When you look at our law enforcement issues, the laws that are coming out of Washington, we need the federal government. If you don't have a real partner in the federal government, it is going to make it challenging for you to carry out the functionalities of running a city like New York. One of the things that Donald Trump is making a lot of noise about is the executive orders that he handed down, the inordinate amount of executive orders that he's handed down just his first couple of days in office. (52:50–52:58)
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Asserts that federal partnership is crucial for effectively running New York City.
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