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Brad Lander: “FEMA cuts to emergency shelters for asylum seekers. That…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Brad Lander's Address on Trump Administration Budget Cuts Impacting New York City

Published | Video Starts at 02:42

So that means $173 million essentially already cut. And that number covers what's in the city budget and what goes to nonprofits, the FEMA cuts to emergency shelters for asylum seekers. That $188 million includes the $80 million that they stole from us. This was the contract that Congress authorized that we have a contract for that they owed us another hundred million on, that they paid us 80 million on. (02:42–02:52)

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Asserts that FEMA cut $188 million from emergency shelters for asylum seekers, including $80 million allegedly taken back.

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