Washington D.C. may be gridlocked, but New York State keeps moving forward. The new Senate Majority has been moving our State back in the right direction -- partnering with Governor Cuomo to get the job done for hardworking New Yorkers. 
Cutting Spending
- Eliminated $13 billion in budget gaps -- without raising taxes or fees
- Passed two consecutive State Budgets that reduce spending
- Imposed new caps on future spending growth in key budget areas like Medicaid
- Consolidated government agencies, reducing bureaucracy & saving money
- Enacted reforms to hold down spending at local level
Cutting Taxes
- Passed two consecutive budgets with no new taxes or fees
- Approved a middle class tax cut for 4.4 million hardworking taxpayers
- $3.3 billion in new tax cuts / lowest tax rate for middle class in 58 years
- Repealed job-killing MTA Payroll Tax for over 290,000 small businesses and more than 400,000 self-employed
- Approved cut in the corporate tax rate for manufacturers
- A 2% property tax cap for millions of New York homeowners
Creating Jobs
- Passed Job Creating Tax Cuts: Roll back of MTA Payroll Tax, Upstate Manufacturers Tax Cut
- Infrastructure funding to rebuild highways, roads, bridges & other infrastructure
- New low-cost power for manufacturers /new power plant siting law
- Historic new SUNY 2020 program – investing in NY’s future to help create jobs
- $50 million in flood relief – job retention tax credit for impacted businesses
- Established 10 new Regional Economic Development Councils
Making Government Function Again
- Passed two State Budgets early – using open and public conference committees
- Extensive bi-partisan cooperation / committee chairs from both parties
- The most smoothly functioning and productive sessions in decades
