22 Assembly Democrats Call on Governor Hochul to Tackle New York’s Unemployment Insurance Crisis

July 13th, 2022

In a letter sent to Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday, July 11, 22 members of the New York State Assembly’s Democratic conference requested that the governor use higher-than-expected revenues to pay down New York’s $8.1 billion UI debt to the federal government.

This letter signals a new movement in the fight for UI relief which Upstate United and many other organizations called for during this year’s legislative session. In addition to this group of legislators, Senator Anna Kaplan and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli have sounded the alarm on this problem throughout the last year.

We thank the following Assembly members for their recent efforts:
Carrie Woerner
113th District

Didi Barrett
106th District

Albert A. Stirpe, Jr.
127th District

Monica Wallace
143rd District

Donna A. Lupardo
123rd District

Patrick B. Burke
142nd District

Jonathan Jacobson
104th District

William B. Magnarelli
129th District

Patricia Fahy
109th District

Judy A. Griffin
21st District

Billy Jones
115th District

Jen Lunsford
135th District

John McDonald
108th District

William C. Conrad
140th District

Karen M. McMahon
146th District

Steve Stern
10th District

Stacey Pheffer-Amato
23rd District

Sandy Galef
95th District

Fred W. Thiele Jr
1st District

Gina L. Sillitti
16th District

Nader J. Sayegh
90th District

Thomas J. Abinanti
92nd District

Upstate United, along with our allies in the business community, will continue to advocate for meaningful UI relief from Governor Hochul and legislative leaders.