Today, local Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand (NY-20) announced that she will hold a town hall meeting this Saturday, January 12, 2008 at the Livingston Town Hall in Columbia County at 2:30pm. The topic of the forum will be Rising Costs of Taxes on Upstate Families
"After years of rising property taxes, increased health care costs, relieving the tax pressures on our families in Upstate New York is a priority of mine," said Gillibrand, a member of the Armed Services Committee. "This is a great opportunity for folks to share their opinions and concerns on the issues that matter to them and we will have experts on hand to help folks save on their health care and prescription drug bills."
At the town hall meeting Congresswoman Gillibrand will discuss a bill she is cosponsoring in Congress to allow families to deduct their property taxes without itemizing their return. "This will simplify the filing process and help families save money on their federal taxes," said Gillibrand.
WHO: Congresswoman Gillibrand, Shelley Willette, IRS, Geoff Gloak, Director of Public Information, NYS Office of Real Property Services, and local families.
WHAT: Congresswoman Gillibrand's Town Hall on "Taxes on our Upstate Families"
WHEN: Saturday, January 12, 2008
2:30pm
WHERE: Livingston Town Hall,
119 County Route 19, Livingston
In just her first year Congresswoman Gillibrand honored her pledge to hold a town hall meeting in each of the ten counties she represents. This will be her sixteenth town hall since January of 2007. In addition to her town hall meetings, Congresswoman Gillibrand regularly holds Congress At Your Corner events at local hot spots, such as grocery and book stores, to bring her office out in to the community she serves.
Gillibrand added, "I believe accountability and accessibility to the families of our community is very important to being an effective representative and I am committed to both."
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