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Kirsten Gillibrand: “The people of Albany deserve a city as dynamic as the people…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published August 25, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:40

And as we continue this year's appropriations process, I'm working to secure more than $400 million overall to support affordable housing projects across the country. The people of Albany deserve a housing projects. Sorry. The people of Albany deserve a city as dynamic as the people who live here. And I will keep working with Mayor Sheehan and her successor and Governor Hochul and to develop the federal funding that replaces aging infrastructure and revitalizes our community. (02:40–02:45)

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Asserts that Albany's infrastructure should reflect the dynamism of its residents.

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