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Congressman Tom Reed is supportive of an amendment to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that would lessen the property tax burden across upstate New York. The changes would prevent the State of New York from forcing county governments to pay for a portion of the state's share of Medicaid.

"This is a critical amendment that will result in many members supporting the AHCA. We worked as tirelessly as a delegation to make this happen," Reed stated.

The delegation has been discussing this issue since November of 2016. Once Congressman Faso was elected he took the lead and the delegation met on a regular basis. After discussing the need for this amendment, the delegation approached the White House and Energy and Commerce Chairman Walden to make sure this was a priority in the AHCA.

"Credit must to be given to John Faso for his leadership role. He brought this to us as a legacy issue from his time in Albany as an elected official. Faso was very proactive and creative in pushing this item for the local property tax payers from the region. We all came together as a delegation to get this done, but credit also goes to Collins as the New York representative of the committee of jurisdiction, Energy and Commerce," Reed added.

Some counties are dedicating nearly 70 percent of their tax dollars toward the portion of Medicaid they are forced to fund. This amendment would in effect lessen the taxes that local residents would have to pay.

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