Posted on 06/12/2025 10:47:01 AM PDT by simpson96
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), in a contentious exchange during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing Thursday, slammed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) over recent crimes in the state committed by migrants living in the country illegally.
Stefanik invoked an executive order immigration signed by Hochul, along with a number of recent crimes committed by those who were in the country without authorization, including the burning of a woman on the New York City subway last year.
“This is Kathy Hochul’s New York. It’s one of the many reasons why you’re hemorrhaging support from hardworking New York families,” Stefanik said. “They’re horrific crimes that are committed on your watch. You signed this executive order on your first day in office. You signed it again and again this January.”
“We deserved a governor who stands up for New Yorkers, who doesn’t put illegals first but actually puts New Yorkers first,” she continued.
The exchange took place at the Oversight Committee hearing on sanctuary states Thursday, featuring Hochul, along with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D).
Stefanik several times spoke over Hochul during the heated back-and-forth as the New York governor struggled to recall specifics of the cases but repeatedly told Stefanik she condemns the “horrific” crimes Stefanik cited.
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The Southern Tower is a region in Upstate NY.
We lived there in the Southern Tier and the people objected to it being referred to as “Upstate”.
Yeah I know those type. They think everyone north of the Southern Tier are ridgerunners. They’re in denial.
Correct. NYC and westchester county are downstate. Everything else is grouped into “upstate” although they do have names for each area: western NY, leatherstocking region, southern tier, etc.
Same with Buffalo and Niagara Falls. They like to be called “western NY”
“Same with Buffalo and Niagara Falls. They like to be called ‘western NY’”
Absolutely. I grew up in a small town south of Buffalo. It’s “Western New York”.
I love Williamsville. Was it West Seneca?
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