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Eric Adams: “I went to Washington 10 times to speak with the lawmakers.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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New York City Podcast with Mayor Eric Adams on Migrant Crisis, Public Safety, and Political Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 34:51

My position was no city should take on the federal responsibility. And that was my advocacy. I went to Washington 10 times to speak with the lawmakers. I met with the president twice, President Biden twice around this issue. And his people were. They were giving him misinformation. They were not being honest to him. (34:51–34:55)

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