Jessica Ramos: “We need everyone to have access to guaranteed high quality…”

“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. If you should have, if you learned anything throughout this pandemic, is that it does matter whether the person sitting next to you on the bus or on the train or next to you at work or at school.” (22:33–22:40)

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