Cuomo said the GOP tax bill would "rape and pillage" districts across the state, and urged New York's Republican House members to "resign" in protest.
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested the Republican tax plan would "rape and pillage" New York congressional districts, drawing a rebuke from GOP House members he's frequently clashed with.
Cuomo, a Democrat, made the comment on a conference call last week with editorial page editors from newspapers across the state.
During the 47-minute call Wednesday, Cuomo repeatedly urged New York's Republican House members to resign in protest over the plan, which would repeal state and local tax deductions used by millions of New York residents.
He likened the plan's impact to "rape and pillage."
"Let (Rep.) Lee (Zeldin) say ‘I’ll resign,’" Cuomo said. "Let (Rep. Peter) King say ‘I’ll resign.’ Let (Rep. John) Faso say ‘I’ll resign. I didn’t come down to Congress to rape and pillage the people of my district.’"
Cuomo for weeks has railed against Republican efforts to reshape the federal tax code.
His criticism has largely focused on the push to repeal the state and local tax deductions, which would prevent New York residents who itemize from writing off property tax and state income tax on their federal returns.
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