REMARKS
Council member closes the hearing with procedural remarks and final statement
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Council Member Alexa Aviles concludes the hearing with procedural remarks and a strong statement in support of immigrant New Yorkers. She covers final calls for testimony, information on submitting written testimony, and reaffirms the council's stance against discriminatory policies.
- Aviles calls for any remaining testimonies and provides instructions for late submissions
- She informs about the option to submit written testimony within 72 hours after the hearing
- The hearing concludes with a firm statement of support for immigrant New Yorkers and opposition to discriminatory policies
Alexa Aviles
6:25:09
And I would like to now call on, the last remaining, testimony to see if they are still in the room.
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Oscar, Kamara Karn, Jonathan Cam, Gaspar Avedano and Kerianne Pauls.
6:25:31
It seems like we have now heard from everyone who signed up to testify.
6:25:36
If we inadvertently missed anyone who would like to testify in person, please visit the sergeant at arms table and complete a witness slip now.
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If we have inadvertently missed anyone who would like to testify virtually, please use the raise hand function on the Zoom and a member of our staff will call on you in the order of hands raised.
6:25:58
As a reminder, the following languages are available for interpretation, but we are at the end of our hearing so we do not need to do that.
6:26:08
And we have made the final call for those who were registered to testify but who have not appeared.
6:26:17
And Say again?
6:26:20
Oh, okay.
6:26:21
And seeing no one else, I would like to note again that written testimony will be reviewed in full by committee staff and may be submitted to the record up to 72 hours after the close of this hearing by emailing it to testimony at council.
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Nyc.gov.
6:26:41
And with that, thanks staff, the public, and, the administration who came here to testify.
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We stand to protect immigrant New Yorkers and we will not participate in Trump's xenophobic, racist, bigoted agenda.
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With that, the hearing is closed.