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Kathy Hochul: “The White House already intervened and they screwed us in…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

Gov. Kathy Hochul Presents New York City Subway Performance, Safety Report

Published September 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 24:16

Strike could happen in just over a week unless you request that the White House intervene. Can you give us any thoughts about. Whether you plan to do that? The White House already intervened and they screwed us in the process. Right. They never should have given license to stop the negotiations. They never should have shut it down and said, that's enough, and giving authority to strike. (24:16–24:22)

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Asserts that the White House intervened in the railroad strike negotiations and negatively impacted the process.

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