This was, this is a federal meeting that we had with community based members who basically have, who feel as though Rochester is under attack. And Rochester is under attack. We have never seen anything like this in our city's history in which the federal government is picking on a medium-sized city in upstate New York. But I think what the federal government fails to remember is that we're the city of Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. (00:18–00:28)
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Asserts that the federal government's actions against Rochester are unprecedented.
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