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Eric Adams: “He does not have the authority as the mayor to do that.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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New York City Mayoral Race: Zohran Mamdani vs. Eric Adams

Published | Video Starts at 07:14

He's making promises to people who are really struggling that he can't deliver on. The foundation of all the things he wants to do for free is coming from an income tax increase on one percentage. He does not have the authority as the mayor to do that. He has the authority as an assemblyman and he did not accomplish everything he's talking about doing now. He could have done in the state, but he failed to do so. (07:14–07:18)

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Asserts that [the other speaker] lacks the authority as mayor to implement the income tax increase.

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