Jessica Ramos: “The state comptroller actually took away [his stipend]…”

“But my guess is because of the perks that come along with, you know, betraying us that way in empowering the Republicans, he got a bigger office. He got the opportunity for a stipend, which The state comptroller actually took away [his stipend] because he said that it was not a real position to be the vice chair of the Telecommunications Committee. He got access to funds for a bigger staff, and he's been able to dole out checks to organizations and schools, which sounds great, but actually doesn't fix the problem.” (02:00–02:11)

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