"NY House Republicans criticize Hochul's 'no-bid' migrant contracts"

New York's House Republican delegation criticized Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams for awarding "no-bid" emergency contracts worth billions of dollars to address the migrant crisis. The Republicans raised concerns about the contracts and questioned the management of federal funds allocated for the crisis. They highlighted contracts awarded to Texas-based firms Garner Environmental Services and Cotton Commercial, as well as a controversial $432 million contract with DocGo. The GOP lawmakers also pointed out campaign contributions and connections between the contractors and Hochul's administration. They criticized the handling of the migrant crisis and expressed concerns about the state's budget gap. Hochul's office stated that the contracts were awarded to vendors with existing contracts with the federal General Services Administration.