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Cait Conley: “It is not possible for working American families to thrive…”

Featuring: Cait Conley, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House New York, 17th Congressional District

Hudson Valley Hustle w/ Cait Conley (NY17)

Published January 5, 2026 | Video Starts at 13:02

… she could afford to buy a home in the Hudson Valley as a single mom raising three girls. And to try to imagine that happening today is just beyond feasible. It is not possible for working American families to thrive the way not that long ago they could. in parts of our country, in the majority of our country. And so you talked about housing. (13:02–13:12)

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Asserts that working American families cannot thrive as they did in the past.

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“Just this summer we saw the recent college graduate unemployment rate exceed the national average.”
Hudson Valley Hustle w/ Cait Conley (NY17) | Uploaded January 5, 2026 | 13:59-14:05
“In the 1970s, the average age of a first-time home buyer was 21. Today, the average age is 38.”
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“Tuition rates at universities [have] go[ne] up 41% over the last 21 years.”
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“We already have 1.2 million New Yorkers behind on their energy bills now.”
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“Federal dollars cannot go to reimburse healthcare providers like Planned Parenthood.”
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“My last two years [were spent] serving at the National Security Council as the Director for Counterterrorism.”
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“Unfortunately, what we've seen with this administration is the weaponization of the executive branch in a way that is unprecedented.”
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“Americans aren't safer. We aren't more secure in the years to come.”
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“The economic prospects of young Americans are worse than the prospects of their parents or grandparents.”
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“Companies like Con Edison and NYSEG are seeking double-digit rate increases on people's energy bills for the next several years.”
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“In 2024 alone, [Planned Parenthood in the Hudson Valley] provided over 94,000 tests, diagnostic services, like overall healthcare…”
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“The government has no role in that or should not have a role in that. But it goes so far beyond that. You're talking about basic healthcare…”
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“And then you see the continued cuts by this federal government to programs like Medicaid, which are America's most vulnerable.”
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“We also saw this administration pursue tariffs that literally raised prescription drug costs for Americans.”
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“Premium costs, right. Like so much of this is about the premium tax credits and the fact that we are not continuing those at a time where…”
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“I am so disappointed, angry, frustrated with the dysfunction of the Republican led government that we are seeing where they are not putting…”
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“We have to make sure that we get leaders back in government offices that are going to ensure that national security is never used as a…”
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“We have seen example after example of criminal cyber groups enabled by some of our nation state adversaries like Russia and North Korea and…”
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“Iran, one of the largest global purveyors of lethal aid to terror groups, is talking about how they remain committed to pursuing a nuclear…”
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“We do need major national investment in our nation's critical infrastructure to raise the level of security and resilience.”
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“Climate change is a national security crisis.”
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“More extreme weather is leading to the deaths of Americans and the displacement of communities.”
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“The rate at which tuition rates have gone up over the last two decades has made college truly unaffordable for working families.”
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“You have productivity enhancements from AI that are going to fundamentally change so many different industries.”
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“Here in New York State, we have something called BOCES programming, where we offer trade skill programming.”
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“We do not have the capacity in our current [BOCES] programs to meet the demands of our high school kids.”
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“Mike Lawler cares more about people knowing who he is than he does delivering for the people who got him there.”
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“He voted for the budget bill, the one big ugly bill that sits here and is crushing working families here in the Hudson Valley, stripping…”
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“We're about to see SNAP benefits and Head Start programs and funding cut, starting tomorrow.”
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“His field director in one of the Ford counties, who is an elected official as a county legislator, was literally pretending to be another…”
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“Mike Lawler is more focused on being an entertainer to get media attention than he is being a problem solver in helping the people he…”
Hudson Valley Hustle w/ Cait Conley (NY17) | Uploaded January 5, 2026 | 42:03-42:14
“Mike Lawler is very good about showing up to places to hide the fact that he's not delivering for people.”
Hudson Valley Hustle w/ Cait Conley (NY17) | Uploaded January 5, 2026 | 42:59-43:08
“Has your grocery bill gone up or down since Mike Lawler was elected? Has your energy bill gone up or down since Mike Lawler was elected?”
Hudson Valley Hustle w/ Cait Conley (NY17) | Uploaded January 5, 2026 | 43:55-44:06
“Do you feel better or worse about your ability to afford a home since Mike Lawler was elected?”
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“Do you feel better or worse about your children's economic prospects since Mike Lawler was elected?”
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“As the only person who was born and raised in the Hudson Valley with deep blue collar roots, the only one who's gone off the combat and…”
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“We launched this campaign just over seven months ago, and we've raised nearly a million and a half dollars.”
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“We've received local endorsements and national endorsements.”
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“You're not delivering on any of the things you said you were going to.”
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“You're doing things like throwing hoods over the heads of Americans, putting them in unmarked cars by agents wearing masks.”
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“We have issues here in the Hudson Valley where, because of flooding events that used to be once a year or even once a century now happening…”
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“We have people getting flooded out of their homes because the drainage systems can't handle the volume of water that comes with a rainstorm.”
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