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Congressman Tom Suozzi (D – Long Island, Queens) has announced that the Local Journalism Sustainability Act has been included in the House Ways and Means Committee’s budget reconciliation mark up. The bipartisan legislation, of which Suozzi was an original cosponsor when it was reintroduced in the House in July, would help bolster local media outlets with temporary tax credits for publishers employing and hiring local journalists.

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Will benefit over 400,000 children across Long Island and 3.4 million children across New York; Families could receive upwards of $3,600 per child

Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) and Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (D-Long Island) hosted a Zoom event reminding New Yorkers to file their 2020 Federal tax returns by this Monday, May 17th to take advantage of the newly expanded Child Tax Credit. 

As a committed environmentalist and pro-labor and business advocate, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D – Long Island, Queens) organized a conference with industry leaders from prominent wind energy companies, labor and environmental groups, and local manufacturers to create a “win, win, win” forum for Long Island’s wind supply future.

Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) released the following statement on the State and Local Tax Deduction (SALT):

“I have been consistent for six months, ‘No SALT, no deal.’ I have spoken personally with the Chairman, the Speaker, and Senator Schumer. I am confident that a SALT fix will be part of the final package.”

Today, for the first time, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-New York), met with the Wali family, who were recently reunited on American soil. Mr. Wali, who lived in Suozzi’s district, had sought Suozzi’s assistance to help evacuate his wife and 3 children from Kabul, Afghanistan. The evacuation was dramatic, involving hundreds of calls, texts, WhatsApp messages, and emails at all hours of the day and night, over the course of 12 days.

With the House Ways and Means Committee set to advance the tax portion of the budget reconciliation package this week, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) announced that he still stands by his original call that he will not vote for any changes to the tax code unless the State and Local Tax Deduction (SALT) is restored.

WASHINGTON, DC – In advance of a House Ways and Means markup on the budget reconciliation package, Representatives Tom Suozzi, Earl Blumenauer, Ron Kind, Steven Horsford, Dwight Evans, Dan Kildee, Jimmy Panetta, Don Beyer, and Nanette Barragan introduced legislation, supported by every major environmental organization and labor, that would allow solar companies to qualify for a full value Production Tax Credit (PTC), which is currently only available for wind and geothermal energy.