If you were to be elected mayor, you would have to work with the federal government. How would you see that relationship going? Well, you keep it going by having conversations. Feds control a lot of the money. They've already taken money away from the SNAP program, the food stamp program. They've taken it away from Medicaid. They are planning to take away from nycha. So important to have a working relationship with the president and his staff. And secondarily, Tom DiNapoli in the state has said they've got a. (08:05–08:13)
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