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Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers explains her vote for Julie Menin
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Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers expresses her support for Julie Menin, emphasizing the critical role of the City Council as first responders for local communities.
- She highlights the need for principles, pragmatism, accountability, and transparency in council leadership
- Brooks-Powers emphasizes her commitment to representing the blue-collar residents of Southeast Queens
- She calls on the body to honor the trust of New Yorkers through direct action
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
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Permission to explain my vote.
Michael McSweeney
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Permission granted.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
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Gotcha.
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I thought I was
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
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gonna say something spicy, but I just wanted to congratulate council member Julie Menon.
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Julie, after listening to you directly in terms of your commitments to what you like to do for this body, I am full of optimism and hope for what we can achieve in this council.
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As we all have said, council members are the city's first responders.
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When people need something on their block, they don't call their US Senator.
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They call their council member.
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This is why I'm heartened by council member Menon's plan to run this this institution the right way with both principles and pragmatism, with both accountability and transparency.
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And as for me, a daughter of Southeast Queens, I look forward to working with all of my colleagues here to continue the work with the same grit that my blue collar neighbors exhibit day in and day out.
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There's a lot of work that is left ahead of us, and I look forward to working with council member Menon and all of our colleagues on these priorities and more.
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Our mission is clear.
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Our work is before us.
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Our time is now, and we must honor the trust that New Yorkers have bestowed upon us to serve with action.
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Again, we must honor their trust with action.
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With that, it's my honor to nominate council member Julie Menon to speak of the New York City Council.