“After a $212 billion state budget that raises the cost of living on all New Yorkers and having over one million residents leave our state in the last ten years, it’s extremely disappointing to see Assembly Majority turn their backs on our veterans by rejecting a proposal to give $71 tax credit to senior veterans in our state.

“Our veterans have put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms and Assembly Majority continue to put them on the backburner. It’s not right, and they deserve better.”