My message to Republicans in Washington: get back to work, restore the healthcare premiums, turn the federal government back on and start feeding hungry Americans once again.

We’re not going to do those extraordinary measures like bringing back the legislature or taxes on people to make up for the federal government’s failure.

to ensure New Yorkers do not go hungry this holiday season.

I am fast tracking $30 million in emergency food assistance funds to help keep food pantries stocked.

I’ve got one plea for you. I love to see this energy and this passion. ... But take that energy, that passion, and take it into ’26 so that we can take back the House of Representatives, so we can take back the Senate, and we can take back our country.

Oh, you’re fired up, you’re fired up.

I can hear you.

Right now, our city and our state and our country are under attack by Donald Trump and our Republicans in Washington.

The Trump administration has indicated to New York that it will not allow states to distribute federal funding for SNAP recipients.

Instead, agents used batons and pepper spray on street vendors and bystanders on Canal Street.

To have this investment at this extraordinary time is a testament to that New York audacity and ambition.