Michael Blake: “There are 150 of us that are in the assembly in New York…”

“153Rd to 183rd. 153Rd to 183rd. And so what does that exactly mean? What does an assemblyman do? What does that mean? Best way to think about it, There are 150 of us that are in the assembly in New York state. There's 63 that are in the Senate. 213 people dictate what happens for 19.4 million people and $150 billion. So everything from the laws that we create, you know, raise the age, which we all talk about …” (01:02–01:08)

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