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Council Member Restler's concluding remarks on federal funding challenges
1:32:21
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Council Member Restler concludes the panel by expressing gratitude for the organizations' work and addressing the challenges posed by federal funding cuts. He emphasizes the need for collaborative advocacy and pushback against these cuts.
- Acknowledgment of the deterioration of federal government services
- Recognition of the vulnerability of federal discretionary grants to community-based organizations
- Call for increased collaborative federal advocacy, potentially bypassing the mayor's office
- Suggestion to work directly with members of Congress to fight back against funding cuts
Lincoln Restler
1:32:21
Yeah.
1:32:22
No, I I am I'm very grateful for this panel and for your, you know, truly great work serving immigrant New Yorkers, serving all New Yorkers every day.
1:32:31
You know, it's, you know, we're seeing the federal government kind of deteriorate before our eyes, whether it's passports or social security, but it's also for many of the great established community based organizations like the ones on this panel that rely federal discretionary grants and funding, that's the first I think that those are the items that are most readily on the chopping block.
1:32:55
And it destabilizes our organizations, that destabilizes our communities, and we have to fight back and push back.
1:33:01
And so I think we've got to do more collaborative federal advocacy.
1:33:05
If the mayor won't work with us, then we should be working together directly and with our members of Congress to fight back and push in every way that we can.
1:33:11
And I'm grateful for you all taking the time to share your experience and your expert testimony today.
Mohammad Razvi
1:33:16
Thank you.
1:33:16
Thank you.
Lincoln Restler
1:33:17
Thank you.
1:33:18
Okay.
1:33:19
Next up, as I mentioned, Miranda from La Colmena, Aaron Sanders from Grand Street Settlement, Brian Ellicott Cook from Sage, Kevin Kaprowski from Live On New York, and the following panel will be Jade Vasquez from Wynn, Gina Kapuchiti, sorry, from New Destiny Housing Corp, Reverend Terry Troia from Project Hospitality, and Victoria Leahy from Homeless Services United.
1:33:43
You all can testify in whichever order.
1:33:45
You are so moved.