New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D.) is facing heat from Congress over her embrace of Rippling, the human resources software company that has emerged as the Democratic Party’s top payroll vendor while allegedly fostering a "borderline barbaric" internal culture that penalizes employees who take paid family leave. In a letter Wednesday, Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.) demanded Hochul disclose what sort of due diligence she conducted on Rippling and its leadership before she personally awarded $7 million