I want to give Long Island Railroad riders the latest updates on the strike. Let me be clear. I did not want a strike. The MTA did not want a strike. The MTA has put fair offers on the table. In fact, many of them. And so despite that, for the first time in 30 years, the hundreds of thousands of people rely on the LIRR are without service because of a strike. (19:02–19:05)
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Asserts that the MTA has made fair offers in negotiations.
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