Billion-dollar utility rebates for NY families
Governor Hochul announced a billion-dollar utility rebate program for New York families as part of her cost-of-living agenda.
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul Discusses Major Announcement
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Jul 15, 2026
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Kathy Hochul on Trump's Economic Chaos and Its Real-World Toll
At 18:41 · chapter starts 15:31
Governor Hochul opens the interview with a sweeping assessment of Trump-era economic damage, predicting that historians will define the administration in one word: chaos. [1] — Kathy Hochul "Governor Hochul predicts future generations will define the Trump administration in one word: chaos. She catalogues the damage — rising gas…" 15:31 She traces the pain across multiple fronts — gasoline prices that fell under Biden and have risen again, grocery costs inflated by tariffs on fertilizer and aluminum, and ICE raids stripping farm labor from the northernmost, heavily Republican corner of New York. Canada, once America's most trusted trading partner, now feels hostile thanks to the tariff battles. Rural hospitals, already fragile, face closure from Medicaid cuts. Hochul argues this is no longer a purely urban Democratic story — everyday Republicans and independents in the heartland are saying 'we can't take it anymore.' She closes by listing New York's counter-measures: a billion-dollar utility rebate program, universal childcare, a housing agenda, and auto insurance cost reductions — while lamenting the absence of federal partners.
Gas prices rose after falling under Biden
Hochul noted gasoline prices had been declining under President Biden but have risen again under the Trump administration.
Governor Hochul: The Trump Era Will Be Defined by One Word — Chaos
Governor Hochul predicts future generations will define the Trump administration in one word: chaos. She catalogues the damage — rising gas prices, tariff-driven grocery costs, ICE raids gutting farm labor, and rural hospital closures — and argues it's reaching deeply into Republican-leaning districts.
NY Governor working on universal childcare
Hochul cited universal childcare as a key pillar of New York's pro-affordability agenda to counter federal economic headwinds.
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