Press Releases

Cuomo’s Prison Closure Proposal Near-Criminal

Another week another bad policy decision by Gov. Cuomo, and Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) warns of the governor’s plan to overwork correction officers by closing 3 prisons. According to the Governor, this plan would save the governor...

Tague Joins with Colleagues to Protect At-Home Care Funding

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Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) stood with members of the Assembly Minority at a press conference at the State Capitol in Albany to protest the $75 million cut to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). The CDPAP is a...

Single-Payer Healthcare Would Leave Taxpayers Sick

“All New Yorkers deserve affordable and accessible healthcare, but the single-payer healthcare system that Majority leaders advocated for today would be catastrophic for taxpayers. “The single-payer proposal could raise our income taxes by...

Upstate Infrastructure and Transportation an Ignored Priority

Pictured: Assembly Minority Task Force on Critical Infrastructure and Transportation press conference on Monday January, 28.
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is pleased to report on the findings of the Assembly Minority Task Force on Critical Infrastructure and Transportation. The task force’s goal was to provide a forum for varied infrastructure and transportation...

Tague and Seward Plan to Protect Insurance Consumers In 2019

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Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) and Sen. James L. Seward (R/C/I/Ref-Oneonta) are pleased to announce their insurance priorities for the 2019 Legislative Session. Their particular focus is two-fold, with an analysis to reform both tort law...

Tague: Your Hard Work, Their Free College

“With the Assembly Majority focusing on providing incentives for people to break the law, they’re forgetting the thousands of struggling college students in New York. The average student loan debt in 2017 was $39,400, and we’re ignoring...

Tague: Protect Our Tip Credit Workers

Pictured: Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) speaking with concerned tip credit workers at a state Capitol press conference on Tuesday, January 22.
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) attended a press conference showing support for tip credit workers and calling on the governor to unilaterally abandon his plan to gut tip workers-take home pay. Gov. Cuomo’s proposal would remove the...

Progressive Ideals and Downstate Dreams

“It comes as no surprise that Gov. Cuomo’s address was rife with a progressive agenda and a marked focus on downstate projects. While I am pleased with the focus on establishing a permanent tax cap, it’s a small bandage on the terrible...

Tague Concerned for Direction of NYS in 2019

"The role of the Assembly Minority Conference may never be as important as it will be this year. Politicians who have supported eliminating our STAR property tax checks, giving away free college to illegals and tablets to prisoners and raising our income...

Tague Announces Committee Assignments

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is pleased to announce his committee assignments for the 2019 Legislative Session, including a seat as the ranking Minority member of the Tourism Committee. Using this position, Tague will highlight the unique...

Assemblyman Chris Tague’s Swearing In Ceremony And Wedding

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) cordially invites you to his swearing-in ceremony and wedding on January 1, 2019 at SUNY Cobleskill’s Bouck Ballroom at 5 p.m. WHO: Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) WHAT: Assemblyman...

Tague on Member Pay Raise

“New Yorkers pay the highest taxes in the country. Albany is one of the most corrupt state capitals. So it makes perfect sense that Albany insiders concocted a massive pay raise for themselves that taxpayers are on the hook for, so they can perpetuate...

Tague and Seward Honor Schoharie Limo Tragedy First Responders

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Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) and Sen. James L. Seward (R/C/I/Ref-Oneonta) hosted the Schoharie First Responder Recognition Ceremony to show their solidarity and support for the various organizations and individuals that answered the call...

Tague: Cuomo Fights For Women’s Rights …Until You Pay Him

Another chapter in New York’s saga of corruption unfolded yesterday after it was revealed that the probe into sexual predator Harvey Weinstein’s case was halted by Gov. Cuomo. Less than a week after the attorneys for Weinstein donated $25,000...

Tague: Protect Our Kids & Slow Down Near Cairo-Durham Middle/High School

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) recently met with Anthony Taibi, Superintendent at Cairo-Durham Central School District, to discuss the traffic conditions outside of the Middle/High School. The students recently put out this PSA, which has...

Tague Welcomes Secretary of Agriculture to Valatie

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) and Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) today welcomed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to upstate New York. The legislators hosted him for a tour of Altobelli Family Farm in Valatie. Tague seized a unique...

Tague: Cuomo Disparaged All Americans

“I am deeply disturbed by the governor’s comments that so wrongfully attack our nation. From the troops fighting for our way of life to all the hopeful souls working daily to build a better future, this great land provides the opportunity and freedom...

Tague Attends 2018 Dairy Summit in Albany

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Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) attended the 2018 Dairy Summit in Albany on Monday, August 13, 2018 to discuss the growing dairy crisis and speak with experts on the dairy market. The focus was strengthening the market and addressing farmers’...

Tague Proudly Announces 4 Library Grants

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) along with the New York State Library and New York State Education Department, is happy to announce that 4 libraries in the 102nd Assembly District will receive grants from the 2018 Library Construction Project....

Tague Overjoyed At Dairy Grant

“I am ecstatic about the Governor’s attention to our dairy farms. Dairy has been a staple of our economy since the Revolutionary War and due to red-tape and export decisions, our farmers are currently suffering great burdens.” “Being a former...