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Kathy Hochul: “They're calling a special session to change the rules now so…”

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Published August 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 17:28

How every 10 years we redistrict. I know about this. Based on population shifts. 10 years. Every state does it. They're calling a special session to change the rules now so they can take away five Democratic seats in Congress from the Houston, Austin and Dallas areas. I met with them this morning. I met with the people who represent them in our state legislature. Their state legislature. So they're fighting. (17:28–17:42)

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“We're going to have free SUNY tuition for students going back to college who are age 25 to 55.”
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“We have about 84,000 children [who] are going to lose food [assistance from SNAP].”
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“1.5 million New Yorkers will lose their health insurance coverage, including 30,000 right here in this district.”
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“They stand to lose 8 billion in federal funds every single year.”
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“We're predicting 34,000 hospital workers, including 1,000 in this district alone [will be laid off].”
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“Half of all New Yorkers, half of all New York children are on Medicaid.”
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“The largest middle class tax rate cut in 70 years.”
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“Donald Trump shut down an offshore wind project that was a $5 billion project.”
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“Donald Trump and his co-conspirators have been waging an all-out war on the working class.”
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“Spineless congressional Republicans, including seven from our state and in this district, have given President Trump free rein to unravel…”
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“This reckless trade war meant one thing, new tariffs.”
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“Tariff is nothing other than a disguised tax.”
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“The cost of everything is going to go up.”
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“The tourism industry is taking a hit.”
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“These cuts will decimate our entire health care system, our hospitals and providers.”
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“One third of all New Yorkers are on Medicaid.”
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“We worked hard to find a path to put upwards of $5,000 back in the pockets of hard working families.”
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“If you have a child under the age of four...Thousand dollars back in their parents pockets.”
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“Older kids, $500 per child.”
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“School lunches and breakfasts. We're covering the costs.”
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“That's $1,600 back per child back in people's pockets.”
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“An inflation rebate, $400 back in pockets to help with this.”
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“Every 10 years we redistrict...Based on population shifts.”
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“Our democracy has endured for 250 years in this great country.”
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“The big ugly bill proposed by President Trump and supported by seven Republican members of Congress here in the state of New York became…”
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“There'll be 1.5 million New Yorkers without health care.”
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“The Republicans decided not within the normal 10 year cycle for reducing, but that is what would us change the rules now.”
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“They added four Republican seats that have been evenly split.”
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“We are not going to let Republicans get away with it in Texas to light wipe out the seats of five duly elected Democratic members of…”
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“New York is exploring all of its options [for redistricting].”
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“We have more constitutional constraints than other states like California.”
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“There is a window to pass legislation that's already been introduced [for redistricting].”
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“We can get this literally on the ballot in the fall of 2027.”
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“This is a hijacking of our democracy, the likes of which we've never seen before.”
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“This is stealing elections from duly elected Democrats for their own political game.”
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“I don't support unilateral disarmament.”
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“The rules can be changed.”
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“We have the next generation of majority Republicans in Congress because we need a firewall.”
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“When the legislature passed the bill, they wrote in a way that you could not have a Cannabis shop within 500ft of the property line of a…”
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“We've already set aside money to help those who are struggling right now.”
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“I've committed to getting this reform done and get it changed so no one feels the effect.”
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