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Eric Adams: “The foundation of [Madani's] program is not winnable.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Discusses Political Strategy and Challenges on Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 05:48

Mayors don't have that authority. You know who has that authority? Assemblyman. He's an assemblyman. And the governor already made it clear she's never going to do it. And so The foundation of [Madani's] program is not winnable. The now look at mine. $30 billion back into the pockets of working class people paying off medical debt, paying college tuition for foster care children, dropping the cost of Metro cards on those low income New Yorkers just passed ax to tax. (05:48–06:08)

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Asserts that Madani's program is not feasible.

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