Given what happened today, was he negotiating, was he discussing in good faith? Can you talk about what, if anything, he offered? No, I cannot develop private conversations other than I know my. My objective. My objective is to secure the most federal dollars I can because I have to make people in Washington understand if this city is crippled because we do not make the investments, make sure the Long Island Railroad is functioning at high level. Metro north is functioning. Our entire subway system, they all have to be running in a reliable, safe way where we shut down. And the ripple effect, not just across New York, but across the nation, is powerful at a Time when our economy is under siege from Washington. (14:37–14:58)
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Asserts the need for federal investment to ensure the functioning of New York's transportation systems.
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