In response to the Essential Plan coverage losses, Invest in Our New York Campaign Manager Brahvan Ranga released the following statement: Yesterday, nearly half a million New Yorkers lost their Essential Plan health insurance. This was caused by the federal cuts to healthcare through HR-1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the ultra-rich in American history. Trump and his cronies cut over a trillion dollars from basic services like healthcare, SNAP, a

In response to the final state budget revenue package passed by the Assembly and Senate, Invest in Our New York campaign manager Brahvan Ranga released the following statement: “In finalizing a 2027 budget that largely avoids taxing the ultra-rich, Gov. Hochul hung New Yorkers out to dry yet again — siding with her billionaire donors instead of working-class people. The final budget does nothing to fill the enormous federal cuts that will strip 1 million New Yorkers of their

In response to news that the state will provide another $4 billion in funding to close New York City’s budget deficit, Invest in Our New York Campaign Manager Brahvan Ranga released the following statement: “Make no mistake: Gov. Hochul would not have backed a New York City pied-à-terre tax or provided this ‘new’ state funding without Mayor Mamdani’s leadership and the enormous pressure from our movement to tax the ultra-rich. While these represent critical investments in the