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Michael Blake: “In a $115 billion budget, we can't find what we got to pay…”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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Michael Blake Discusses New York City Mayoral Candidacy and Policy Proposals on The Breakfast Club

Published | Video Starts at 15:18

They didn't do that. Right. But at the end of the day, when we think about from a budget perspective, a budget shows someone's values, there's no way we can say In a $115 billion budget, we can't find what we got to pay for. And so when I'm talking through, yes, you can have that $1.4 billion excessive overtime, NYPD, and put that towards the kids. (15:18–15:29)

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