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Kathy Hochul

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Kathy Hochul is the 57th Governor of New York, having assumed office on August 24, 2021. She is the first female governor of the state. Prior to her governorship, Hochul served as the Lieutenant Governor of New York from January 1, 2015, until she became governor. Throughout her political career, she has focused on issues such as economic development, women's rights, and public safety.

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Dec 14, 2022

We'll be ready for this. New York is ready, as we always are. But we're ready - bring it on, Mother Nature, just keep at it.

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Jul 1, 2022

Mr. President, we`d ask that you consider your ability to use federal facilities. What am I talking about? Veterans, hospitals, military bases, and other places where the federal government controls the jurisdiction in some of the states…

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Jun 30, 2022

Mr. President, we`d ask that you consider your ability to use federal facilities. What am I talking about? Veterans hospitals, military bases, and other places where the federal government controls the jurisdiction in some of the states…

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Jun 23, 2022

So that'll protect our business owners, because I cannot imagine a bar, restaurant establishment here in New York City that's going to feel comfortable inviting people in who are carrying guns.

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Jun 23, 2022

This will go down in history as one of the most reactionary Supreme Courts that our nation has ever encountered.

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Jun 23, 2022

Access to abortion is a fundamental human right. It remains safe, accessible and legal in New York.

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Jun 23, 2022

I refuse to be set back, I want people like David to know, there are still leaders out there with a good team carrying the torch for this fight. This is a matter of life and death.

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Jun 23, 2022

This is clear evidence that elections have severe consequences.

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Jun 23, 2022

This is going to be a real challenge for law enforcement, and thwarting our efforts to just keep people alive.

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Jun 23, 2022

I will make sure that it is legally sustainable. I will have constitutional scholars advise in this, we will get it right. But I`m not prepared to surrender. And surrendering means more loss of life, in a very populated urban area like our…

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Jun 23, 2022

This is appalling. We have to be able to have the right to make a determination based on what our citizens want. I`m not governing Texas. That`s fine. They can do what they want there. But I should have the right to be the voice of the…

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Jun 23, 2022

The Supreme Court of the United States of America has stripped away the state of New York`s right and responsibility to protect its citizens with a decision which we are still digesting, which is frightful in its scope of how they are…

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Jun 6, 2022

Today is a start -- it`s a start and it`s not the end. Thoughts and prayers won`t fix this, but taking strong action will. And we`ll do that in the name of lives have been lost, for the parents who will no longer see children stepping off…

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Jun 5, 2022

When did we become a nation that reveres the right to have the ability to possess a gun over the right of a child to stay alive? When did that happen?

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May 17, 2022

Anyone living in the neighborhood around the Tops market can now get coupons from those companies enough to cover the costs of a ride or to, to nearby grocery stores.

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May 16, 2022

It is critical for a community to have the store reopen, because they do not have many other options for fresh fruit and produce in that neighborhood.

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May 15, 2022

I have devoted more money and resources to rebuilding this community.

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May 15, 2022

Mr. President, if you came to Buffalo, this part of our community that always feels neglected and overlooked.

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May 15, 2022

I have just dedicated a billion dollars to rebuild that and to start putting the seams back together and helping this community.

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May 15, 2022

This is my hometown. It’s part of my community. I lived like 10 or 12 minutes from this neighborhood. I go back to Buffalo all the time. It is still my home. So, these are my neighbors.

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May 15, 2022

I have made this one of my highest priorities because I know this neighborhood.

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May 14, 2022

Any government leader that does not condemn this and condemn it today is a coward, and they're also partially responsible.

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May 14, 2022

I hold them responsible for not monitoring and alerting law enforcement.

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May 14, 2022

It's gut-wrenching. Chuck, this is my hometown. ... It hurts like hell.

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Apr 11, 2022

We say no more. No more mass shootings. No more disrupting lives. No more creating heartbreak for people, just trying to live their lives as normal New Yorkers. It has to end, it ends now.

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