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Moreover, Schumer said New York will be hurt the most under the GOP tax plan. He said, “We need every single member of the New York House delegation to come out against the bill and compromise is still not good.”

Cuomo says New York will get a lump of coal from Santa Trump

On the other hand, Cuomo noted the President Donald Trump’s statement that the GOP tax legislation is a Christmas gift.

The governor emphasized that New York will not receive a gift but a “lump of coal from Santa Trump.” He also described the GOP tax bill is an “arrow pointed at the heart of New York.” It is also a “bad medicine for the entire country.”

Cuomo shared Schumer’s view that the GOP’s compromise on SALT deductions doesn’t work. The GOP tax legislation is a double taxation.

According to him, New York is starting with a $4 billion deficit this year. It is ludicrous to say that its economy can handle the impact of taking away SALT deductions.

Cuomo is urging Republican members of New York congregational delegation to vote as a New Yorker. He emphasized that they should not vote as partisan.

According to him, “They can try to rush this vote and get it passed and I'll tell you what's going to happen the next day. You're going to see this nation rise up and call for a repeal of what they just did.”