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Council Member Restler criticizes Adams administration's absence from federal funding cuts hearing
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Council Member Lincoln Restler expresses frustration and criticism towards the Adams administration for their absence at the hearing on federal funding cuts. He emphasizes the importance of the issue and the lack of representation from various city agencies and departments.
- Restler highlights the absence of OMB, federal legislative affairs, city hall representatives, and agencies like HPD.
- He characterizes the administration's absence as negligence and a "total dereliction of duty."
- Restler acknowledges and thanks his colleagues who are present at the hearing, both in person and via Zoom.
Lincoln Restler
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Great.
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And it's a that is a very important question that I think we were eager to ask the administration about today for how they're, you know, planning and coordinating.
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We saw what the state education department said and underscored their commitment to DEI.
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We've heard silence from the administration.
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And, you know, we have 50 people that have come here today from dozens of nonprofits, from CUNY, from the IBO, from the CBC.
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And the Adams administration not only fails to attend, OMB doesn't come, federal legislative affairs doesn't come, city hall doesn't send a representative, no agencies are coming.
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No agencies are here.
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A majority of our city's housing our HPD budget comes from the federal government, and nobody's here to talk about what's happening.
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What's happening to child care funding?
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What's happening to public health funding?
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What's happening to emergency management?
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It is mind boggling to me that the Adams administration is so it there it's worse than being asleep at the wheel.
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This is negligence.
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This is a total dereliction of duty.
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With that, thank you all for being here.
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We're gonna shift it over to public testimony, but I first want to acknowledge my colleagues who are here with us, and I apologize.
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On Zoom, we have council member Shehana Hanif, council member Francisco Moya, deputy speaker Diana Ayala, and in person, we've had with us council member Ina Vernikov and council member Youssef Salaam.
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Thank you all for being with us today for this important hearing.
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The city council clearly thinks this is an important issue.
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We wish the administration did as well.