'Fired up and ready to go!'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Gov. Kathy Hochul has spoken to Trump about the program and highlighted early indications that it's working, according to a person familiar with the discussion.
52% : On one side are New York House Republicans who want Trump to end federal approval for the tolls, a move that would squelch the program and give GOP lawmakers a political victory.
52% : Unlike 32BJ SEIU, the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council and DC 37, which have major business before the city and are thus far expected to stick with Adams, 1199 mostly deals with the state government.
51% : -- A Facebook post from NYC Health + Hospitals, via Gothamist, debunking misinformation spreading on social media about reporting patients and visitors to ICE.
49% : "Trump wants to take our Medicaid.
46% : Business leaders are trying to get the message to Trump's orbit as well with a three-pronged argument: The tolls will generate money and jobs for improvement projects, save commuters time and prevent tax increases.
46% : "He promised to the American people that he will not touch Medicaid, access to health care, and here we are.
43% : "Trump is about transactions and if there is a reason this should stand then it will stand," New York Building Congress President Carlo Scissura said.
33% : Wylde said she has not spoken with Trump directly, but with "fellow travelers" to get her points across.
31% : And they warned Republicans will slash Medicaid, an attack line gaining steam even as the GOP insists it's a lie.
27% : Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, a potential Hochul opponent in 2026, believes Trump wants to act with speed to kill the program.
22% : The issue has come up in New York House Republicans' meetings with Trump, who railed against congestion pricing when he ran for president last year.
21% : Standing alongside Velázquez, Bob Hayes, president of Community Health Care Network, described the chaos and uncertainty created by Trump's directives, both on federal funding and on fast-tracking deportations.
20% : Meanwhile, Reps. Jerry Nadler and Adriano Espaillat appeared virtually with the nonprofit Protect Our Care to similarly condemn Trump's attack on Medicaid.

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