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Rep. Malliotakis introduces bill to hold New York, Hochul accountable for lax bail law after Lee Zeldin attack
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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., is introducing federal legislation to combat New York’s bail reform law, fearing that if Gov. Kathy Hochul wins in November, nothing will change.
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"I'm so happy we finally have a mayor that's releasing this information because Bill de Blasio hid this is data from the public," Malliotakis said in an interview with Fox News Digital on Thursday. "People like me have been advocating for this law to be changed because we know it's detrimental to the community. We know that crime is skyrocketing and as a result, have had difficulty in getting the data to prove that."
"I was very happy to see that the NYPD under Mayor Adams, released the data that proves what we've been saying all along, that this is that this law is a danger to society and that they've been putting the interests of career criminals ahead of the safety of our law-abiding citizens," Malliotakis said, before turning the blame on Hochul. "In fact, the governor is doing everything she can to hide those facts from the public in defense of this ridiculous law that is hurting her constituents."