Hochul said that Republicans can “have at it” if the party manages to take control of the legislature in future years but that Democrats have a responsibility to use the power they have now. “This is a war. We are at war, and that’s why the gloves are off. And I say, ‘Bring it on,’” she said.

New York State lawmakers are responding as Democratic lawmakers in Texas are facing civil arrest warrants for fleeing the state to block a vote that could redraw the state’s electoral map in favor of Republicans.