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Council Member Yusef Salaam explains his vote for Julie Menin
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Council Member Yusef Salaam supported Julie Menin for Speaker, citing her principled leadership and her specific expertise in the city budget and worker protections.
- Highlighted Menin's previous work as Chair of the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
- Noted her assistance in passing legislation to hold unlicensed contractors accountable
- Commended her ability to balance complex policy with equity and good governance
Yusef Salaam
1:05:46
Permission to explain my vote.
1:05:48
Permission granted.
1:05:50
May the peace, mercy, and blessings from the owner of all peace, mercy, and blessings be upon each and every one of you and your families.
1:05:57
Council member Julie Menon, I am honored to vote for you as our next speaker of this body.
1:06:03
You have shown yourself to be a principled and effective leader with a deep command of the city's budget, small business, workers' rights, and oversight.
1:06:14
Last year, Julie chaired the committee on consumer and worker protection, in which my bill to hold unlicensed contractors accountable to ensure home improvement projects are undertaken based on our city's permitting standards was heard and passed by this council.
1:06:33
She understands how to move complex policy forward while keeping equity, accountability, and good governance at the center of the council's work.
1:06:43
I'm proud to support Julie Menon for speaker and confident that she will lead this council with integrity, with discipline, and with a clear vision for New York City's future.
1:06:54
With that, I am proud to vote I for council member Julie Menon, and I look forward to working with you in the upcoming years.