… Long island also need a lawyer when they're in housing court and municipalities need partnership from the state. If there was a statewide right to counsel, it could provide that. The state would pay half the cost [for a statewide right to counsel]. And if New York state would pick up half the cost for shelter and half the cost of right to counsel, then of course, we could dramatically increase the resources … (21:53–21:56)
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