Gov. Kathy Hochul left the meeting with New York's congressional delegation on Wednesday with the affirmed backing of two its most powerful and longest-serving members. 

But at the same time, Republicans raised concerns -- and plan to do so publicly later on Thursday -- about her state budget plans. 

Hochul met with members of New York's congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. to discuss how New York can get its share of federal money from a host of recently approved measures for infrastructure and technology spending. 

The meeting, which took place without embattled Rep. George Santos in attendance, ended with the backing of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Jerrold Nadler in a joint statement with Hochul backing the governor's push for funding projects like the Gateway Tunnel and receiving a boost from measures meant to strengthen semiconductor manufacturing. 

"New York is already benefiting from this strong partnership through smart investments — the CHIPS and Science Act that is helping position New York as a national leader in reshoring the vital semiconductor industry and jobs to the U.S.; the Inflation Reduction Act that is creating green jobs while fighting the climate crisis; and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that is advancing once-in-a-generation projects like Gateway — which will directly make a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers," they said in a joint statement released by the governor's office. "We are committed to collaborating to implement these programs to deliver results for everyday New Yorkers, as well as continuing to work together to secure additional federal support to aid asylum seekers arriving in our state.

But not everyone is pleased.

Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro later on Thursday plans to raise objections on the House floor to Hochul's $227 billion budget plan that could shift Medicaid money from county governments. The move, he said, could hurt programs meant to provide food assistance and addiction treatment. 

Altogether, nearly $300 million in funding is at stake for counties, according to the New York State Association of Counties, which also opposes the move. 

"Governor Hochul’s budget puts these programs and the people served at risk. Her budget steals one billion in federal Medicaid dollars from the most vulnerable to subsidize a bloated and broken state bureaucracy," Molinaro plans to say, according to his office. "Gov. Hochul is stealing from programs that help children, seniors, and those living in poverty – and putting Albany bureaucracy in control of another billion in taxpayer dollars."