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Brad Lander: “We are actually going to end this year, this fiscal year…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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New York City Forum on Sanctuary City Laws and Immigrant Protections

Published | Video Starts at 10:31

I laid out a detailed plan today on how to get our budget ready for not just Trump budget cuts, but for the recession that unfortunately is likely coming as a result of Trump tariffs. We are actually going to end this year, this fiscal year, with a budget surplus of more than a billion dollars that needs to be put in our rainy day fund. And we need a $1 billion increase in the general reserve. So we're ready next year for whatever cuts come. You know, they're threatening to cut 8,000 emergency housing vouchers, which could make families homeless. (10:31–10:40)

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Asserts that the fiscal year will end with a budget surplus of over a billion dollars.

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