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Eric Adams: “Mayors don't have that power to [reduce the price of bread…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Eric Adams Marks 'Affordable Autumn' With Update On Housing Projects In New York City

Published | Video Starts at 34:07

Haiti did not bring down the cost of bread. He did not, you know, make sure that your grocery bills are lower. Mayors don't have that power to [reduce the price of bread or freeze rent]. do that and to falsely tell people that. I think about my mom raising six of us giving these false promises that they cannot deliver on. I didn't give false promises. (34:07–34:09)

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Asserts that mayors do not have the power to reduce the price of bread or freeze rent.

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