REMARKS
Council Member Sandy Nurse Expresses Pride and Gratitude in Overriding the Mayor's Veto
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Council Member Sandy Nurse acknowledges the collective efforts and leadership that contributed to the success of pivotal legislation. Expressing gratitude towards the Majority Leader for facilitation, Speaker Adams and Public Advocate Jumane Williams for their leadership, and fellow council members for their dedication, Nurse reflects on the pride of voting as chair of the Criminal Justice Committee to override the mayor's veto. She highlights the unity and resilience of the council members amidst misinformation and opposition while looking forward to continuing efforts in criminal justice reform.
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Nurse.
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Why do I always have to go after nurses?
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First and foremost, I just wanna also congratulate you a majority leader on an excellent job today in facilitation.
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I wanna thank speaker Adams and public advocate, Jumani Williams, for leading the charge on these bills.
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I wanna uplift the leadership of council member, Avela's, and Hudson, and the Council Central staff who did exceptional internal organizing work this week around these bills.
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And council member, reverend Hanks, who moved these bills into passage last session.
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I am proud that my first vote as chair of the criminal justice committee was to override and unnecessary mayor Alvedo.
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And I am proud to be part of this council today.
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A lot has been said about these transformational bills.
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I won't repeat everything.
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But I do wanna take a moment to express my gratitude with those of you who stood by these bills.
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And stood by each other as colleagues despite the challenges of misinformation and, unfortunately, the lies that resulted in pressures placed upon you.
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I recognize and acknowledge that this was not easy for every member, and I am thankful for those of you today who are stepping up to do what is right.
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Thank you to every single New Yorker who shared their gut wrenching stories who fought back tears at rallies, who were vulnerable in public hearings and who kept in the fight to pass these bills.
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A special shout out to the jail's action coalition, the halt solitary coalition, and communities united for police reform for your resolve.
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And love for our people.
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And I'm really proud that we are ending solitary confinement today, and I'm looking forward to working to close strikers tomorrow.
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I vote I on all.
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Thank you.
