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Jessica Ramos: “Nine people took their own lives because they just couldn't…”

Featuring: Jessica Ramos, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 13

Muslim Community Corner: Conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos on Labor Issues and Taxi Medallion Crisis

Published November 1, 2021 | Video Starts at 15:20

And a lot of people's homes have gone into foreclosure. Some of our neighbors have had to file for bankruptcy. And worse, Nine people took their own lives because they just couldn't understand, you know, couldn't figure out how to provide for their families in such a dire situation. That was not their fault. It was the fault of the city of New York. I mean, this is a scam. (15:20–15:33)

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Asserts that nine people committed suicide due to financial struggles related to the taxi medallion crisis.

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“Before the pandemic, the statistic was that a New Yorker died on a construction site every five days.”
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“Wage theft, of course, is something that also runs rampant in New York State to the tune of a billion dollars before the pandemic.”
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“Former Mayor Bloomberg decided that he was going to inflate the price of the medallions, market them in the city as a better investment than…”
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“I represent District 13 in the New York State Senate.”
Muslim Community Corner: Conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos on Labor Issues and Taxi Medallion Crisis | Uploaded November 1, 2021 | 05:22-05:26
“We're just so proud to be the most diverse district in the entire country, perhaps the world.”
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“We speak more than 200 languages here.”
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“We tried to pass a Corona presumption bill that assumed that people contracted Covid on the job, and we weren't successful.”
Muslim Community Corner: Conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos on Labor Issues and Taxi Medallion Crisis | Uploaded November 1, 2021 | 11:40-11:49
“We were successful passing the HERO act to make sure that employers are providing PPE and, you know, appropriate protections.”
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“Uber and Lyft enter the market completely unchecked, not regulated.”
Muslim Community Corner: Conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos on Labor Issues and Taxi Medallion Crisis | Uploaded November 1, 2021 | 14:31-14:38
“There wasn't a cap for how many Uber and Lyft drivers could be out there.”
Muslim Community Corner: Conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos on Labor Issues and Taxi Medallion Crisis | Uploaded November 1, 2021 | 14:37-14:42
“The yellow cab industry didn't really have the exclusive right to for street hails and didn't have the ability for ehails.”
Muslim Community Corner: Conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos on Labor Issues and Taxi Medallion Crisis | Uploaded November 1, 2021 | 14:42-14:52
“It was the fault of the city of New York.”
Muslim Community Corner: Conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos on Labor Issues and Taxi Medallion Crisis | Uploaded November 1, 2021 | 15:35-15:38
“I represent the largest number of TLC licensees in the city of New York.”
Muslim Community Corner: Conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos on Labor Issues and Taxi Medallion Crisis | Uploaded November 1, 2021 | 16:14-16:20
“We crafted a bill that says that New York City should act as a backstop guarantee to restructuring the loans for these taxi drivers.”
Muslim Community Corner: Conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos on Labor Issues and Taxi Medallion Crisis | Uploaded November 1, 2021 | 16:44-16:55
“The payments for their loans are like 2, 3, 4 grand.”
Muslim Community Corner: Conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos on Labor Issues and Taxi Medallion Crisis | Uploaded November 1, 2021 | 16:55-17:00
“We want to get those payments down to a manageable number underneath $1,000.”
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“It takes Zoran and so many taxi drivers to be on hunger strike now, well over 10 days, and yet the mayor has not moved the muscle.”
Muslim Community Corner: Conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos on Labor Issues and Taxi Medallion Crisis | Uploaded November 1, 2021 | 18:52-19:05
“Have the mayor support a backstop. Support a backstop on restructuring the loans.”
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“Ignoring those budget cuts to our health system is what led us to a very dangerous situation during the pandemic.”
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“We need more hospital beds.”
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“We need everyone to have access to guaranteed high quality health care.”
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“We need to pass the New York Health Act.”
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“A key part of all of this is mental health care going unaddressed.”
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“Elmhurst Hospital is getting more funding over the next few years.”
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