Team,

Growing up, my family clipped coupons. We bought our clothes at thrift stores. And we worked hard every single day to get by and make ends meet.

That’s why, as Governor, I’m focused on helping New York families who are doing everything right but still struggling to make ends meet.

We’re putting up to $5,000 back in people’s pockets through a stronger Child Tax Credit, a middle-class tax cut, an inflation rebate, and free school meals for every child in New York. That’s real help — and parents will feel the difference.

But now, Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” threatens to rip all of it away, and that’s ugly.

Republicans are pushing the largest cuts to health care and nutrition programs in history. They’re slashing funding for high-needs schools nationwide. They’re tearing resources away from working families who are already exhausted and struggling to stay afloat. And all this just to pay for more tax cuts for billionaires.

I’m fighting back. But I can’t do it alone. Can you chip in to help me protect New York families and stop these devastating cuts?

We know what works: investing in children, supporting working parents, and giving families the resources they need to thrive. That’s what I’ll keep fighting for — every single day.

Thanks for being in this with me.

Ever Upward,

Kathy Hochul