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Kathy Hochul: “Half of all New Yorkers, half of all New York children are…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Gov. Kathy Hochul Accuses Trump Of 'Waging An All-Out War On The Working Class' With Tariffs

Published | Video Starts at 11:48

And our health care workers, they put their lives on the line during COVID and now how are they rewarded? I'm sorry, you're dispenseable. Here's your pink slip. I also want to say this. Despite the fact that Half of all New Yorkers, half of all New York children are on Medicaid. One third of all New Yorkers are on Medicaid. Even if you're not on Medicaid, a hospital closes in a more rural area where they have to scale back their services. (11:48–11:53)

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Asserts that 50% of New Yorkers and New York children are enrolled in Medicaid.

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