REMARKS
Yusef Salaam explains vote and highlights budget allocations
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Council Member Yusef Salaam explains his vote on the budget, highlighting key allocations and restorations for his district and the city. He expresses pride in the achievements and commitments made through the budget process.
- Salaam thanks the speaker for restoring library and cultural affairs funds.
- He notes specific allocations, including $125,000 for the Schomburg Center and $1,500,000 for Harlem Hospital.
- The council member details budget percentages for youth, education, green space, and sanitation programs.
- Salaam concludes by voting yes on the budget for the betterment of his constituents in District 9.
Yusef Salaam
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In continuing with my aforementioned statement, my staff and I have been working diligently to ensure a robust allocation for the people of Holland while also advocating for budget restoration throughout the city.
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Thank you, madam speaker, for your commitment to restoring our library and cultural affairs.
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Funds.
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Not only have these funds been restored, but the historic Schaumburg Center for Research has also received $125, 000 in expense in Harlem Hospital has received 1, 500, 000 for capital upgrades from the speaker at my request.
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This is an achievement that I'm particularly proud of.
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According to my office's preliminary analysis, we have allocated more than 31% of our expense budget to youth and education related programs and more than 20% to green space development and sanitation related programs.
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Both numbers exceed our initial commitments to various groups and advocates.
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We have allocated 64 percent of our capital allotments to educational institutions with 52% of that funding directing directed towards public schools and our districts and 10% towards CUNY.
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I'm proud of the allotments my office and I have made.
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I look forward to ensuring these funds are used in the manner that is just and appropriate, and I seek the guidance of God Almighty for the people I represent and support of the constituent constituents that I serve With that, I'm proud to vote yes on the budget for the betterment of my beloved constituents in district 9, about iron ore.