Governor Kathy Hochul delivered remarks alongside Senator Kirsten Gillibrand regarding the Trump administration’s attack on the Social Security program and how New York’s seniors and families will be affected as a result of the President and Elon Musk’s efforts to close Social Security Administration offices and limit access to resources.
Governor Hochul: “In New York, our priorities are different. We think it’s wrong to say seniors and people with disabilities have to travel a great distance to secure their benefits. We say it’s wrong to describe Social Security as a ‘Ponzi scheme,’ and we say it’s wrong to jeopardize a safety net that has been there to make sure that our citizens never slip into poverty.”
Hochul: “There’s also seven other people in the State who need to hear about this, and those are your Republican members of Congress … If seven members of the delegation from New York State — starting with Elise Stefanik all the way on down — go into the Speaker’s office, demand that there would be changes or you’ll hold up President Trump’s agenda. You have the power, and if you don’t use that power, then you are complicit in this attack on the American people.”
