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Kathy Hochul: “Synagogues, yeshivas, places of worship, mosques, Catholic…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks on ICE raids and taxes on PIX11

Published | Video Starts at 08:57

So was he wrong? I'm not going to say whether he's wrong or right. I'm talking about what I'm doing to protect people in the state of New York. And Synagogues, yeshivas, places of worship, mosques, Catholic churches, Protestant churches. Wherever people gather, they have a right to do so. This is why the state was built on people seeking religious freedom from oppression. And part of that means you should be able to go to the place you want to pray to the God of your choosing without being intimidated. (08:57–09:06)

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Asserts the right to gather at religious institutions without intimidation.

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