West Hudson Valley News

Assemblyman Chris Tague has been appointed to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Assembly Budget Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and Housing. In this role, he will focus on ensuring effective state spending in these areas.

Tague expressed his enthusiasm for the appointment: “It’s an incredible honor to be appointed to this committee. Those who know me know how much passion and support I like to show our state’s agricultural workers, and I’m thrilled to be going to bat on their behalf in the Assembly budget negotiations.”

In addition to agriculture, Tague emphasized the importance of financial considerations for environmental and housing issues. He noted that these topics have been central to New York's policy debates during his time in government.

“Environmental work is incredibly important, and while I’m always open to new initiatives, we have entered an era where we have to be practical about how we spend on these initiatives. The same goes for housing proposals, which are continually caught up in energy and environmental regulations set forth by the state," Tague said. "I look forward to having pragmatic and responsible conversations on state spending with my Assembly colleagues on these issues in committee and many more on the entirety of the budget when the time comes for debate,” he concluded.