“While this budget has some good in it, such as more money for our roads, bridges and schools, there is also a lot of bad in it. I am highly concerned about the tax increase the Assembly Majority is pushing, considering we are still amid a global pandemic where many people are still struggling to make ends meet. Additionally, it is alarming to see small businesses are only receiving half of what is being allocated for relief to those who did not receive stimulus payments, such as illegal immigrants. Now is not the time to be driving the state further into debt, especially considering we received over $23 billion in federal aid to state and local governments.”