Zohran Mamdani: “Suspension of $18 billion in federal funding for…”

“Because as you've said it, it's the passage of legislation and this shutdown that Republicans would prefer over actually protecting Americans health care. And as you've said, the Suspension of $18 billion in federal funding for infrastructure projects. projects which would ensure that New Yorkers would have faster commutes, projects which would ensure that we are a city that's building for the future.” (02:50–02:55)

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