Chinanews.com, February 26th. According to the United States "World Daily", Niu Yulin, a Chinese representative of the 65th District of Lower Manhattan, including Chinatown and Lower East Side of New York, announced the start of a re-election campaign on February 23, including the House of Representatives Justice Committee heavyweight Democratic representatives such as Jerry Nadler, the city's Comptroller Scott Stringer, and the Mayor of Manhattan, Gale Brewer, endorsed the scene. Niu Yulin said that if re-elected successfully, it would promote "budget justice", raise more funds by increasing taxes on the wealthy and large enterprises, and invest in issues such as education, health care, and housing.
Niu Yulin said that the top issue facing the state of New York is the gap between the rich and the poor. The number of millionaires in the state has soared 72% in the past ten years. Their wealth exceeds 300% of the state budget, and the rich are enjoying billions of dollars. Tax concessions; at the same time, public education institutions in New York State lack funds, the problem of nomads is intensified, health care costs remain high, and the interests of the middle class are also damaged.
Niu Yulin said that the federal government is now in turmoil, so the state government needs to fill vacancies and really work for voters, especially when it comes to policy formulation. But the state government is not transparent enough and there are too many secrets Everyone knows; fortunately, the Democratic Party has full control of the state legislature, and we have more power to promote a legislative plan to reduce the wealth gap and ensure budget justice.
Niu Yulin said that many state representatives, including her, previously jointly proposed a "budget justice" proposal package, which sought to raise funds to increase the tax on the rich and large companies to be included in the budget and increase investment in education, housing, and health care; She expects that if the Budget Justice proposal package is passed, it will be able to raise $ 40 billion per year for the state capital to address these issues.
At present, Niu Yulin has raised US $ 156,000, but this re-election, for the first time, presents a challenger within the party. The primary election will face South Korean Lee Rongen, and the general election will have a Republican candidate, Zheng Yongjia who is also Chinese.
During the election rallies on the 23rd, big Democrats gathered to endorse Niu Yulin's re-election campaign, including Nadler, Scheringer, Gao Buzhen, City Councilor Brad Lander, Mark Lavine, State Representative Liu Linjianhong of the Democratic Women's Party in the 65th district of the House of Representatives and many community leaders were present to support. (He Zhaoyu)