Gov.Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., told Politico Tuesday that she was "excited" at the possibility of a Democratic Congress holding up President Donald Trump's agenda through investigations and hearings.Hochul brought up the concept while discussing the Democratic Party's chances of not only retaking the House in November but the Senate as well.
With both chambers of Congress, Hochul said Democrats could halt the "corruption" she alleged was occurring under the Trump administration."We are hoping for the House, but to get the Senate on top of it, next level, game-changing, extraordinary," Hochul said."So, I'm excited about this.
When you talk about Trump's next two years with that Democratic House and Senate, hey, guess what? There's investigations, there's hearings, there's subpoenas, there's questioning.We're putting the media spotlight on everything he's doing and trying to stop his 'flood the zone' strategy of doing so much bad stuff in such a short time that you can't even keep track of it."THE NINE KEY RACES THAT WILL DECIDE WHO CONTROLS THE SENATE, AND WHERE THEY STANDPresident Donald Trump addresses reporters at the White House, left, while New York Gov.
Kathy Hochul speaks at a news conference on March 3, 2025.(David Dee Delgado/Reuters; Joe Raedle/Getty Images)She added, "And so now you'll have congressional oversight committees and subcommittees and commissions.
So that's going to tie things up to at least not that we want to stop the workings of the good part of government, but stop the corruption, stop the abuse and things that he's getting away with now, a fraction of them would have been national scandals for years and taken out here."Despite her criticism of Trump's agenda, Hochul also voiced hope that she could work with the president in his final two years in office."I think there are some legacy projects that I've encouraged him to look at in New York as well.I want to build nuclear.
I want to power this state with what'll ultimately be low-cost, reli...