“For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.”
Nick LaLota
U.S. Representative, R-N.Y.. a press release. Claim dated 29 Mar 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
New Yorkers have historically paid out more in federal taxes than they received in federal expenditures. However, the coronavirus pandemic changed this pattern.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Nick LaLota (U.S. Representative, R-N.Y.) made this claim around 29 March 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 June 2023, 82 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
Where the claim appeared
- lalota.house.govhttps://lalota.house.gov/media/press-releases/lalota-announces-renewal-research-grant-sto…
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