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Brad Lander: “Most places in the country don't have subways, and so…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Published | Video Starts at 39:47

I think free transit would be great. I mean, a problem we have here, and. And this is part of what I'm gonna go fight for in Washington. Most places in the country don't have subways, and so getting the federal government to help with a free subway program I think is gonna be hard. So I'm gonna go try to make sure we get some more so at least we can offer better transit and don't have to raise the prices to do it. (39:47–39:55)

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Asserts that federal support for a free subway program is challenging due to the lack of subways in most places.

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