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Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens), the Vice-Chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, helped deliver 35 votes from Republicans to support the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th Capitol Attacks and the influencing factors that provoked the attacks. Before the Problem Solvers Caucus announced their support for the commission, news reports indicated that the vote to form the commission may have been along party lines.
Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D – Long Island, Queens) announced the winner and runners-up of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition, a nation-wide high school art competition sponsored by the Congressional Institute. The annual competition was open to all high school students living in New York's Third Congressional District. The theme for this year’s competition was: “Hope is a Beautiful Thing: How the beauty of our home, in New York’s 3rd Congressional District, gave you hope to get through the past year.”
– Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) announced that New Yorkers will begin to see monthly payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) on July 15th. Eligible families are expected to receive $300 per month for each child under the age of six and up to $250 per month for each child six and above. To qualify, you only need to file your taxes by May 17th.
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Funds from the American Rescue Plan are on the way for local institutions; At least half of the funding will be distributed to students as emergency financial aid
Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) reminded New York families to take advantage of the newly expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) by making sure they file their federal taxes by the May 17th deadline.
“If you have children under 17, you may be eligible for thousands of dollars under the expanded Child Tax Credit,” said Suozzi. “Make sure you file your federal income taxes May 17th. The expanded Child Tax Credit is a major boost for New York families and families across America.”
– Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D- Long Island, Queens) released the following statement after the U.S. Treasury Department’s released Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, established under the American Rescue Plan Act.
Today, U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) announced that restaurants in New York will be able to apply for direct relief through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund beginning Monday, May 3rd. Applicants can register on the U.S. Small Business Administration application portal.
Largest organization of U.S. Mayors makes their commitment to fully restoring the SALT deduction; U.S Conference of Mayors CEO personally pledges to Suozzi he will bring together the biggest state and local government organizations to help restore the SALT deduction
Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi’s (D-Long Island, Queens) effort to fully restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction received a major boost from the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCOM), which represents over 1,400 Democratic and Republican led cities across the country.
– U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) announced the introduction of a bill that would reverse a 2020 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruling that Suffolk County residents must pay taxes on county grants used to upgrade their septic tanks. The lawmakers are pushing to include this legislation in the next infrastructure package.
– On Sunday and Monday, Congressman Tom Suozzi, along with nine other members of the Problem Solvers Caucus traveled to the communities of McAllen and Mission, Texas to assess the situation at the southern border. Suozzi and the Problem Solvers met with local officials, mayors, businesses, non-profits, including Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, and border patrol and local law enforcement officials.