“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordJune 6, 2026
You know what a budget actually is? It's actually my battle plan. It's my fight document. Those are the issues that I'm willing to take on and take a lot of grief and heat for making sure they happen.
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Kathy Hochul
Democratic · New York
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governor.ny.gov

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Remarks at the African American Clergy and Elected Officials meeting.

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