kathy Hochul is forcing a painful commuter tax on hardworking New Yorkers.
New Yorkers are not duped by Kathy Hochul’s expansion of Metro North to Albany-Rensselaer, this is Hochul’s latest desperate attempt to raise taxes on Capital Region riders who will now be forced to pay the commuter tax.
This is on top of the fact that under Kathy Hochul’s failed leadership, New York is the highest taxed state in the nation.
New Yorkers are not stupid, this is a painful tax hike to raise revenue for Kathy to try to shore up the disastrous run MTA. The MTA is the worst run authority in the nation run by the Worst Governor in America and now she’s raising taxes on Upstate New Yorkers to pay for it!”
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