John,

Everyone is feeling it. The prices at the grocery store continue to go up. The car needs to be fixed. The kids need new shoes. And when you turn on the news, you find out there’s even more uncertainty in the economy than there was yesterday.

I know the pain New Yorkers are feeling, and as your governor, I’m committed to doing something about it.

Earlier this year, I put forward a plan that will put more money in New Yorkers’ pockets and help ease the pain they’re feeling under inflation. If it passes, our plan will:

• Send Inflation Refund checks of up to $500 to 8.6 million New Yorkers
• Deliver sweeping middle-class tax cuts, cutting rates to their lowest level in nearly 70 years
• Boost the Child Tax Credit and give parents up to $1,000 per child — triple the current maximum benefit
• Enact free school breakfast and lunch for every student in New York
• Make community college free for adult learners looking to go into high-demand fields
• Put New York State on a path to universal child care

For many New York families, our plan could put $5,000 in their pockets every year.

I’ve heard from New Yorkers all across the state about how these policies will help them, and I want to hear from you: 

How would more money in your pockets make a difference for you and your family?

I know how tough it can be as a working parent when the bills are piling up and you just need a break.

You have my word: I’m going to keep fighting to make it easier for you — and for all New Yorkers — to get ahead.

Ever Upward,

Gov. Kathy Hochul 

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