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Kathy Hochul: “No, we feel that 25 is correct.”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Published | Video Starts at 16:21

What are the attorneys telling you about where the safe number of feet is? Without violating the Constitution? No, we feel that 25 is correct. And the reason is no one should ever feel threatened or harassed when they're simply engaging in their free exercise of their religion. That's one of the rights that we fought for. (16:21–16:24)

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Asserts that a 25-foot perimeter is the correct distance for protecting houses of worship.

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