But he knows that Democrats like me, like the county executive, like the mayor, care about feeding people and he wants to hurt us. So he's deliberately withholding these funds. Now, $5 billion is not necessarily enough to cover the entire month of November, but it is enough to cover it until maybe November 21. when there would have to be yet another continuing resolution and an opportunity for Republicans to sit down with Article 1 of the Constitution, to which I was duly elected to represent you and to talk about the going forward on our, on our budget. (01:27–01:42)
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Asserts that $5 billion could cover SNAP needs until November 21.
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