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Data used to justify budget cuts for DFTA
0:42:12
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Council Member Brooks-Powers questions the data used by the administration to justify the budget cuts, especially given the growing older adult population in New York City. Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez defers to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a detailed answer.
- The Commissioner cannot provide specific data used for the cuts
- The decision is suggested to be part of a broader fiscal cliff conversation
- The question highlights the contrast between budget cuts and growing older adult population
Selvena Brooks-Powers
0:42:12
And what data did the administration use to justify these cuts, particularly given New York City's older adult population growing in the the rate that it is?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
0:42:28
I believe that it was, I cannot answer that.
0:42:31
That is better addressed by OMB, but I believe that it was part of an a broader fiscal cliff conversation.