Jessica Ramos: “The New York State assembly has a wide Democratic majority…”

“So for those who don't know, there's a governor and then we have a two chamber legislative body in New York. There's the New York State assembly and there's the New York State Senate. The New York State assembly has a wide Democratic majority that keeps churning out progressive legislation every year, every year for decades. And then when it comes to the State Senate, that's it. It hits a wall. Nothing happens because there's been a Republican majority.” (09:12–09:23)

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