New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has challenged Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) to a debate in her district after she was the “deciding vote” for the “big, beautiful” House budget bill.
Lander is a prominent New York City mayoral candidate and progressive Democrat aiming to topple Mayor Eric Adams and front-runner former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the election this year.
Malliotakis voted for the Republican reconciliation bill that passed narrowly Thursday. The congresswoman was a major proponent of the state and local tax deduction that raised the cap from $10,000 to $40,000. She ran for mayor in 2017 but lost to former Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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