So I think people have to look at my management of the city over the 19 years that I've managed the city. And When I first came into office as mayor, there were very significant financial challenges, much greater than we have right now. I was able to stabilize the finances of the city of Buffalo, which enabled me to lift the wage freeze on city employees, which enabled us to stimulate over $10 … (09:21–09:30)
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