Jessica Ramos: “Ignoring those budget cuts to our health system is what led…”

“We used to kind of look the other way and not really fight tooth and nail to save the hospital beds when former Governor Cuomo was making cuts to the health budget. We can't ignore that anymore. Okay. Ignoring those budget cuts to our health system is what led us to a very dangerous situation during the pandemic. If you're from Queens, you saw how overwhelmed Elmhurst Hospital and every hospital was. We need more hospital beds. We need everyone to have access to guaranteed high quality health care.” (22:14–22:26)

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