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Kathy Hochul: “The money was back in two days.”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

Governor Hochul Participates in a Fireside Chat at Politico's New York Agenda: Albany Summit

Published March 11, 2026 | Video Starts at 28:01

I'm going to have to say you just defunded the police. Not a good look. What do you say to that? The money was back in two days. So he gave you essentially an affirmative. I'll get the money back. In so many words. Yeah. Oh, yeah. But there's other times when. Yeah. We're just not always that cordial. (28:01–28:04)

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