In response to Governor Hochul's proposal to send one-time checks to New Yorkers, Invest in Our New York Campaign Manager Carolyn Martinez-Class released the following statement:
"We’re glad Governor Hochul heard New York voters during the November elections: they are fed up with the status quo of barely making ends meet and expect her to seriously tackle New York’s ever-growing economic inequality and affordability crisis.
"But with the impending federal budget cuts coming from the Trump administration, Governor Hochul and state lawmakers need to go much further than sending one-time payments, and do everything they can to keep money in New Yorkers’ pockets for the long term.
"A majority of New Yorkers know and support the best solution to make our state affordable for generations to come: raising billions of new public dollars by making the ultra-wealthy and wealthy corporations pay their fair share and fully funding our public health system and schools, funding universal free childcare, shrinking utility costs, and more.
"Governor Hochul and legislative leadership must meaningfully tackle the affordability crisis during the upcoming budget negotiations and take concrete steps to close New York’s wealth gap."
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