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Michael Blake: “There are policies federally that would lead to rising of…”

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

New York City Mayoral Race: Michael Blake's Vision Against Eric Adams

Published February 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 08:15

But that's not fixing the problem at scale. At the end of the day, we have to ask ourselves, why are our costs going up and why There are policies federally that would lead to rising of costs, especially when talks of tariffs and others. which Eric Adams being silent about. Donald Trump on that as well as we're actually not helping more New Yorkers put more money in their pocket. (08:15–08:24)

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Asserts that federal policies, including tariffs, could increase costs.

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