Actions for Week of February 13, 2022

How will NY spend its budget, protect the climate, and chat with State Senate leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Wednesday, February 16
INVEST IN NEW YORK
7 – 8 PM

NY's annual budget is over $200 billion, so we can afford to create a state where all can prosper and where we can direct how that money gets spent.

Help Invest in Our New York fight for a greener climate, fairer taxes, and more equitable investment in our communities.

Thursday, Feb. 17
NY STATE PRIORITIES - WHERE DO OUR TAXES GO?

7 PM

March is budget month. Come chat with State Senate Majority Andrea Stewart-Cousins about budget priorities and how we want our taxes spent.

We’ll also learn from WFP’s Nina Luo about how we can win our legislative priorities like healthcare for all, increased school funding, cutting fossil fuel subsidies, investing in green energy, and more.

Any time

Call your state legislators and urge them to support climate-friendly bills or thank them if they already support action on these issues.

For example:

Climate and Community Investment Act - Creates an authority, paid for by polluter fees, to fund offshore wind, electric buses, and public housing energy upgrades; grants to community organizations to adapt to climate change; support for fossil fuel dependent workers and communities; and rebates for working New Yorkers and small businesses to defray increased energy costs. (A6967, Cahill; S4264, Parker)

Fossil Fuel Subsidy Elimination Act - Repeals over $330 million in tax exemptions to the fossil fuel industry. Specifically, the bill would eliminate many exemptions to the Sales and Use Tax and the Petroleum Business Tax, and would limit fossil fuel companies inclusion in several economic development programs. (A8483, Cahill; S7438, Krueger)

Liz Krueger
(212) 490-9535
lkrueger@nysenate.gov

José M. Serrano
(212)-828-5829
serrano@nysenate.gov

Dan Quart
(212) 605-0937
quartd@nyassembly.gov

Rebecca Seawright
(212) 288-4607
SeawrightR@nyassembly.gov