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Attorney General Letitia James addresses city priorities and administers the oath of office
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James addressed the City Council, emphasizing the importance of affordability, safety, and economic opportunity for all New Yorkers before swearing in the members.
- She highlighted the need for public servants to work together to lower costs for working families
- She pledged to be a partner to the Council in addressing the city's challenges
- The Attorney General led the collective body in the official oath of office for their respective districts and boroughs
Letitia James
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afternoon.
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Good afternoon.
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It's an honor and a privilege to be back in my old seat.
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When I look at the group before me, see the really the best of New York City.
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And yeah.
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New Yorkers made their priorities loud and clear, and our constituents want a city that they can afford, a city where they can raise their families safely and comfortably, a city that powers the economy with opportunity for all, and a city that fosters the world's greatest art, greatest culture, music, food, and so much more, and a city that respects and reflects all.
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Challenges await us in the coming year, my friends, with prices soaring and too many families struggling to make ends meet.
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But New York has always led the way out of darkness.
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And together, all of us, together, we can ensure that this is a city where we look out for our neighbors, where we finally leave the tired zero sum politics behind us, and where public servants work in lockstep to bring down cost and uplift working people, and where justice reigns and prosperity abounds.
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This council is perfectly positioned to deliver all of that, and I'm so honored and privileged to be here today with all of you.
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And I've joined with all of you as we accomplish that, and I will be your partner in all that you do every step of the way.
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And now I have the honor and privilege of issuing the oath.
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And so I now request that all council members please stand for the oath of office.
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Please raise your right hand and repeat after me.
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I I.
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State your name I.
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Solemnly swear and affirm solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of The United States the constitution of the state of New York and the charter of the City Of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of
Althea V. Stevens
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the duties duties of
Letitia James
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the office of office of council member member in your respective district.
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State your district.
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And now state your respective borough in the borough of In the City Of New York according to the best of my ability.
Althea V. Stevens
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In the City Of New York according to the best my ability.
Letitia James
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Congratulations, and so help all of you.