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Scott Stringer: “I have the skills to pay the bills because I did it for…”

Featuring: Scott Stringer, Democratic | Former Candidate, Mayor of New York City

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Published | Video Starts at 12:32

And if you can't pay your staff and the rent and the like? So the first thing I'm going to do is pay the bills. And I can do that because I have the skills to pay the bills because I did it for eight years as controller. We cannot wait and start an administration with a learning curve. We really are going to have to come in with a plan to meet these challenges. (12:32–12:37)

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Asserts capability to manage city finances based on experience as controller.

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