♪♪ >>> WELCOME TO THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF NEW YORK NOW BRINGING YOU LIVE COVERAGE OF GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS WITH THE NEW YORK PUBLIC -- THE CAPITOL PRESS ROOM AND IN A FEW MINUTES, HOPEFULLY, WE'LL TAKE YOU LIVE TO THE HART THEATRE.

S ALREADY IDENTIFIED FOR 2026 AND SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATE OF HER FIFTH STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS.

AND TO DO ALL THAT -- HEAD OF THE NEW YORK PRACTICE FOR STRATEGIES WHERE SHE IS A PARTNER AND MORGAN HOOK, A PARTNER WITH BLUE JACKET STRATEGIES.

AND GIVEN YOUR EXPERIENCE DOING COMMUNICATIONS FOR NOT ONE BUT TWO GOVERNORS, I'M CURIOUS WHAT YOU SEE AS THE GOAL FOR TODAY -- THE STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS AND WHO IS THE AUDIENCE FOR THESE REMARKS AND MAYBE THE ENSUING COVERAGE?

>> I THINK, LIKE EVERY GOVERNOR -- TO SET THE ADDRESS IN ALBANY AND THE GOVERNOR'S AGENDA IS THE THING THAT WILL DRIVE THE DAY.

- - YOU'RE ASKING WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THIS GOVERNOR.

THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO WALK OUT THERE, SAY THIS IS WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE IN ALBANY THIS YEAR THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON DURING THE LEGISLATIVE -- [ NO AUDIO ] SET THE TONE FOR THE SESSION.

YOU'LL HAVE GOVERNORS WHO WILL GO OUT THERE AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER, GOING TO DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS -- [ NO AUDIO ] FORMER BOSS SAID, ALL OF YOU ARE THE PROBLEM AND THIS PLACE DOESN'T WORK, AND I'M HERE TO CHANGE IT, AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE DIFFERENT APPROACHES -- [ NO AUDIO ] YOU'RE SETTING THE TONE IN ALBANY FOR THE SESSION AND THEN YOU GO FROM THERE.

>> AND THAT AGGRESSIVE APPROACH WASN'T NECESSARILY WELL RECEIVED -- [ NO AUDIO ] YOU COME TO THIS WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THE TOP STAFFER FOR THE SENATE MAJORITY, WHAT DO -- [ NO AUDIO ] HELD BY DEMOCRATS, THE ASSEMBLY, WHAT ARE THEY LISTENING FOR.

[ NO AUDIO ] IS IT A COMBINATION OR LOOKING FOR -- >> I THINK THEY ARE BASICALLY LISTENING WHERE THERE ARE POINTS OF AGREEMENT -- [ NO AUDIO ] THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR.

EVERYBODY IS ON PINS AND NEEDLES TO SEE WHAT THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO PREVIEW.

[ NO AUDIO ] AS WE ALL KNOW, STATE OF THE STATE IS AN APPETIZER BEFORE THE BIG MEAL -- >> SURE.

>> AND THEY'RE TRYING TO SEE, ARE WE -- [ NO AUDIO ] WHETHER IT'S HER AFFORDABILITY AGENDA DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH.

THEY ARE REALLY GOING TO SEE WHERE THE POINTS OF AGREEMENT AND POINTS OF DISAGREEMENT ARE.

[ NO AUDIO ] I DON'T THINK OVERLY DISRESPECTFUL.

THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR.

SHE'S GOING TO BE, I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU, AND I WANT TO BE, YOU KNOW, NEW YORK'S MOM IN CHIEF.

[ NO AUDIO ] >> YES, THEY DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.

>> THEY WANT TO GET OUT OF DODGE.

I THINK THE ELECTION -- THE PRIMARIES ARE IN JUNE.

SO THEY WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE ASAP.

[ NO AUDIO ] THEY WANT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT AND GO HOME.

>> MORGAN, IN A DDITION TO LAYIG OUT THE AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE -- THIS IS TO TAKE A VICTORY LAP, SO TO SPEAK, TO SAY, HERE'S EVERYTHING WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED TO DATE.

AND IN THAT LENS, WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS GOVERNOR -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> LOOK, THIS IS THE STATE OF THE STATE IS LONG ON RHETORIC AND AS WAS JUST SAID -- [ NO AUDIO ] THAT'S WHEN YOU SORT OF THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD AND WHAT ARE THE DETAILS OF HOW WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THESE POLICY PROPOSALS.

>> HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THESE PROPOSALS?

>> EXACTLY.

YOU WANT TO SAY, LOOK AT ALL OF THESE GREAT THINGS, AND TYPICALLY YOU'RE HIGHLIGHTING ACHIEVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN LINE WITH -- [ NO AUDIO ] WHEN THAT NEXT THING IS.

>> SURE.

>> YOU JUST MENTIONED THE MOM IN CHIEF, RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO HEAR STUFF.

WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING AFFORDABILITY IS THE BUZZ WORD.

WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING A LOT ABOUT THAT TODAY T. I WOULD HAVE TO THINK, AND IT'S GOING TO BE POLICIES.

SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT, I WOULD THINK -- [ NO AUDIO ] HELP NEW YORKERS IN THAT AFFORDABILITY SPACE AND THEN SHE'LL SAY THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS THIS, THIS GROUNDBREAKING THING -- [ NO AUDIO ] SO I THINK IT WILL ALL BE THE KIND -- IT WON'T BE GREATEST HITS, HERE IS SOME RANDOM STUFF I DID AND ALL PART OF CREATING -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

>> DOING THE CHECK LIST IN MY HEAD, THE THINGS THAT THE GOVERNOR WOULD TRUMPET, THAT A WORD, AFFORDABILITY -- [ NO AUDIO ] MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUT, GOT THERE EVENTUALLY.

THE REASON IT CAME OUT SO DIFFICULTLY -- EVEN THINKING ABOUT THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, ADDITIONAL SPENDING ON CHILD TAX CREDIT, THE MONEY FOR SCHOOL MEALS, SO-CALLED INFLATION -- WHETHER THEY'RE STILL AWARE OF IT.

ANY OF THAT YOU THINK IS WORTH PROMOTING TO THE VOTERS SO THAT THEY REMEMBER THIS COME ELECTION DAY IN 2026?

>> YES.

LOOK, THAT'S PART OF YOUR JOB, RIGHT?

YOU HAVE TO GO OUT -- [ NO AUDIO ] .

I THINK I'VE SEEN GOVERNOR HOCHUL GET BETTER AT THIS OVER TIME.

IT'S A WEIRD THING.

ALL THE THINGS WE DID THAT WEEK OR MONTH.

I THINK WE'VE SEEN KATHY HOCHUL GET BETTER AT THIS.

I THINK THERE WAS -- BECAME GOVERNOR.

>> LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ENERGY.

>> IT'S THE PART OF THE PERFORMANCE.

>> IT IS PART OF THE JOB TO GO OUT THERE AND GET RE-ELECTED AND TO SEE YOUR AGENDA GET PASSED IN THE LEGISLATURE THAT YOU -- AND IT'S THE SAME -- [ NO AUDIO ] YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR CASE WITH THE VOTERS.

YOU CAN ONLY MAKE YOUR CASE WITH THE VOTERS -- YOU CAN'T DO IT SUBTLY.

YOU CAN'T COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY THIS IS WHAT I DID FOR YOU.

[ NO AUDIO ] SHE'S GOING TO SAY A LOT OF THINGS TODAY.

YOU'RE HOPING THAT A VOTER HEARS ONE OF THESE THINGS.

YOU'RE HOPING THAT SOMETHING CATCHES THE ATTENTION OF THE -- [ NO AUDIO ] MOST PEOPLE AREN'T -- YOU ASKED BEFORE, WE DIDN'T REALLY ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHO IS THE AUDIENCE.

I THINK THE PRIMARY AUDIENCE, QUITE FRANKLY, ARE THE PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM.

[ NO AUDIO ] THE SECONDARY AUDIENCE, BECAUSE YOU HOPE SOME OF THESE MESSAGES GET OUT TO THEM, IS THE PUBLIC, IS THE VOTING PUBLIC -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THIS YEAR OR MOVING FORWARD, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ONE OR TWO THINGS.

WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE.

YOU KIND OF THROW AS MUCH -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - GRABS THEIR ATTENTION.

>> YOU MENTIONED PERFORMANCE.

LET'S CUT TO THE HART THEATRE WHERE THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO DELIVER HER REMARKS.

[ NO AUDIO ] THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND IS PERFORMING A MEDLEY OF NEW YORK-RELATED SONGS.

SHAWNTELLE -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> THE LITTLE GREEN GUY -- YOU MISSED HIM.

HE WAS OUT THERE AND I WAS TOTALLY DISTRACTED.

>> BUT THAT SPEAKS TO -- [ NO AUDIO ] ♪♪ ♪♪ >> FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN HEAR THIS, THIS IS THE GOVERNOR'S ALMA MATER.

TAKING PART IN THIS.

BACK TO THE STUDIO -- WE'LL FIND OUT LATER.

YOU HAVE A RECORD OF BEING A DEFENDER OF SUNI.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THE INSTITUTION OF LARGEST -- I SHOULD KNOW.

>> LET'S JUST CAUGHT TO SHAWNTELLE.

FROM THE LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT THE MAJORITIES WANT TO DO AND WHAT THE GOVERNOR IS LIKELY GOING TO WANT TO DO, IS THIS AN ISSUE WHERE THERE IS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AGREEMENT OR STUMBLING BLOCKS IN 2026?

>> I THINK MAYBE 97, 96% AGREEMENT.

[ NO AUDIO ] THE COST OF CHILD CARE TO GO DOWN, EVERYBODY WANTS UNIVERSAL PRE-K.

SHE HAS THIS THAT SHE IS INTRODUCING.

I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THE AFFORDABILITY, SAFETY, AND MAKING NEW YORK A HUB OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY.

THAT'S WHAT THE AVERAGE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THING TO RIDE ON.

THE HOW IS WHERE THEY ALWAYS COME IN.

HOW WILL WE MAKE NEW YORK MORE AFFORDABLE?

[ NO AUDIO ] AND, IN ADDITION, WHAT'S THE PROCESS TO MAKE NEW YORK -- HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THE MONEY?

WE KNOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS IN CHAOS.

[ NO AUDIO ] SO WITH OUR EXISTING RESOURCES, HOW DO WE SHOW PROSPERITY?

I THINK THERE WILL BE 98% IN AGREEMENT, BUT -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> YOU DON'T WANT TO WATCH IT.

>> SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED MAKING SAUSAGE, IT IS QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE.

[ NO AUDIO ] >> STICK WITH THAT SAUSAGE MAKING -- >> OH, THANK YOU.

>> YOU MENTIONED THE IDEA OF AN EXPANSION OF PRE-K IN NEW YORK CITY.

THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT REACHING -- [ NO AUDIO ] THE LEGISLATURE, THOUGH, HAS MEMBERS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE INCLUDING IN THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITIES.

ARE THEY GOING TO -- [ NO AUDIO ] WHAT ABOUT ME?

WHAT ABOUT THE UPSTATE 4-YEAR-OLDS, MAYBE, WHO HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN ACCESS TO PRE-K?

IS THIS GOING TO BE A STUMBLING BLOCK?

[ NO AUDIO ] BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM, AT LEAST INITIALLY, THEY ARE SUPER SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE, PRE-K ANNOUNCEMENT.

[ NO AUDIO ] THAT ISSUE PROBABLY DATES BACK TO EVEN YOUR TIME IN THE STATE SENATE.

>> OH, YES.

LOOK, I THINK ACCESS TO PRE-K IS IMPORTANT.

I THINK UPSTATE IS GOING TO WANT ACCESS TO -- [ NO AUDIO ] .

THE HIGHEST NEED FOR ACCESS TO PRE-K.

>> SURE.

>> AND LET'S IT BE HONEST.

I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THIS POLITICAL.

[ NO AUDIO ] SO I'M NOT SAYING SHE'S DOING THIS FOR POLITICAL REASONS AND THAT SHE JUST WANTS TO GET RE-ELECTED, BUT I THINK SHE KNOWS IF YOU CAN CONQUER WHETHER IT'S -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - ALL THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT Ks, IF YOU CAN CONQUER THAT IN NEW YORK CITY, IT MAKES EXPANSION UPSTATE MUCH EASIER TO NAVIGATE.

NEW YORK -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> LIKE 50% OF NEW YORK, SO IF SHE CAN CONQUER NEW YORK CITY, I THINK IT WILL BE EASIER FOR THE ROLLOUT TO EXPAND.

WILL SHE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - OBVIOUSLY WILL INVEST IN WHETHER IT'S COLLEGES LIKE THE SUNY SYSTEM.

EVERYONE HAS TO LOOK GOOD THIS YEAR.

[ NO AUDIO ] >> AS YOUR FORMER BOSS WOULD SAY EVERYONE WILL BE ROWING IN THE SAME DIRECTION.

>> THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE TWO SHIPS IN THE NIGHT.

>> AND SPECIFICALLY NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI, HE'S GOING TO BE IN THE ROOM.

WAS THAT TOO MUCH OF A STRETCH?

HE WILL BE IN THE ROOM AND THIS WILL HOVER OVER THE SESSION, AND HIS PRESENCE WILL HOVER OVER -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - ARE GOING TO USE HIM AS A BOGEYMAN FOR DEMOCRATS.

MORGAN, WHAT IS YOUR SENSE OF HIS ROLE IN THIS SPEECH AND -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> SO I THINK THE BIGGEST ROLE, HONESTLY, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, ZOHRAN MAMDANI -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AND DEMONSTRATED THAT DURING THE CAMPAIGN.

A LOT OF TIMES I THINK HIS CRITICS ARE LOOKING AT HIS BEHAVIOR OR HIS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - SAYING, THIS IS WHO YOU'RE ELECTING.

WHAT I'VE SEEN SINCE HE GOT ELECTED IS A GUY WHO SUDDENLY IS AN EXECUTIVE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - VERSUS BEING THE MAYOR OR THE GOVERNOR.

AND I'VE SEEN HIM MODERATE ON A LOT OF THINGS.

I THINK IT'S FAR MORE -- NO OFFENSE, DAVE -- [ NO AUDIO ] IN THE MEDIA LOOK AT THE DIVISIONS IN THE DEMOCRATS AND HOW IS KATHY HOCHUL GOING TO NAVIGATE ZOHRAN MAMDANI WHO IS VERY POPULAR -- [ NO AUDIO ] I HAVEN'T SEEN A WHOLE LOT OF DAYLIGHT BETWEEN KATHY HOCHUL AND ZOHRAN MAMDANI.

HE'S BEEN MAYOR FOR LIKE A WEEK.

[ NO AUDIO ] HE OFFICIALLY BECAME -- AFTER HE WAS ELECTED, LAYING OUT HIS POLICY POSITIONS.

THERE HASN'T BEEN A WHOLE LOT OF DAYLIGHT BETWEEN THESE TWO.

[ NO AUDIO ] THE IDEA HERE THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND FROM NOW UNTIL NOVEMBER, BECAUSE POLITICS PLAY A HUGE PART IN POLICY.

WE ALL KNOW THIS.

[ NO AUDIO ] WE HAVEN'T SAID THE NAME OF THE PRESIDENT ONCE IN THIS DISCUSSION SO FAR BUT YOU STILL DO HAVE THIS HISTORICALLY EVENT WHO IS SOWING DIVISIONS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

EVERYONE IS UNITING, I THINK -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN NOVEMBER.

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION AFTER THAT LONG RAMBLE, HOW MUCH -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - MAKE IN TERMS OF PUBLIC POLICY IN NEW YORK STATE?

I DON'T THINK AS MUCH IMPACT AS WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS GOING TO MAKE, AND I DON'T THINK AS MUCH IMPACT POLITICALLY -- [ NO AUDIO ] MUCH AS REPUBLICANS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MAYOR INTO A BOGEYMAN AND USE HIM AS A NEGATIVE ATTACK LINE IN THE SUBURBS.

BUT I THINK WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO AGREE ON, THEY'RE GOING TO LARGELY BE IN ALIGNMENT.

>> AROUND ZOHRAN MAMDANI POST HIS PRIMARY VICTORY IN JUNE, TO SAY, YES, I'M ONBOARD.

IF HE NEEDS TO BE MORE VOCAL ON SOMETHING THAT HE PROMISED WHICH WAS TAXING THE RICH -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - A LINE IN THE SAND ON THAT, WHY WOULDN'T THERE BE A DIVISION?

WHY WOULDN'T HE USE SOME OF HIS WEIGHT TO -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> TAX CORPORATE -- CORPORATIONS.

>> WE DON'T EXPECT HER TO LAY THAT OUT IN THIS SPEECH OR BUDGET ADDRESS.

>> I THINK SHE'LL DO IT.

>> TAXING THE RICH.

>> WHY NOT SAY IT IN THE STATE OF THE STATE?

>> HISTORICALLY, I DON'T THINK IT'S POLICY.

[ NO AUDIO ] GRANTED, IT'S FISCAL POLICY.

>> THERE WAS A TAX CUT IN THE SPEECH.

>> THAT'S THE SHINE OF THE BUDGET.

THE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING IS THE SHINE OF THE BUDGET.

I THINK THIS IS FOR POLICY.

[ NO AUDIO ] WHEN I TURN ON THE NEWS, WHAT DO I WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR?

AND SHE WANTS PEOPLE TO HEAR, I'M KEEPING YOU SAFE.

I'M KEEPING YOU, YOU KNOW, I'M MAKING THINGS AFFORDABLE IN NEW YORK.

[ NO AUDIO ] AND I LIKE THIS LITTLE THING I'M SAYING, THE MOM IN CHIEF.

I THINK THAT'S A NICE SLOGAN.

>> INTRODUCING HERSELF AS THE FIRST MOM GOVERNOR.

THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ABOUT PROTECTING KIDS ON ROBLOX.

THEY'RE ADDICTED TO ROADBLOCKS.

[ NO AUDIO ] AREN'T ONLINE -- >> STRANGERS AREN'T CONNECTING.

>> STRANGER DANGER.

THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WILL MOVE PEOPLE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THEY THINK IT'S HOKIE BUT FOR SOME MOM -- >> IT'S TANGIBLE, A TANGIBLE BENEFIT FOR PEOPLE, JUST LIKE WE SAW WITH THE EFFORTS TO RESTRICT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - OR WHAT WILL POTENTIALLY BE HER BIGGEST LEGACY, THE NO SMART PHONES IN SCHOOL.

>> I WAS A CRITIC OF THAT, BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I THINK -- [ NO AUDIO ] I THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP KIDS.

LORD, THEY'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION IN SCHOOL THESE DAYS.

>> YOU NAILED IT.

SO SHE'S GOING TO ATTACK THE RICH, WHY ISN'T SHE SAYING THAT TODAY?

SOME OF THIS IS LIKE THE GAMESMANSHIP THERE'S A SPEECH AND HOW WILL IT GET DISSEMINATED AND IF SHE SAID I'M GOING TO TAX THE RICH, THAT'S THE HEADLINE IN EVERY TV STATION.

THE BANNER ACROSS EVERY NEWSPAPER TOMORROW.

SHE DOESN'T WANT THAT, RIGHT?

SHE WANTS IT TO BE ABOUT AFFORDABILITY.

I'M GOING TO START SAYING IT, TOO.

YOU MENTIONED THE ROBLOX.

I'M THINKING OF THE CELL PHONE BAN.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - STATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TWO, ONE OF THEM GRADUATED LAST YEAR.

IN ANY EVENT, I LOVE THE CELL PHONE BAN AS A PARENT.

AS A POLITICAL STRATEGIST -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL.

>> YOU'RE ALWAYS, IN POLITICS, TRYING TO FIND THAT THING THAT WILL BREAK THROUGH THIS SORT OF PLANET -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - SOMETHING TANGIBLE THE REGULAR NEW YORKER HEARS ABOUT AND UNDERSTANDS, AND I THINK TELLING EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE, YOU KNOW WHAT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - TO TAKE PHONES AWAY FROM THE KIDS.

IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US, THAT'S GREAT AND THEY DON'T IS HAVE IT IN SCHOOL.

THAT'S A FANTASTIC THING.

I USE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE.

YOU'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH PUBLIC POLICY THAT CAN TRICKLE DOWN -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - ACTUALLY GET TO REAL PEOPLE AND THEY UNDERSTAND IT IN A WAY THAT AFFECTS THEIR LIVES.

>> AFTER HER SPEECH SHE WILL RELEASE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - MONSTROSITY THAT ONLY THE POLITICALS ARE GOING TO READ BUT, LIKE, MY MOM, MY SISTER, MY HUSBAND, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO READ THAT.

[ NO AUDIO ] AND SHE'S MAKING SURE SHE IS FOCUSED ON WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO TO WIN THE ELECTION.

[ NO AUDIO ] WHAT'S THE THING THAT, LIKE, WHEN I GO TO VOTE IN JUNE, SHE HAS A PRIMARY -- [ NO AUDIO ] ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TRICKLED DOWN TO ME I FELT THE IMPACTS OF GOVERNOR HOCHUL.

>> IN TERMS OF TANGIBLE BENEFITS THAT THE STATE CAN PROVIDE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - MORE AFFORDABILITY THINGS THAT THE GOVERNOR IS FOCUSING ON AND BRINGING IT BACK TO THOSE MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUTS, IT'S ONE THING TO SAY I TOOK -- [ NO AUDIO ] ANOTHER THING THAT REALLY IMPACTS PEOPLE'S POCKETBOOKS.

THIS YEAR ONE OF THE THINGS PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AND AS AN UPSTATE DRIVER -- >> I'M WITH IT.

>> DESPITE A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD MY CAR INSURANCE KEEPS GETTING MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE.

[ NO AUDIO ] >> KIDS ARE HAVING ACCIDENTS.

>> WHEN YOU MARRY SOMEONE FROM JAMAICA, MY CAR INSURANCE IS QUITE EXPENSIVE.

[ NO AUDIO ] >> -- IS IT IMPORTANT THAT WE THEM SEE A MEANINGFUL DISCOUNT OR DECLINE IN OUR CAR INSURANCE RATES MOVING FORWARD -- [ NO AUDIO ].

- - SHE GOES AROUND PROMOTING IT.

HOW DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOME OF THIS STUFF?

CAN SHE SAY ENOUGH THAT I LOWERED -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

>> I THINK IT'S A MIX.

I THINK ON THE CAR INSURANCE, I THINK IT'S SIMILAR TO SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T FEEL INSTANTLY.

THAT'S WHY HER AGENDA IS A MIX OF THINGS YOU FEEL IMMEDIATELY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - INSURANCE, THERE'S A LOT OF FRAUD IN THE STATE AND WHY OUR INSURANCES ARE RIDICULOUS.

SHE'S GOING TO TAKE -- [ NO AUDIO ] YOU PROBABLY WON'T FEEL ANYTHING UNTIL NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER, BUT THEN THERE'S SOME POLICIES LIKE, HEY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - HEY, YOU HAVE TO SHOW JUDICIAL WARRANTS GOING INTO SENSITIVE LOCATIONS.

THOSE ARE THINGS PEOPLE WILL SEE IMMEDIATELY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IF IT'S IN THE BUDGET.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT -- I JUST THINK IT'S A MIXTURE, AND I THINK SHE'S SMARTLY DOING A MIXTURE WHERE SHE'S GOING TO SAY -- [ NO AUDIO ] I KEPT YOU SAFE.

SO IT'S A MIX.

>> SURE.

>> I THINK THERE ARE SOME COSTS THAT IT MIGHT BE REALLY DIFFICULT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - HEALTH INSURANCE.

CAN A GOVERNOR OF ANY STATE REALLY HAVE AN IMPACT ON HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS, OR IS THAT FEDERAL -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> IF WE HAD A SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM, NEW YORK STATE, WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE.

>> MY POINT IS NOT WHETHER THAT QUESTION CAN BE ANSWERED -- [ NO AUDIO ] YOU GO AFTER INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS SO YOU CAN SHOW YOURSELF AS BEING AN ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE AND YOU CAN STAND WITH PEOPLE, AND SHE CAN STAND -- [ NO AUDIO ] CAR INSURANCE IS CRAZY, AND I AGREE WITH YOU.

THERE ISN'T HER ACTUALLY LOWERING CAR INSURANCE RATES, IT CAN BE, SHE STANDS -- [ NO AUDIO ] SHE UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH, AN ISSUE I CARE ABOUT, AND SHE IS FIGHTING FOR US.

A LOT OF TIMES IN POLITICS IT'S ABOUT NOT JUST THE TANGIBLE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - LIKE SOMEONE HAS YOUR BACK.

I THINK SOME OF THESE PROPOSALS MIGHT BE SOME OF THAT AND, AGAIN, I DON'T REALLY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PUBLIC POLICY AROUND -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THAT CREATE CAR INSURANCE AND THE RATES.

>> UT THAT ON A BUSINESS CARD.

>> THAT'S MY TITLE.

[ NO AUDIO ] GO OUT THERE AND SAY I UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS LIKE AND I AM GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND DO WHAT I CAN AND THAT CAN CONVINCE PEOPLE -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> WELL, STICKING WITH THE REAL SO-CALLED PEOPLE, LET'S CUT TO THE VIDEO PLAYING FOR PEOPLE IN THE HART THEATRE.

>> MEALS FOR EVERY STUDENT.

>> BACK TO SCHOOL TUITION FREE.

>> FARMERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> NEW YORK KEPT BUILDING, HOUSING, TRANSIT AND JOBS.

>> IN CENTRAL NEW YORK, GOVERNOR HOCHUL SECURED THE LARGEST PRIVATE INVESTMENT -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> MINIMUM WAGE IS TIED TO INFLATION.

>> THE WORK ISN'T DONE.

[ NO AUDIO ] >> NEW YORK STEPS UP AND LEADS.

>> ON AFFORDABILITY.

>> MENTAL HEALTH.

>> ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

>> THAT'S WHAT NEW YORKERS EXPECT.

>> FROM A MOM FROM BUFFALO.

>> FROM A MOM FROM BUFFALO.

>> SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO STRETCH A DOLLAR.

[ NO AUDIO ] >> WE'RE LEADING A DIFFERENT PATH.

>> THIS IS KIND OF THE MESSAGING THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT -- [ NO AUDIO ] TRYING TO HAMMER THAT THROUGH TO THE AUDIENCE AND, CHANTEL, THIS YEAR THE GOVERNOR HAS -- [ NO AUDIO ] SHE WILL HAVE TO NAVIGATE, ONE WILL BE A PRIMARY WHERE SHE WILL FACE A CHALLENGE FROM HER LEFT, FROM HER -- >> FROM HER OWN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

[ NO AUDIO ] >> OUT ON THE ROAD DOING A LISTENING TOUR, NOT LISTENING TO THE GOVERNOR.

>> THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE.

>> AND THEN IN NOVEMBER, SHE'S GOING TO -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - FROM NASSAU COUNTY EXECUTIVE BRUCE BLAKEMAN LIKELY TO BE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.

DOES THAT MEAN SHE HAS TO THREAD A NEEDLE OF SORTS WITH NOT JUST -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - NEEDS TO NOT ALIENATE HER BASE BUT ALSO MAYBE NOT ALIENATE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE REPUBLICAN CURIOUS COME NOVEMBER.

>> DO A BROAD NET AND SEE WHAT SHE GETS.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE.

THE GOVERNOR HAS TAKEN THE STAGE PREMATURELY AT THE HART THEATRE.

WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU THERE.

STICK AROUND AFTERWARDS.

WE'LL HAVE INSIGHT AND ANALYSIS.

>> FIRST OF ALL, RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE LEADER OF THE SENATE -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] AND ASSEMBLY SPEAKER CARL HEASTIE.

[ NO AUDIO ] TWO EXTRAORDINARY LEADERS I CONSIDER INCREDIBLE PARTNERS AS WE CHART THE PATH FORWARD FOR NEW YORK.

OUR PROTECTOR, OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL, LETITIA JAMES.

THE KEEPER OF COFFERS -- [ NO AUDIO ] DID A GREAT JOB.

AND ALL THE WAY FROM BUFFALO, ONE OF THE BUFFALO BILLS BIGGEST FANS, IS OUR -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE SENATE MINORITY LEADER, ROB ORTT.

[ APPLAUSE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] MINORITY LEADER WILL BARKLEY.

THE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS.

[ APPLAUSE ] THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY, ZOHRAN MAMDANI.

[ APPLAUSE ] [ NO AUDIO ] - - ALL ACROSS THE STATE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TODAY.

WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LABOR -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - HERE FOR LABOR.

MEMBERS OF MY INCREDIBLE CABINET LED BY -- [ NO AUDIO ] KATHERINE GARCIA, THE HEAD OF STATE OPERATIONS AND THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE TEAM.

NEW YORK CITY'S FIRST-EVER, MY HUSBAND, BILL HOCHUL.

[ NO AUDIO ] ON THIS 13th DAY OF 2026, WE'LL EMBARK ON A JOURNEY TOGETHER.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - INTO THE FUTURE, BUT THIS ADDRESS ACTUALLY CALLS US TO DO SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER THAN THIS MOMENT.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - 150 YEARS AGO AND HOW THAT HISTORY SHAPES WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE MUST GO FROM HERE.

THAT'S THE TONE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, THAT INCREDIBLE HISTORY THAT DEFINES US AS A COUNTRY AND NEW YORKERS BECAUSE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - A RATHER REBELLIOUS LOT WILLING TO TAKE ON FORCES LARGER THAN OURSELVES AND THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY AND FREEDOM -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THAT STRENGTH, THAT SPIRIT, THAT WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT FOR A BETTER FUTURE THAT WAS BORN IN SECRET MEETINGS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IN NEW YORK CITY CHARTING A PATH FORWARD UNDER THE WEIGHT OF AN OPPRESSIVE POWER.

[ NO AUDIO ] AND LATER WITH NEW YORK AS OUR COUNTRY'S FIRST CAPITAL, OUR BOLD -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - OF A NEW NATION FILLED WITH UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES.

OVER MY FOUR YEARS AS YOUR GOVERNOR -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - FEELING THE PULSE OF THIS GREAT STATE, I HAVE SEEN THE SAME STRENGTH, THE RESILIENCE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THAT DEFINE NEW YORKERS 250 YEARS AGO.

AND I SHAPED OUR AGENDA FOR 2026 AND BEYOND -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - CONVERSATIONS FROM EVERYDAY NEW YORKERS, FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE STATE, PEOPLE WHO REFUSED TO BACK DOWN -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - LIKE THE STREETS OF DURHAM, A SYRACUSE GRANDMOTHER.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MEET LAST MAY.

THANKS TO OUR HOUSING POLICIES -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - HER LIFELONG DREAM OF OWNING A HOME.

[ APPLAUSE ] PEOPLE LIKE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IN THE FLAT IRON DISTRICT.

SPENT A LOT OF MONEY THERE, DEBORAH.

HER BUSINESS, THOUGH, IS GETTING HIT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - FROM TRUMP'S TARIFFS, AND SOMEHOW SHE'S MAKING IT ALL WORK WHILE STILL LEADING A NONPROFIT THAT SUPPORTS HOMELESS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AND I THINK ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE JOSIAH, A 14-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAD THE COURAGE TO SEEK HELP -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - TODAY HE'S OUT SHARING HIS INSPIRING STORY REMINDING HIS PEERS IT'S OKAY TO ACCEPT A HELPING HAND.

[ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] SO WHEN I SAY YOUR FAMILY IS MY FIGHT, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE I'M TALKING ABOUT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - COUNTLESS OTHERS WITH ME BECAUSE I'VE LIVED MY OWN VERSION OF THEM.

GROWING UP IN A CRAMPED HOME OUTSIDE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - A DRAFTY ATTIC WITH A COUPLE OF BROTHERS, DOING MY HOMEWORK LATE AT NIGHT, MY SPACE HEATER AFTER I GET HOME AT 11:00 -- [ NO AUDIO ] I ACTUALLY MAKE VERY GOOD PIZZA.

YOU SHOULD TRY IT.

BUT ACTUALLY NOT KNOWING WHERE MY -- [ NO AUDIO ] WHEN PEOPLE WORK HARD, WHEN SOMEONE HAS THEIR BACK, IT CAN CHANGE THE ENTIRE COURSE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AND THAT IS WHY I BELIEVE WITH MY WHOLE HEART THAT GOVERNMENT CAN AND MUST BE A FORCE FOR GOOD.

[ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] AND OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE'VE PROVEN IT.

WE TOOK OUR -- [ NO AUDIO ] EMPOWERED A COMEBACK FEW THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE.

CRIME IS DOWN.

CRIME IS DOWN IN -- [ NO AUDIO ] OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SAFER THAN THEY'VE BEEN IN YEARS.

[ APPLAUSE ] [ NO AUDIO ] WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE LEGISLATURE, WE SECURED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT HOUSING DEAL IN HALF A CENTURY.

PUT DOWN ROOTS AND WE'VE EXPANDED CHILD CARE, KAPT THE COST OF INSULIN AND LAUNCHED THE NATION'S VERY FIRST PARENTAL LEAVE PROGRAM.

THAT'S HOW YOU CHANGE LIVES.

[ NO AUDIO ] ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CREATING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GOOD PAYING JOBS.

RETAIL IS SURGING.

MORE COLLEGE GRADUATES ARE MOVING TO NEW YORK.

WE'RE LEADING THE NATION -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] FROM BABYLON TO BUFFALO, NEW YORK IS RISING.

SO IF YOU'RE BETTING ON THE FUTURE -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] IF YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR TALENT, YOU WILL FIND IT IN NEW YORK.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE EPICENTER -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND WILL ALWAYS REMAIN NEW YORK.

MY FRIENDS, I AM SO PROUD TO STAND BEFORE YOU AND SAY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IS STRONG!

[ APPLAUSE ] [ NO AUDIO ] BUT I NEED TO LEVEL WITH YOU.

THIS MOMENT CARRIES REAL THREATS FROM -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - DRIVING UP COSTS ON EVERYTHING FROM GROCERIES TO FARM EQUIPMENT THROUGH THESE RECKLESS, RECKLESS TARIFFS.

[ NO AUDIO ] MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT PUT UNION MEMBERS TO WORK.

TEARING APART -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - MOTHERS FROM THEIR BABIES AND CALLING IT PUBLIC SAFETY, AND JUST LAST WEEK THE WORLD WATCHED AS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.

LEFT A CHILD WITHOUT A MOTHER AND A COMMUNITY AND, INDEED, A NATION -- [ NO AUDIO ] IT'S ALL PART OF AN AGENDA THAT ONLY MAKES OUR LIVES HARDER.

BUT HERE'S THE THING ABOUT NEW YORKERS, WE DON'T BACK DOWN.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - TAKE AWAY FUNDING FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE MADE THEM RESTORE IT.

[ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] WHEN THEY TRIED TO KILL CONGESTION PRICING, WE BEAT THEM -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] BUT LITERALLY LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO ANOTHER THREATENING SOCIAL MEDIA POST.

MR.

PRESIDENT, THE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - WE WILL NOT BOW TO A WANNABE KING AND CONGESTION PRICING IS STAYING ON.

[ APPLAUSE ] [ NO AUDIO ] YES, THIS IS A REAL YEAR YES, THIS IS A REAL YEAR OF UNCERTAINTY DRIVEN BY RECKLESS FEDERAL POLICIES -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IT'S HITTING OUR BOTTOM LINE.

BUT HERE IS THE GOOD NEWS.

WE BUILT THE BOAT TO WITHSTAND THE STORM.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - OUR MONEY RESPONSIBLY AND THAT MEANS IT CAN MAKE TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS IN OUR FUTURE WITHOUT RAISING TAXES -- [ NO AUDIO ] WE CAN GET THIS DONE, FOUR YEARS AGO WE LAID OUT A BOLD VISION, AND I TOOK RESPONSIBILITY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AS WE HEAD INTO 2026, WE ARE SEEING THE RESULTS, CLEAN HYDRO POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME -- [ NO AUDIO ] BACK TO OVER A MILLION HOMES IN NEW YORK CITY.

[ APPLAUSE ] OVER A MILLION HOMES IN NEW YORK CITY.

LONG- STALLED HOUSING PROJECTS FINALLY RISING FROM THE GROUND.

A NEW PROJECTS FINALLY RISING FROM THE GROUND, A NEW STADIUM BRINGING PRIDE AND INVESTMENT TO WESTERN NEW YORK.

[ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] NOW YOU'RE ALL ALLOWED TO SAY, GO BILLS.

>> GO BILLS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANKS.

[ NO AUDIO ] THE BEST THING I'VE GOT, RIGHT?

WE ALSO HAVE THE BRAND-NEW BELMONT PARK, RACING IN THE FUTURE, THE WORLD CUP -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THEY'RE COMING HERE.

AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS FINALLY BEING REBUILT FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - TO OUR BRIDGES AND TUNNELS, TO EXPANDING THE SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY EVEN FURTHER.

AND THE INNER OROUGH EXPRESS -- [ NO AUDIO ] IT'S ALL MOVING FORWARD IN 2026.

EVEN THE REN OVATIONS OF -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ NO AUDIO ] LONG DREAMED ABOUT THE PATH FORWARD.

ALSO FAMILIES -- [ NO AUDIO ] MINIMUM WAGE HIKE, BETTER PAID FAMILY LEAVE, A CHILD TAX CREDIT UP TO $1,000 PER CHILD -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] WE HAVE THE LOWEST MIDDLE CLASS TAX RATES IN 70 YEARS.

[ NO AUDIO ] THAT'S THE LOWEST IN 70 YEARS.

[ APPLAUSE ] AND WE PAID OFF BILLIONS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - WHILE INCREASING THE BENEFITS BY 70% -- [ NO AUDIO ] FOR ANYONE WHO FIND THEMSELVES OUT OF WORK.

WHAT ELSE CAN WE LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2026?

COMMUNITIES OVERLOOKED FOR TOO LONG.

LOOK WHAT'S COMING.

SHOVELS IN THE GROUND -- [ NO AUDIO ] THREE DAYS FROM NOW SHOVELS ARE GOING IN THE GROUND, MICRON IS HAPPENING.

FAIR LIFE IN MONROE COUNTY, CHOBANI, THESE WINS ARE THE RESULTS OF FIGHTS WE TOOK ON.

[ NO AUDIO ] AND A FUTURE WE CHOSE TOGETHER.

AND WHEN I SAY TOGETHER -- [ NO AUDIO ] IT ALSO MEANS THE LOCAL LEADERS WHO WORK AROUND THE CLOCK KEEPING OUR TOWNS AND OUR CITIES RUNNING.

LET'S HEAR FROM A FEW OF THEM.

>> WE ARE NEW YORK.

>> WE ARE NEW YORK.

>> WE ARE NEW YORK.

>> WE ARE NEW YORK.

>> ACROSS THE STATE, LOCAL LEADERS ARE BUILDING -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> TURNING VISION INTO RESULTS PEOPLE CAN SEE AND FEEL.

>> NONE OF US CAN DO THIS ALONE.

>> AND PROGRESS DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> LEADERS LIKE GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL.

>> GOVERNOR HOCHUL.

>> SINCE SHE TOOK OFFICE IN 2021 -- >> GOVERNOR HOCHUL HAS DELIVERED UNPRECEDENTED INVESTMENT.

>> LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> SHE HELPED SMALL CITIES LIKE PEEKSKILL FLOURISH.

[ NO AUDIO ] >> MORE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS CREATING JOBS IN WESTERN NEW YORK.

>> THE SINGLE LARGEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT IN OUR COUNTY'S HISTORY.

[ NO AUDIO ] .

>> TO REVITALIZE OUR DOWNTOWN.

>> IS A TRUSTED PARTNER IN OUR SHARED FIGHT FOR UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE.

>> HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE.

>> TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THE VILLAGE -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> -- EVERY SINGLE DAY.

>> WHEN NEW YORKERS WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING.

>> GOVERNOR HOCHUL.

>> SHE'S DELIVERED FOR US -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> SHE KNOWS WE ARE NEW YORK.

>> WE ARE NEW YORK.

>> WE ARE NEW YORK.

>> WE ARE NEW YORK.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> YES, WE ARE NEW YORK.

AND AS YOUR GOVERNOR, I'M SO PROUD TO LEAD THE FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR -- [ NO AUDIO ] WORKS FOR ALL AND TODAY I'M HERE TO TELL YOU HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT FIGHT.

AND IT STARTS AND ENDS WITH MAKING LIFE -- [ NO AUDIO ] TALKING CHILD CARE, GROCERY, UTILITY BILLS.

ONE THING IS CLEAR, PARENTS VETERANS -- [ NO AUDIO ] LAST YEAR WORKING WITH THIS LEGISLATURE WE PUT UPWARDS OF $5,000 BACK IN THE POCKETS OF -- [ NO AUDIO ] WELL, THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS.

[ NO AUDIO ] NOW WAR ON THE MIDDLE CAST, LEAVING SPACE TO PICK UP THE PIECES.

[ NO AUDIO ] THIS YEAR WHILE WASHINGTON -- I'M DOUBLING DOWN ON THE FIGHT FOR MORE AFFORDABLE NEW YORK STARTING WITH CHILD CARE.

[ APPLAUSE ] WORKING PARENTS, NO COST IS MORE OVERWHELMING, AND I KNOW HOW URGENT THIS IS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - JUST STARTING OUT, CHILD CARE WAS ONE OF OUR GREATEST OBSTACLES.

I WAS FRESH OUT OF LAW SCHOOL, ALL EXCITED ABOUT MY CAREER, DREAM JOB WORKING ON CAPITOL HILL FOR A SENATE -- [ NO AUDIO ] WHEN OUR BABIES ARRIVED, I HAD TO GIVE UP THAT CAREER.

THOUGH THEY'RE GREAT KIDS.

[ NO AUDIO ] BUT WE SIMPLY COULDN'T FIND AVAILABLE, AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE THEN AND NOW.

IT WAS TOUGH THEN -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - FAMILIES TODAY, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

IN NEW YORK CITY CHILD CARE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - $40,000 A YEAR.

FOR THAT PRICE, DOING YOUR -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] ONE YEAR AGO I STOOD ON THIS VERY STAGE I SAT ON THIS VERY STAGE AND PLACED OUR STATE ON THE PATH TO UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE.

[ APPLAUSE ] I STAND BEFORE YOU WITH A CLEAR ROAD MAP TO SHOW YOU HOW WE'LL GET THERE.

BUILDING ON OVER $8 BILLION -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - MADE SINCE 2022.

AND THIS PLAN WILL ULTIMATELY DELIVER UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE FOR EVERY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - NEW YORK FULL STOP.

FULL STOP.

AND THE WORK HAS ALREADY BEGUN.

FIVE DAYS AGO I -- [ NO AUDIO ] WE STOOD TOGETHER.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

COME ON, REPUBLICANS HAVE KIDS, TOO, YOU CAN STAND.

I STOOD WITH MAYOR MAMDANI TO ANNOUNCE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF HIS UNIVERSAL PROGRAM WHILE HELPING NEW YORK CITY REALIZE THE FULL PROMISE -- [ NO AUDIO ] STATEWIDE WE'RE TAKING A DIFFERENT BUT EQUALLY AMBITIOUS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - WE'RE PROMISING UNIVERSAL PRE-K FOR EVERY SINGLE 4-YEAR-OLD BY 2028.

[ APPLAUSE ] AND THIS YEAR -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - COMMUNITY WILD CHILD CARE TO PROVIDE YEAR ROUND AFFORDABLE CARE FOR NEW BORPS TO BORNS TO S AND WE'LL BUILD ON THAT, OUR STATE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND OUR VOUCHER PROGRAM SO TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE FAMILIES CAN ACCESS HIGH-QUALITY CARE FOR NO MORE -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] AND THANKS TO OUR STRONG ECONOMY, WE HAVE THE REVENUE TO -- [ NO AUDIO ] BUT TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING, WE ALSO NEED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, SO WORK WITH EMPLOYERS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - INVEST IN CHILD CARE BENEFITS.

I WANT NEW YORK, THE NUMBER ONE PLACE FOR ANYONE WHO START A FAMILY AND BUILD -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] WHEN WE DO THAT, WHEN WE DO THAT WE ALL WIN.

[ NO AUDIO ] OUR COMMUNITIES ARE RICHER IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD BUT AFFORDABILITY DOESN'T STOP AT CHILD CARE.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - NEW YORK HOUSEHOLD PAYS NEARLY $1,700 PER YEAR JUST TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND THE HEAT RUNNING.

- - CHALLENGES, DONALD TRUMP'S STOP WORK ORDER ON OFFSHORE WIND, ONLY MAKES IT WORSE IN THE LONG RUN.

[ NO AUDIO ] WHILE THAT BATTLE CONTINUES, WE'RE TAKING ACTION NOW, STREAMLINING UTILITY ASSISTANCE, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAKE ENERGY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - NEW YORKERS ARE BLIND SIDED BY ABSORBITANT RATE HIKES.

WE CAN MAKE ENERGY MORE AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE.

AND SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS LEAVING THIS STATE EVEN STRONGER FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.

[ APPLAUSE ] THERE'S ANOTHER AFFORDABILITY ISSUE THAT'S BEEN APPARENT FOR YEARS.

ANYBODY OUT THERE OWN A CAR?

[ NO AUDIO ] IN MANY PARTS OF OUR STATE OWNING AN AUTOMOBILE IS NOT A LUXURY, IT'S A NECESSITY.

[ NO AUDIO ] NEW YORKERS PAY THE HIGHEST AUTO INSURANCE RATES IN THE NATION.

$1,500 MORE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

NOT BECAUSE NEW YORKERS ARE DOING ANYTHING WRONG.

[ NO AUDIO ] BECAUSE OF RAMPANT FRAUD AND LITIGATION COSTS ARE -- WHEN THE SYSTEM ALLOWS OUT-OF-CONTROL PAYOUTS, THOSE COSTS GET PASSED ON TO YOU.

[ NO AUDIO ] MONTHLY PREMIUM BILLS.

NEW YORKERS SHOULD NOT PAY MORE FOR THE SAME COVERAGE, AND THIS IS THE YEAR WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - FRAUD, RUNNING A SYSTEM THAT REWARDS ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR.

IF YOU ARE DRIVING DRUNK, DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE, OR COMMITTING -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - SHOULD NOT GET A PAYDAY.

THIS IS ABOUT FINALLY STANDING UP FOR MILLIONS OF NEW YORK DRIVERS WHO DESERVE A BREAK.

[ INAUDIBLE ] AND THIS YEAR WE'LL CONTINUE CRACKING DOWN ON CRIMINALS OF ALL KIND.

NEW YORK WAS FACING A CRISIS OF CRIME AND DISORDER.

IN THE TWO YEARS BEFORE I ARRIVED, SHOOTINGS HAD NEARLY DOUBLED.

REPEAT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - A JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE FELT UNSAFE.

I PROMISED NEW YORKERS I WOULD DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER -- [ NO AUDIO ] WE BACK THAT WITH ACTION.

WE MADE UNPRECEDENTED INVESTMENTS IN POLICE, IN PUBLIC -- [ NO AUDIO ] WE ENACTED THE STRONGEST GUN LAWS IN THE NATION ALONG WITH COMMON SENSE REFORMS -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ NO AUDIO ] - - AND TO STOP CRIMINALS FROM WALKING FREE ON TECHNICALITIES.

WE EQUIPPED POLICE WITH THE BEST TECHNOLOGY, DEPLOYING -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - MORE SPECIALIZED UNITS TO CRACK DOWN ON RETAIL THEFT AND ALSO ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

FOUR YEARS LATER -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - RECORD LOWS SHOOTINGS, HOMICIDES, SUBWAY CRIME, ALL DOWN.

[ APPLAUSE ] BUT I'LL TELL YOU THIS, WE'LL NEVER BE SATISFIED.

SO THIS YEAR WE'RE BUILDING ON WHAT WORKS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - ENFORCEMENT TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CRIMINALS AND WE'LL EXPAND OUR SUCCESSFUL NETWORK OF CRIME ANALYSIS THAT CENTERS STATEWIDE.

AND TO MAINTAINING ENHANCED POLICE PATROLS, WE'LL INSTALL MORE PLATFORM BARRIERS AT 85 ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS AND EXPAND -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - PEOPLE IN CRISIS OFF THE TRAIN AND INTO CARE.

[ APPLAUSE ] [ NO AUDIO ] - - FIREARMS THAT ARE FLOWING INTO OUR STATE ALONG THE IRON PIPELINE.

BUT NOW WE'RE TAKING AIM AT THE CLASSIC -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - ILLEGAL 3D PRINTED GHOST GUNS ARE NOW HOMEMADE KILLING MACHINES, ASSEMBLED WITH PIECES YOU CAN -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - POSSIBLE TO FIGHT BACK, I'M PROPOSING THE FIRST IN THE NATION LAW REQUIRING ALL 3D PRINTERS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - SOFTWARE THAT BLOCKS THE PRINTER FROM CREATING A GUN.

IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE.

[ APPLAUSE ] TO INCLUDE SOFTWARE THE PRINTER FROM CREATING A GUN.

IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE.

[ APPL WE'RE PUTTING GUN MANUFACTURERS ON NOTICE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THAT CAN BE CONVERTED INTO SEMIAUTOMATIC MACHINES ABLE TO -- ABLE TO FIRE -- [ NO AUDIO ] NOT HERE.

NOT IN NEW YORK.

AND THAT'S HOW WE SAVE LIVES AND FIGHT CRIME.

[ APPLAUSE ] [ NO AUDIO ] LIKE THE FREEDOMS WE FOUGHT SO HARD FOR 250 YEARS AGO.

MOPPING AMONG THEM IS THE FREEDOM TO PRACTICE YOUR RELIGION.

IN 2026 WE'LL TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT OUR HOUSES OF WORSHIP AGAINST THE RISING TIDE OF ANTI-SEMITISM -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - ALREADY INVESTED $130 MILLION TO BETTER SECURITY, SACRED SPACE, BUT CLEARLY MUCH MORE HAS TO BE DONE.

PROTESTERS LED PRO-HAMAS CHANTS OUTSIDE A SYNAGOGUE IN CUE GARDEN HILLS.

THAT'S NOT PREEXPRESSION -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - ANTI-SEMITISM AND THAT'S WHY I'M PROPOSING A BAN ON THESE PROTESTS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - BUT NOT WITHIN 25 FEET OF THE PROPERTY LINE AT HOUSES OF WORSHIP.

THOSE WHO SIMPLY WANT TO PRAY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - CAN DO SO WITHOUT FEAR OF HARASSMENT.

EVERYBODY DESERVES IT.

EVERY SPACE DESERVES THAT.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - AS YOU KNOW EXTENDS TO OUR KIDS AS WELL.

WE'VE TAKEN ON BIG TECH AND PASSED NATION-LEADING LAWS SO KIDS WILL NO LONGER -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - ALGORITHMS THAT MANIPULATE THEIR MINDS.

THEY'LL NO LONGER BE TARGETS FOR MEGA CORPORATIONS MONETIZING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - WHEN THE SCHOOL DAY BEGINS, THEIR CELL PHONES ARE TUCKED AWAY UNDER A BELL-TO-BELL BAN.

AND IN JUST THE LAST FOUR MONTHS -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] EXTRAORDINARY.

CLASSROOMS ARE ALIVE WITH DISCUSSION.

LAUGHTER FILLS OUR LUNCH ROOMS.

AND FOCUS -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ LAUGHTER ] HE IS A WEIRD-LOOKING DUDE.

BUT I SAY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - WE ENACT NEW REQUIREMENTS TO PROTECT ALL SOCIAL MEDIA USERS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

LET'S BLOCK -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - CHILD PREDATORS, NUMBER ONE.

LET'S DISABLE A.I.

CHATBOTS THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS MENTAL -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - LOCATION SHARING.

WHY SHOULD THEY KNOW WHERE OUR KIDS ARE?

AND LET'S DO MORE TO CUT OFF ACCESS TO ONLINE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - ENSNARED BY ADDICTION AT A YOUNG AGE.

WE CAN GET THAT DONE, I KNOW WE CAN.

[ NO AUDIO ] OUR COMMUNITIES CANNOT REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WITHOUT AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

[ NO AUDIO ] FOR TOO LONG OVERBURDENSOME REGULATIONS HAVE MADE IT TOO HARD NOT JUST TO BUILD HOMES BUT THE PLACES PEOPLE WORK AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE -- [ NO AUDIO ] AND THAT'S WHY FOUR YEARS AGO I MADE A COMMITMENT TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO, TO CUT THE RED TAPE, AND TO CLEAR THE WAY TO -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] WE TOOK ON A SYSTEM THAT WAS FAILING OUR FAMILIES AND -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IN 50 YEARS.

WE GOT THAT DONE.

[ APPLAUSE ] WE MADE IT VERY CLEAR.

[ NO AUDIO ] AS A RESULT, WHEN WE DID THIS, WE SAVED OVER 71,000 HOMES.

THEY WERE AT RISK OF BEING SCRAPPED.

WE OPENED THE DOOR -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THE NEXT DECADE AND WE FUNDED PROJECTS, STRENGTHENED TENANT PROTECTIONS, TURNED VACANT PROPERTIES INTO HOMES.

[ NO AUDIO ] AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE STEPPING UP, TOO.

UNDER OUR PLAN OVER 400 PRO-HOUSING COMMUNITIES AGREED TO BUILD -- [ NO AUDIO ] BECAUSE WE LET WITH CARROTS, I STARTED WITH A STICK.

[ NO AUDIO ] BUT UNDER MY APPROACH WE HAVE COMMUNITIES SAYING YES TO BUILDING HOUSING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

THEY'RE STEPPING UP.

[ APPLAUSE ] AT FIRST WE STARTED WITH JUST 20 COMMUNITIES THAT WERE WILLING TO STEP FORWARD AND SAY I'LL BUILD MORE HOUSING TO GET MY HANDS ON -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - EVERYBODY REALIZED, WE'D LIKE A SHARE OF THAT MONEY, TOO.

SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP CHANGING THE CULTURE AROUND BUILDING.

WE HAVE 400 COMMUNITIES.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP BUILDING -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - $250 MILLION INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

[ APPLAUSE ] AND 100 -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURED HOUSING THAT LOWERS COSTS.

THESE HOMES ARE BEAUTIFUL, MY FRIENDS.

[ NO AUDIO ] MY PARENTS STARTED LIFE IN, THAT TINY RUNDOWN BUILDING.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

YOU CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE.

I'VE VISITED SO MANY OF THEM.

TO HELP OWNERS OF RENT REGULATED BUILDINGS MAKE THE REPAIRS AND INVESTMENTS TO GET MORE HOUSING STOCK ONLINE.

[ NO AUDIO ] CRACK DOWN ON THE WORST LANDLORDS WITH INCREASED PENALTIES STRENGTHEN RENT RELIEF -- [ NO AUDIO ] BUT AS FAR AS WE'VE STILL COME, THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS STILL STUCK NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE BAD IDEAS BUT BECAUSE OF THE -- [ NO AUDIO ] BECOME THE OBSTACLE.

EVEN PROJECTS EVERYBODY AGREES WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CLEAN ENERGY, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - PUSHING UP THE COSTS AND PUSHING OPPORTUNITIES FURTHER AND FURTHER OUT OF REACH.

SO THIS YEAR WE'RE TAKING -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - A FEW PROCESSES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED IN HALF A CENTURY.

NOW RIGHT NOW THEY SLOWED DOWN THE VERY PROJECTS TO HELP US FIGHT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES.

THAT'S WHY IN THIS BUDGET I'M PROPOSING A SIMPLE COMMON SENSE UPDATE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - TO HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE, CLEAN ENERGY, WE'RE GOING TO LET THEM BUILD.

WHEN A TOWN OR CITY DECIDES TO MOVE FORWARD, THEY SHOULD -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - NOW CUTTING RED TAPE DOESN'T END AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.

IT EXTENDS THE GOVERNMENT, TOO.

OUTDATED AND LEVERAGE CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO SHOW US HOW TO MAKE GOVERNMENT WORK BETTER.

TALKING TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT THE BUREAUCRATIC BARRIERS HOLDING THEM BACK.

[ NO AUDIO ] TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT WISELY AND THEIR GOVERNMENT IS OPERATING EFFICIENTLY.

WHILE WE'RE BRINGING -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> LIVE COVERAGE OF THE NEW YORK STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS FROM NEW YORK NOW AND THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC NEWS NETWORK.

>> -- IS HOME TO 8.5 MILLION -- [ NO AUDIO ] ALMOST 1 MILLION MORE THAN WHEN I FIRST TOOK OFFICE.

AND NOW WE'RE FORGING AHEAD -- [ NO AUDIO ] LOOKING BACK 200 YEARS AGO THE ERIE CANAL MADE NEW YORK STATE AN INDUSTRIAL POWERHOUSE.

BUT THOSE JOBS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IN THE 1970s.

COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE PAID THE PRICE.

I REMEMBER WHEN THE STEEL PLANT SHUT DOWN IN BUFFALO.

[ NO AUDIO ] IT TOOK A TOLL.

I REMEMBER SEEING THE PAIN FROM THE OUT OF BUSINESS SIGNS, BUSINESSES GONE DARK.

[ NO AUDIO ] THEY'VE LOST HOPE.

NONE OF MY SIBLINGS, BIG IRISH CATHOLIC FAMILY, LOTS OF SIBLINGS, THEY COULDN'T EVEN STAY IN THE TOWN THEY -- [ NO AUDIO ] THE LESSON THAT TAUGHT ME WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

NEW YORK SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT AT THE MERCY OF DECISIONS MADE FAR AWAY WITH -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - USHERING IN A REBIRTH OF MANUFACTURING, ONE THAT'S BUILT TO LAST.

IN 2022 WE ENACTED -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - INCENTIVE PROGRAM ENSURING THE DEFINING TECHNOLOGY OF OUR TIME WOULD BE BUILT IN NEW YORK BY NEW YORKERS.

[ APPLAUSE ] THE WORLD'S LARGEST CHIP MAKERS BUT TO ENSURE THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE WITHIN REACH FOR ALL NOT JUST -- [ NO AUDIO ] I'M GOING TO BE INVESTING HALF A BILLION DOLLARS TO HELP ALL NEW YORKERS GAIN THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

WE'LL DO THAT.

LET'S GO WAY BACK, THOUGH.

IT STARTS WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL.

I TOOK ON SOME STRONG INTERESTS AND INSISTED WE GO BACK TO BASICS AND HOW WE TEACH OUR KIDS TO READ.

[ APPLAUSE ] AND WE GOT RID OF INEFFECTIVE METHODS.

WE TOOK ON THAT FIGHT AND WE WON.

THIS YEAR -- [ NO AUDIO ] SO WE CAN PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION FOR THE JOBS OF TOMORROW.

[ APPLAUSE ] AND FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO -- [ NO AUDIO ] ADULTS WHO WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR THE JOB THEY CHOSE ISN'T WORKING OUT, WE LAUNCHED FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR ADULT LEARNERS PURSUING HIGH-DEMAND CAREERS FROM -- [ NO AUDIO ] AND JUST SINCE LAST SUMMER, MORE THAN 11,000 MORE PEOPLE ENROLLED THAN WOULD HAVE DONE IT OTHERWISE.

WE'RE OPENING THE DOORS.

LET'S EXPAND IT EVEN FURTHER TO NEW FIELDS LIKE LOGISTICS.

AIR TRAFFIC -- [ NO AUDIO ] WE DID GET THIS DONE.

LAST YEAR I TOOK THE STEP OF THE FIRST NUCLEAR PROJECT IN A GENERATION.

[ NO AUDIO ] ALL OF THE ABOVE APPROACH TO ENERGY.

I REALIZED IT SOUNDED VERY AMBITIOUS.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - A LOT OF NUCLEAR POWER.

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, THERE'S ONE THING I BELIEVE, YOU GO BIG OR YOU GO HOME.

MORE NUCLEAR POWER THAN BUILT ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE LAST 30 YEARS.

LET'S DO IT.

[ APPLAUSE ] COMMUNITIES ARE BEGGING FOR THIS UPSTATE AND, ALSO, TO MAKE SURE NEW YORKERS ARE READY FOR THESE GOOD-PAYING OPPORTUNITIES -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NUCLEAR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SO YOU CAN FORGE OUR CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE TOGETHER.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HOMER IS DOING.

BUT LET ME BE CLEAR, OUR ENERGY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - TO SERVE NEW YORKERS FIRST.

NOW DATA CENTERS ARE VITAL FOR INNOVATIVE FUTURE -- [ NO AUDIO ] TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF ENERGY AND LEAVE RATE PAYERS FOOTING THE BILL.

SO IF THEY WANT TO BUILD IN NEW YORK -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] - - BUT, ALSO, ULTIMATELY I WANT THEM, IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - POWER INDEPENDENTLY, CLEAN ENERGY, NOT ON THE GRID, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND RAISE COSTS FOR NEW YORKERS.

WE ALSO WON'T ALLOW TECHNOLOGY TO -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - BECAUSE PEOPLE DESERVE TO TRUST WHAT THEY SEE AND HEAR DURING ELECTION SEASON, SO THIS YEAR -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - ALL A.I.-GENERATED IMAGES AND VIDEOS, SO REAL NEW YORKERS KNOW WHAT'S REAL AND WHAT'S NOT.

[ APPLAUSE ] AND WE'LL STRENGTHEN OUR EXISTING LAWS THAT WILL PROHIBIT DEEP FAKES THAT IMPERSONATE CANDIDATES -- [ NO AUDIO ] TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE GUNS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE GUNS.

[ NO AUDIO ] [ LAUGHTER ] NEW YORK HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PLACE WHERE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ARE VIGOROUSLY DEFENDED -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - WHEN THOSE RIGHTS ARE UNDER DIRECT ATTACK, NEW YORK IS DOING WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE.

WE'RE STANDING FIRM.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - WE ACTED IMMEDIATELY, PROTECTING ABORTION ACCESS AND SHIELDING PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS FROM POLITICAL PERSECUTION.

[ APPLAUSE ] [ NO AUDIO ] OUR STATE CONSTITUTION AND STRENGTHEN ONE OF THE NATION'S OLDEST HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS.

[ NO AUDIO ] THAT RECORD HAS COME UNDER SIEGE BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

ONE OF THE CLEAREST EXAMPLES OF WHAT'S AT STAKE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON WANT TO DRIVE UP PREMIUMS, DENY COVERAGE AND FORCE FAMILIES TO CHOOSE BETWEEN SEEING A DOCTOR AND PAYING THEIR RENT -- [ NO AUDIO ] WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT LIKE HELL TO STOP THEM.

THIS YEAR WE'LL PROTECT AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR MORE THAN 1.3 -- [ NO AUDIO ] THAT'S HOW WE STAND UP.

WE'RE ALSO PROTECTING ACCESS TO LIFESAVING VACCINES.

[ NO AUDIO ] I LITERALLY HAD TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND EXPAND TO PRESCRIBE AND ADMINISTER VACCINES -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - PROTECTED AND THINK ABOUT OUR KIDS.

THIS YEAR I'LL GO FURTHER ENSURING NEW YORK'S IMMUNIZATION STANDARDS -- [ NO AUDIO ] MEDICAL EXPERTS, NOT CONSPIRACY THEORISTS.

[ APPLAUSE ] ALSO, PROTECTING NEW YORKERS -- [ NO AUDIO ] STANDING UP TO I.C.E.

AGENTS WHO ABUSE THEIR POWER.

[ APPLAUSE ] A STATE THAT WAS BUILT BY IMMIGRANTS, LIKE MY OWN GRANDPARENTS WHO FLED GREAT POVERTY IN IRELAND, AND WE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - OVER THE LAST YEAR COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK FROM FARMS TO FACTORIES -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - HAVE BEEN SHAKEN BY AGGRESSIVE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ACTIONS THAT GO TOO FAR.

YESTERDAY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AT NEW YORK CITY HALL, AN ANALYST WITH LEGAL WORK AUTHORIZATION -- HAVE YOU MET AN ANALYST LATELY?

[ NO AUDIO ] THEY'RE REALLY NOT THREATENING.

THEY'RE NOT THE BADDEST OF THE BAD.

THEY'RE JUST DOING THEIR JOBS.

IS THAT PERSON REALLY A THREAT?

[ NO AUDIO ] I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO PROTECT NEW YORKERS FROM CRIMINALS ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.

I ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WILL.

BUT PEOPLE OF ALL POLITICAL -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - SEEN LATELY HAS GONE TOO FAR AND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

[ APPLAUSE ] NEW YORK WILL NOT ALLOW THE USE OF STATE RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION RAIDS ON PEOPLE -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] NOT DOING IT.

LET ME BE CLEAR.

PUBLIC SAFETY WILL ALWAYS COME FIRST.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - AND WITH HUMANITY.

WE WILL NOT ALLOW MASKED I.C.E.

AGENTS TO STORM OUR SCHOOLS, OUR -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - OUR HOUSES OF WORSHIP FOR CIVIL IMMIGRATION RAIDS UNLESS THEY HAVE A JUDICIAL -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - SIGNED BY A JUDGE.

[ APPLAUSE ] AND WHEN THESE BOUNDARIES ARE CROSSED, ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS.

[ NO AUDIO ] FROM THE PRESIDENT ON DOWN, NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, LET ME REPEAT, NO ONE.

AND THAT IS WHY I WILL ALLOW -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - HOLD I.C.E.

AGENTS AND OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE IN COURT WHEN THEY ACT OUTSIDE THEIR SCOPE OF DUTIES.

NOW THIS -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] THIS DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH LOCAL -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - OR PUBLIC SAFETY.

IT SIMPLY AFFIRMS A CORE TRUTH.

POWER DOES NOT -- [ NO AUDIO ] AND IF SOMEONE'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE VIOLATED HERE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, I SAY THEY DESERVE THEIR DAY IN COURT, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.

[ NO AUDIO ] REST ASSURED YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FUTURE, ARE MY FIGHT.

YOU KNOW, HISTORY HAS PROVEN WHEN FREEDOM IS ON THE LINE, NEW YORK SHOWS UP BEGINNING WITH THE ORDER -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - FREEDOMS AND VALUES WHEN THEY WERE UNDER ATTACK 250 YEARS AGO.

WE ARE THE PATRIOTS.

[ LAUGHTER ] NOT -- WRONG PATRIOTS.

GET RID OF THAT.

NOT THOSE PATRIOTS.

[ NO AUDIO ] THE PATRIOTS WHO FORGED A NEW NATION.

WE ARE THE PEOPLE -- [ NO AUDIO ] BLAZE A TRAIL FROM SENECA FALLS, DEMANDED DIGNITY AT STONEWALL, AND WHEN THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT WAS PUT TO THE TEST -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - WHO LIGHT THE WAY FORWARD.

[ APPLAUSE ] - - BEFORE US TODAY ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE NEW YORKERS FACED 250 YEARS AGO.

OTHERS ARE NEW.

THE BATTLES MAY LOOK DIFFERENT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - UNSPEAKABLE SPIRIT AND THE TOUGHNESS OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE.

YOU SEE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY.

YOU SEE IT IN THE POLICE OFFICERS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THE REST OF US ARE ALLOWED TO SLEEP SAFELY.

YOU SEE IT IN TEACHERS ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - MR.

PETER JAMES DID IT, MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE NURSE IN THE NORTH COUNTRY WHO PUTS HER KIDS TO BED BEFORE HEADING TO THE HOSPITAL -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IT'S THE FIFTH GENERATION DAIRY FARMER IN WYOMING COUNTY UP BEFORE DAWN KNOWING THAT PEOPLE ARE COUNTING ON HIM FOR THEIR VERY EXISTENCE -- [ NO AUDIO ] BUT A SHARED EXPERIENCE, ONE PURPOSE, SHOWING UP -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THAT'S THE LEGACY WE MUST UPHOLD.

AND I BELIEVE THAT 250 YEARS FROM NOW PEOPLE WILL LOOK BACK AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - FIGHT FOR THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS WHEN THEY WERE UNDER ATTACK.

STAND UP AND PROTECT NEW YORK AS A BEACON OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE -- [ NO AUDIO ] A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN RAISE A FAMILY WITHOUT BEING CRUSHED BY BILLS, CAN AFFORD A HOME, WE CAN START A BUSINESS, WORK A FARM.

[ NO AUDIO ] DID WE PROPERLY INVEST IN EDUCATION KNOWING THAT AN EDUCATED POPULACE MAY BE OUR BEST DEFENSE -- [ NO AUDIO ] [ APPLAUSE ] AND LONG CHERISHED RIGHTS ARE STRIPPED AWAY -- [ NO AUDIO ] DID WE STAND UP AND FIGHT BACK AND PROTECT THEM?

NOW TO EACH OF THESE QUESTIONS I KNOW NEW YORKERS WILL ACCEPT NO ANSWER OTHER THAN -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS THE ESSENCE OF MY 2026 STATE OF THE STATE.

IN THE WEEKS AHEAD, WORKING WITH LEADERS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - WAYS TO DELIVER FOR NEW YORKERS JUST AS HE'S DONE THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

BECAUSE THERE'S ONE THING I KNOW, NEW YORKERS MOVE FORWARD -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - SIDE-BY-SIDE, THERE'S NO CHALLENGE WE CAN'T MEET, NO TYRANT WE CAN'T BEAT, NO FUTURE WE CAN'T BUILD.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - ENTHUSIASM, OPTIMISM AND WITH FEARLESSNESS, MUST BE TOUGH, WE HAVE TO BE STRONG.

[ NO AUDIO ] I SAY THIS, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU POSSIBLY SAY ON A DAY LIKE TODAY, OTHER THAN LET'S GO BILLS!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪ THROW YOUR HANDS UP ♪ >> AND THAT WAS -- AND THAT WAS GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS FROM -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - PUBLIC NEWS NETWORK.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BRIEFLY CONSIDER WHAT WE JUST HEARD AND SOME OF WHAT MAYBE WE DIDN'T HEAR AND TO DO ALL THAT WE'RE JOINED IN THE STUDIO -- [ NO AUDIO ] HEAD OF THE NEW YORK PRACTICE FOR TUSK STRATEGIES AND MORGAN HOOK, A PARTNER WITH BLUE JACKET STRATEGIES.

SO, MORGAN, IN A -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - MYSELF IF NOT A BETTER LOOKING VERSION, AND, FOR ME, I'M TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT IS THE HEADLINE FROM THIS SPEECH TOMORROW.

[ NO AUDIO ] SORT OF KATHY HOCHUL '25 2.0.

THAT SAME SORT OF AFFORDABILITY, ANTI-TRUMP -- [ NO AUDIO ] BUT THAT'S A LOT OF GOBBLE-GOOK.

WHAT IS THE HEADLINE?

[ NO AUDIO ] >> IN A FORMER LIFE, I WORKED IN TELEVISION.

I WAS A PRODUCER AND REPORTER, AND SO I'M SITTING HERE LISTENING FOR THAT ONE SORT OF -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I HEARD IT.

LIKE, I'M SURE WE COULD GO BACK AND FIND A 15-SECOND CLIP, BUT THERE WAS NO SORT OF, LIKE -- [ NO AUDIO ] BUT I THINK YOU NAILED IT.

I THINK THE TAKE SYSTEM AWAY FROM THE SPEECH, AND YOU CAN GO BACK AND FIND THE SOUND BITE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AND IT'S THE, WHAT ARE THE INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC POLICY PROPOSALS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT ARE GOING TO BE ABOUT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - SOME OF THE THINGS THEY ROLLED OUT IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE SPEECH.

>> SURE.

>> IT'S CAR INSURANCE.

IT'S CHILD CARE EXPENSES.

[ NO AUDIO ] WE'LL TALK LATER ABOUT ENERGY AND DATA CENTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH I DO THINK MAY NOT IMMEDIATELY FEEL LIKE SOMETHING -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AGENDA THING BUT VERY MUCH IS.

SO, YOU KNOW, SHE DID HAVE SOME GOOD SOUNDBITES IN THERE.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - AGENDA NOT NECESSARILY.

I THINK THAT'S THE TAKEAWAY WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING IF SHE'S REPEATING THE THEMES FROM LAST YEAR.

[ NO AUDIO ] >> YOU HAVE TO HAMMER THAT STUFF HOME.

>> GOT TO SAY THAT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

>> YEAH.

AND THE SPEECH, THOUGH, HAS A VARIETY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - SOMETHING LIKE DATA CENTERS, AND THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOME PEOPLE WHO CARE A LOT ABOUT, SAY, WHERE DATA CENTERS ARE GOING TO GET THEIR POWER FROM -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - APPEALING THERE AND OTHER CONSTITUENCIES SHE'S TRYING TO APPEAL TO.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

>> I THINK SHE'S TRYING TO APPEAL TO -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - COME INTO THE STATE AND USE AND GENERATE ALL OF THIS ENERGY.

>> OH, SURE.

>> LATER ON IT'S GOING TO TRICKLE DOWN TO YOUR UTILITIES.

>> BUT I'M SAYING -- [ NO AUDIO ] THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO THIS IS IT.

THERE'S PEOPLE IN THE SENECA FALLS WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

IT'S NUMBER ONE.

THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - DOWN THE LIST.

WHILE SOMEONE MIGHT CARE, IT MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY RANK.

CHANTEL, I WANT TO BRING UP SOMETHING BEFORE THE SPEECH, THIS IDEA THAT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITIES, BROADLY SPEAKING, ROWING IN THE SAME DIRECTION.

>> SHE ACTUALLY REFERENCED IT.

>> YEAH, DID THAT SPEECH SEEM TO -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - OF STUFF YOU AND I CAN DO TOGETHER OR DOES 10 SOME OF THAT SET UP TO BE A FIGHT OR A CHALLENGE TO ASSEMBLY MAJORITY -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> I THINK ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE SAID, LIKE, WHO DOESN'T WANT TO EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH?

WHO DOESN'T WANT TO STREAMLINE UTILITY SYSTEMS?

THE THINGS SHE'S SAYING ARE THINGS THAT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THE LEGISLATURE MAY WANT TO GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE BUDGET.

THAT'S WHEN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION REALLY GETS HOT AND THAT'S WHEN STATE LEGISLATORS -- [ NO AUDIO ] THIS IS HER AGENDA.

THIS IS HER AGENDA AND THE THINGS THAT -- WHAT DO THEY ALWAYS SAY?

64 OR 65% -- [ NO AUDIO ] YOUR EVERYDAY THINGS.

I -- YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG FAN OF THE GOVERNOR.

[ NO AUDIO ] IT WAS NOT SHOCK AND AWE, SHE WENT WITH STABILITY.

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE IN POLITICS YOU WANT THE THING, LIKE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THING AND SHE'S, LIKE, I'M THE EVERYDAY STABLE POLITICIAN.

I'M HOLDING IT DOWN.

I'M KEEPING -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - THIS IS MY PLATFORM, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE, WOW, THIS IS SO EXCITING.

IT JUST HAS TO BE DOABLE.

>> I THINK THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE.

[ NO AUDIO ] COMPARED WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN D.C., AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S CHAOS EVERY DAY -- >> EVERY DAY.

>> YOU SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MINNEAPOLIS, BEING DRIVEN BY FEDERAL POLICY -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IMMIGRATION AND JUST BEING A ROCK, A FUNCTIONAL, YOU KNOW, NOT CORRUPT, NOT DYSFUNCTIONAL -- [ NO AUDIO ] WE DO THAT AND WE DO IT ON TIME, LIKE, THAT CAN BE A PRETTY COMPELLING -- THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU WANT -- [ NO AUDIO ] EMBROILED IN SCANDAL ALL THE TIME AND DOING THINGS TO INTENTIONALLY HARM PEOPLE, MAYBE, TO YOUR POINT, MAYBE THAT'S -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - A REAL DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING COMING OUT OF D.C.

FOR MOST VOTERS IN NEW YORK, THE PERCEPTION, I WOULD THINK, MOST VOTERS IN NEW YORK, THAT'S A REAL DISTINCTION -- [ NO AUDIO ] VERSUS COMING OUT OF ALBANY.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT COLLEGIALITY, HER TONE WAS EXTREMELY COLLEGIAL NOT JUST TO THE -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - STATE ELECTEDS, IT'S -- IF YOU SAW THE VIDEO THAT SHE PLAYED DURING HER SPEECH, IT WAS HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL OFFICIALS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - AND, LIKE CITY MAYORS, REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT.

SO I THINK SHE'S TRYING TO PITCH A BIG TENT, APPEAL TO THE MASSES -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> THE EXECUTIVE, A REPUBLICAN.

>> IN A YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A REPUBLICAN -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IT'S QUITE ENDEARING TO ME.

>> BUT IN TERMS OF THAT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE POTENTIALLY WANTING TO GO FURTHER -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - WHAT SHE TALKED ABOUT HERE GOT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FROM A FRIENDLY ROOM, BUT Ind WONDER WHETHER THE LEGISLATURE WILL WANT TO GO FURTHER WITH I.C.E.

THAN SHE'S COMFORTABLE WITH AND THE ISSUE OF CAR INSURANCE.

THERE ARE REASONS SOME OF THESE THINGS DON'T GET TACKLED IN ALBANY.

[ NO AUDIO ] LIKE THE STATUS QUO FOR CERTAIN REASONS, LIKE THE TRIAL LAWYERS.

>> THE BIG, BAD TRIAL LAWYERS.

>> WELL, ONE PERSON'S BIG, BAD TRIAL LAWYER -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - IN THE STAKEHOLDER SYSTEM.

SO THERE ARE PEOPLE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WOO OR STEAM ROLL, SO TO SPEAK.

>> WE'VE SEEN -- I WILL SAY THIS -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - GOVERNOR, THEY HAVE STEAMROLLED CERTAIN ADVOCATES, CERTAIN CONSTITUENTS WHEN NECESSARY.

[ NO AUDIO ] - - THE CAR INSURANCE THING, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT TRICKLES DOWN TO IMMEDIATE SAVINGS OR IMMEDIATE IMPACT -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - SOME OF THE ELECTIVES.

I THINK THE IMMIGRATION STUFF, DUE TO THE TIMES THAT WE'RE FEELING, I THINK THE MAJORITY LEAD LEADER ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM SPEAKER HEASTIE BUT I DO THINK THINGS LIKE THAT -- [ NO AUDIO ] AGAINST THE TRADITIONAL MODEL BASED ON THE TIMES THAT WE HAVE.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT TWO MINUTES LEFT.

>> YOU'RE GETTING FLOODED WITH WHAT?

>> COMMENTS FROM REPUBLICANS WHO SAY THE SPEECH WAS OUT OF -- [ NO AUDIO ].

IT'S NOT RESPONSIVE ENOUGH TO THE PROBLEMS THAT REAL PEOPLE HAVE.

DO YOU THINK THAT IS A MESSAGE THAT'S GOING -- [ NO AUDIO ] >> I'M A DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST.

I'VE BEEN IN THE STATE WORKING IN POLITICS NOW FOR COMING UP -- [ NO AUDIO ] AND WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM REPUBLICANS THE ENTIRE TIME IS HOW AWFUL A PLACE IT IS, RIGHT?

THAT'S JUST THE REPEATING THEME CONSTANTLY.

[ NO AUDIO ] .

WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN POWER, I GUESS THAT'S THE MESSAGE YOU WANT TO SEND CONSTANTLY.

I TAKE ALL OF THAT WITH A HUGE GRAIN OF SALT WHEN THAT'S THEIR LEADING MESSAGE.

I WILL POINT OUT THERE IS ONE PLACE THAT RAISED MY EYES IN THE SPEECH AND THAT WAS WHEN SHE WAS -- [ NO AUDIO ] WHEN COMMUNITIES SAY YES, WE'RE GOING TO LED THEM BUILD.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

WHAT ARE THE DETAILS OF THAT?

THE WAY I HEAR THAT -- [ NO AUDIO ] ONE PLACE WE'VE SEEN A DRAMATIC SHIFT FROM DEMOCRATS ESPECIALLY IN NEW YORK AND FROM KATHY HOCHUL IS ON THE ISSUE OF -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - ARE WE GOING TO GET RID OF NATURAL GAS COMPLETELY.

SHE TALKED A LOT ABOUT NUCLEAR THERE AND DRAMATICALLY EXPANDING WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO ON THAT.

SOMETHING IN THE STATE ENERGY -- [ NO AUDIO ] FROM LATE LAST YEAR WAS WE'RE GOING TO KEEP NATURAL GAS AS PART OF THE NATURAL ENERGY FLEET.

WE'RE GOING TO LET THEM BUILD, DOES THAT MEAN -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - A LOT ABOUT ENERGY AND ENERGY COSTS.

AND THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A FIGHT WITH SOME OF YOUR -- [ NO AUDIO ] - - PARTY.

LET'S SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

BY THE WAY -- >> THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR THIS CONVERSATION.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO GET INTO THAT IN A FUTURE EPISODE.

[ NO AUDIO ] ON FRIDAY YOU'LL GET ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS AND REPORTING ON THE ACTIVITIES AT THE CAPITOL AND I WANT TO THANK MY GUESTS TODAY, CHANTEL PLUMMER OF TUSK FOR SPENDING THE AFTERNOON WITH US.

I'M DAVID LOMBARDO.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.