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Jessica Ramos: “There is a big war on children and a big war on education…”

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

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New York City Mother's Plea Against Education Budget Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 00:37

But right now, I not only have to fight CUNY budget cuts as chair of the labor committee, I have to fight new city public school cuts. As a mother, it seems to me that There is a big war on children and a big war on education happening at City hall. And it really is to everybody's detriment because we not only well know that CUNY and union jobs are the best vehicles to bring people into the middle class and … (00:37–00:44)

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