Progressive lawmakers urge special session to address Trump’s cuts

Progressive lawmakers urge special session to address Trump’s cuts

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NY Lawmakers Urge Special Session to Address Trump’s Cuts

Progressive lawmakers rallied in lower Manhattan on Wednesday with a message for Governor Kathy Hochul: It’s time for New York to act on President Trump’s federal cuts. Backed by over 60 left-leaning groups, the event called for state legislators to return immediately to Albany and get to work fortifying New York’s safety net. “It doesn’t make sense to wait for the cuts to actually happen,” Assemblymember Claire Valdez, one of the legislators wh…