AGENCY TESTIMONY
CUNY funding and its importance for economic mobility
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Comptroller Lander emphasizes the critical role of CUNY in driving economic mobility in New York City and expresses concern about recent budget cuts. He advocates for increased funding and expansion of key programs.
- CUNY has faced successive rounds of cuts totaling $95 million under the current administration
- Comptroller calls for expansion of critical programs like ASAP and Reconnect
- Highlights the importance of CUNY campuses in educating the next generation of New York's workers and entrepreneurs
- Warns against starving CUNY of resources given its significant impact on the city's future
Brad Lander
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One area I've really been focused on, and I hope you will too, is CUNY, the city's best driver of economic mobility, but it has faced successive rounds of cuts totaling $95,000,000 now by this year in this administration.
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In addition to should expand critical programs like ASAP and Reconnect.
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I've been visiting CUNY campuses all across the city.
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I was just talking to council member Carr about my visit to College of Staten Island.
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I'm going to Hostos and Lehman and BMCC, talked with the interim president of, Kingsborough.
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It's extraordinary what is happening on those campuses, the next generation of New York's workers and entrepreneurs, but we cannot starve them of resources.
