Zohran Mamdani: “It's federal law to require certain forms of identification…”

“Make it make sense, unquote. What's your response to that, sir? Well, well, here in New York City, we follow the law and It's federal law to require certain forms of identification in order for someone to actually be paid for this kind of a job. And so that's what we're asking for, two forms of identification. It's a long standing city program. It's a long standing city policy.” (02:50–02:57)

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