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Kathy Hochul: “Would you please restore the Homeland Security and law…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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

Published May 27, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:51

No. The reason I have to call the president is to say, would you please stop threatening congestion pricing? It's working. Would you please restore the Homeland Security and law enforcement money that you took away? Would you please turn back on offshore wind? Because I want to power half a million homes with clean energy in Brooklyn. (09:51–09:57)

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Claims that Homeland Security and law enforcement funding was removed and requests its restoration.

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“We took on a lot of issues like auto insurance, trying to drive down those rates. We were successful.”
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“We passed this law. It is the law of the state of New York.”
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“This is now the law of the state, and so, yes.”
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“Would you please turn back on offshore wind? Because I want to power half a million homes with clean energy in Brooklyn.”
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“Would you please turn back on the gateway tunnel with 10,000 jobs that are now lost, or the Second Avenue subway?”
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