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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Overview of FY2026 Executive Budget for CUNY
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Chancellor Rodríguez introduces the mayor's executive budget for fiscal year 2026, highlighting its importance for CUNY.
- Emphasizes the significance of the full restoration of $19.5 million in PEGs (Program to Eliminate the Gap)
- Notes that previous budget reductions have negatively affected students, faculty, and staff
- Mentions that PEG restoration has been a recurring theme in annual budget testimonies
Félix Matos Rodríguez
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I will now turn to the mayor's executive budget for fiscal year twenty twenty six.
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Let me begin by highlighting the importance of the full restoration of the 19,500,000.0 in pegs that have previously hurt our campuses.
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As you know, the reduction in funding has negatively affected our students, faculty, and staff.
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And the case of restoration has been a theme in my annual budget testimony before you.