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Zohran Mamdani: “As soon as Governor Hochul came in, the ERAP funds were…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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FULL INTERVIEW: Zohran Mamdani Speaks With CNN Just One Week Ahead Of NYC Mayoral Election

Published | Video Starts at 14:46

We had fought for this was to provide a little bit of relief at one of the peaks of COVID that time. The governor had very little interest in doing so. It was a major battle. As soon as Governor Hochul came in, the ERAP funds were released almost like this. And it just showed so many of us. It has a question to do with political will. And that's what I'm actually going to bring to this office. (14:46–14:51)

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Asserts that the Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds were released quickly after Governor Hochul took office.

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