REMARKS
Speaker Adams details Trump administration's attacks on New York City
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Speaker Adams outlines specific attacks on New York City by the Trump administration. She criticizes attempts to remove allocated federal funding and threats to local law enforcement funding.
- Mentions Elon Musk's involvement in directing the administration to remove funding from the city
- Expresses concern over threats to take away funding for law enforcement and crime victims
- Calls for city leaders to determine a path forward to protect New Yorkers
- Emphasizes the importance of strong local democracy in the face of what she calls increasing tyranny
Adrienne E. Adams
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This week alone, we've seen many attacks on our city and state from the Trump administration.
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Elon Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, who nobody voted for, by the way, but has been working to take away resources from everyday Americans that this individual can't even relate to, directed the administration to unjustly take federal funding that was already allocated away from our city.
0:18:49
At the same time that the justice department is blackmailing our mayor, it is also threatening to attack our city by taking away funding for local law enforcement and crime victims.
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This situation is unsustainable, and the city's leaders from congress to state and city governments must determine a viable path forward for our city that is committed to protecting New Yorkers.
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From childcare and public schools to healthcare and public safety, there is so much at stake right now with an unhinged presidential administration comfortable with creating chaos.
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For the people of our city, they count on their city, state, and federal governments, and it is more critical than ever for us to step up with strong local democracy in the face of increasing tyranny.