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Council Member Chi A. Ossé explains his vote for Speaker
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Council Member Chi A. Ossé explains his vote for Julie Menin, focusing on her legislative leadership and commitment to transparency.
- He acknowledges that while they may not agree on every issue, he respects her legislative process
- He credits Menin with helping move the Fair Act through the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection despite industry opposition
- He notes her efforts to ensure fair and transparent hearings for complex legislation
- He expresses a commitment to working with the new Speaker to improve affordability for working families
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Michael McSweeney
1:02:28
Permission to explain my vote?
1:02:29
Permission granted.
Chi A. Ossé
1:02:33
Today, I cast my vote for council member Julie Menon to serve as our council's next speaker.
1:02:38
Council member Menon and I may not necessarily align on every issue, but when you think about it, who really does?
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As chair of the consumer and worker protections committee, council member Menon worked with my office to move the Fair Act through committee at a moment when the real estate lobby sought to stall it.
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She helped ensure a fair, transparent, and notably long hearing so every council member in this body and New Yorkers across the city could fully understand the bill on its merits.
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I look forward to working with council member Menten and my colleagues to deliver an affordable New York City for the millions of working families who make this city the greatest in the world.
1:03:17
With that, I vote aye and vote for Julie Menon as our next speaker.