Q&A
Discussion on fiscal management and credit ratings
7:00:36
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23 sec
Director Jiha defends the city's fiscal management, citing positive feedback from Wall Street and rating agencies as evidence of their success.
- Jiha argues that independent rating agencies have given the city credit for its financial management
- Emphasizes the unbiased nature of these assessments
- Restler challenges this view, mentioning that even the conservative CDC said the cuts were unnecessary
Jacques Jiha
7:00:36
We we had to take some tough measures to stabilize these finances.
7:00:40
You don't have to take my word for it.
7:00:42
You go go and ask Wall Street, all those folks, all the rating agencies, they give us great credit for the management of the city's finances because they are independent.
7:00:51
They not getting you know, they they they not biased.
7:00:55
Okay.
7:00:55
They give us Even
Lincoln Restler
7:00:56
the conservative CDC said these cuts were unnecessary?
