As they negotiate separate spending packages, New York state and federal officials are pointing the finger at each other — clashing over their opposing budget strategies.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday said the threats of drastic federal cuts and the instability of the market, spurred by President Donald Trump's ongoing trade war, is not pushing her to finish the state budget, now over two weeks late, any sooner.

"We'll get it done," said Hochul, who continues to hold up negotiations to change the state's discovery law and expand involuntary commitment criteria in the spending plan. "We'll get there. We'll get the budget done, don't worry about that."

For weeks, top New York leaders have sounded the alarm about possible federal cuts — pushing Republicans in Congress to oppose a package that would deal a blow to the state budget and life-saving programs for New Yorkers. Congress passed a bill last week to cut trillions of dollars in taxes and government programs to reduce spending.

"I can’t fix what they’re doing to us," Hochul told reporters on March 18. "I don’t have the resources. I can’t make up for $93 billion that we get from the federal government every year. It's not possible."

But as the trade war and a chaotic market threatens to destabilize New York's tax base, top Democrats refuse to cut spending as they debate a two-week late budget expected to be over $252 billion.

Hochul and legislative leaders have long maintained New York cannot backfill proposed cuts to health care, education and other areas that could cost the state billions of dollars.

"We've been very clear that people should not expect the state of New York to be able to cover for the federal government's cuts," state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters in Albany last week amid ongoing talks.

Heastie has repeatedly called out the state's seven Republicans in Congress for supporting cuts that would hurt New Yorkers.

Several of those Republicans told Spectrum News 1 that New York's late budget shows the governor's inability to lead, and the high rate of spending is hurting New Yorkers more.

"They have increased state spending by upwards of $100 billion over the last decade — that is unsustainable," said U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, who represents New York's 17th Congressional District. "[And] at a time when New York leads the nation in outmigration, when its tax base is depleting, when businesses are leaving for other states."

Lawler, who is eyeing a run for governor next year, said Hochul should use her executive power to get the criminal justice policies in the budget she wants, and force the Legislature to vote on her priorities in the next budget extender like past governors have done.

"From my vantage point, if I were governor in this moment, that's exactly what I would do," Lawler told Spectrum News 1.

Lawler charged Hochul, Heastie and other legislative leaders to request a meeting with the seven Republicans in the state's congressional delegation and air their concerns.

"We'd be happy to express our concerns about their reckless spending and high taxes," the congressman added. "More needs to be done to right-size New York's budget. You cannot continue to tax and spend at the levels that they do and expect that New York will be in a strong fiscal position."

The congressman expects to announce his decision to enter the gubernatorial race in June.

State leaders agree they will not address federal cuts until they become a reality. Hochul is prepared to call a special session later this year.

But she'll use the budget to appeal to voters concerned about the cost of living and public safety in the meantime.

Top House Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik on Monday blasted Hochul and other Democrats for the late budget and policies she says have prioritized crime and undocumented immigrants over New Yorkers.

“New Yorkers deserve a budget delivered on time through a transparent process that saves hard-earned taxpayer dollars," Stefanik said in a statement to Spectrum News 1. "Instead, Gov. Kathy Hochul and far-left Albany Democrats continue to scheme behind the scenes to squeeze as many hard-earned dollars from hardworking taxpayers as they can."

Stefanik, who recently returned to Congress as chair of House Republican Leadership after President Donald Trump recently withdrew her nomination as ambassador to the United Nations, said she strongly backs the president's economic policies. 

Stefanik argued the state has lost 200,000 manufacturing jobs since 2005, and Trump's decisions to impose tariffs will strengthen American manufacutring and create millions of jobs that will benefit New Yorkers in the long run.

"For too long, Americans have suffered under unfair trade practices putting America last, which has been felt especially in upstate," the congresswoman said. "We will not allow other ountries to take advantage of us and we must put America and the American worker first."

Other congressional Republicans say they stand by Trump's economic policies, and argue the impacts on market volatility won't last.

Rep. Claudia Tenney, of the 24th District, rebuked Democrats in Albany for not taking responsibility for their mistakes.

"Rather than owning up to their missteps, Albany Democrats are pushing forward a $252 billion budget that will be a disaster for hardworking families, small businesses and family farms across our state," Tenney said in a statement Monday. "Make no mistake, this 'Big Ugly' is entirely the doing of Gov. Hochul and Albany Democrats. They should take a lesson from President Trump and House Republicans, who are leading by example by cutting waste, fraud and abuse in Washington and delivering real savings for taxpayers."

U.S. Rep. Nicholas LaLota declined to comment.

U.S. Reps. Andrew Garbarino, Nicole Malliotakis and Nick Langworthy did not return multiple requests for comment.