NY puts Democrats a step closer to getting Trump tax returns
Last edited Wed May 22, 2019, 01:41 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: Associated Press
NY puts Democrats a step closer to getting Trump tax returns
By CHRIS CAROLA and DAVID KLEPPER
9 minutes ago
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York lawmakers gave final passage to legislation Wednesday that would allow President Donald Trump's state tax returns to be released to congressional committees that have, so far, been barred from getting the president's federal filings.
The Democrat-led Senate and Assembly both approved the measures Wednesday, sending them to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat. A spokesman has said the governor supports the principle behind the legislation but will review the bill carefully before deciding whether to sign it.
The legislation doesn't target Trump by name, but it would allow the leaders of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee or the Joint Committee on Taxation to get access to any New York state tax returns filed by elected officials and top appointed officials. The legislation would apply to personal income tax returns, as well as business taxes paid in New York.
An earlier version of the proposal passed the state Senate two weeks ago that would have allowed congressional committees to get any New Yorker's returns, regardless of whether they held public office. Lawmakers later narrowed the legislation to address concerns that it went too far, prompting the Senate to hold a second vote on the new language Wednesday.
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Read more: https://www.apnews.com/29620928fa854ae8ad75e4b07b2f2f95
All I had at first was David Fahrenthold's tweet.
David Fahrenthold Retweeted
https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold
New York State Assembly passes Bill to make @realDonaldTrump State tax returns available to Congress. It has already passed the State Senate and will head to @NYGovCuomo
Link to tweet
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Edited to make the AP story the source at 1:40 p.m.
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