Jessica Ramos: “We want to get those payments down to a manageable number…”

“Never mind that many of these men are trying to get their kids through college and have, of course, you know, other things to worry about. So We want to get those payments down to a manageable number underneath $1,000. And that's why we need the city to act as a backstop, admitting that they played a role in creating the bad conditions that have led them to financial strife, to financially struggle.” (17:18–17:24)

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