Michael Blake: “I have said within the first 100 days that I would declare…”

“I need more time before we could pay this. You're talking about a government of $114 billion that has the money. So that's not the issue there. So, specifically, what can you do first? I have said within the first 100 days that I would declare an emergency around the true cost of living and affordability. and included within that, unless there is a legal justification otherwise, contracts that are outstanding to the nonprofits who have done the work already would be paid within that 100 days.” (32:05–32:12)

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