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George Latimer: “The federal government, the largest, wealthiest entity that…”

Featuring: George Latimer, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 16th Congressional District

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Governor Hochul Announces Mid-Hudson Winners of DRI and NY Forward Program

Published | Video Starts at 31:17

… those of us who, like Dana and Mary Jane and all of us that have been committed to this for years. There's a second level of the story. What's missing? The federal government, the largest, wealthiest entity that exists that could put its resources behind these things. Any governor, Governor Hochul and her colleagues, governor of Connecticut, governor of New Jersey, if they had a partner in Washington, D.C. in the White House, how much more could we do? (31:17–31:27)

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Asserts that the federal government is the largest and wealthiest entity capable of supporting initiatives.

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