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Brad Lander: “That's $15 billion to New York City that we got because we…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Brad Lander's Announcement of Good Jobs Plan and Fundraising Milestone in NYC Mayoral Race

Published | Video Starts at 14:18

Well, let's start with congestion pricing, where, you know, when it was put on pause, I convened the coalition that brought the litigation that got it in place before Trump became president, knowing that that was going to be critical. That's $15 billion to New York City that we got because we implemented [congestion pricing]. it and because we're standing up and defending it in court. So, you know, if we had, you know, negotiated a deal to turn off the cameras, New York would be out. (14:18–14:24)

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Asserts that congestion pricing has generated $15 billion for New York City.

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