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Kathy Hochul: “When the tragedy strikes, as it did 27 days ago when a…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Governor Hochul Delivers Remarks at a Hurricane Melissa Relief Event

Published | Video Starts at 01:40

You're showing what hard is all about, right? You're showing what hard is because you also have other responsibilities. Taking care of patients here, taking care of your families, living life. But When the tragedy strikes, as it did 27 days ago when a Category 5 hurricane pummeled that island of over 2 million people, creating havoc and flooding and destroying homes and places of business and destroying lives, we didn't turn our backs. and say, well, no, we got enough of our own problems here in New York. We turned outward to find paths, to say, you have friends far away and we care about you. (01:40–02:01)

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