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Zohran Mamdani: “The city council speaker recently threatened [to] subpoena…”

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

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Mayor Mamdani Holds Press Conference to Make an Education Announcement

Published | Video Starts at 21:21

And today is one of many steps we're looking to take to rectify that imbalance. Any other education questions? Matt, go ahead. I just want to follow up. The city council speaker recently threatened [to] subpoena the DOE for not releasing records tied to $12 billion in contracts. Want to get any kind of update about what's going on with that and any statement? The city council will have these contracts in the coming weeks. (21:21–21:29)

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