Zohran Mamdani: “This is a New Yorker who has not only secured the release of…”

“She is the daughter of a single mom caseworker and she grew up with a commitment to the very people that politics have left behind. And what I see in her is that commitment fulfilled. This is a New Yorker who has not only secured the release of our neighbors from undue ICE custody. also someone who has been on the front lines of that fight for affordability. And I can't wait for for her to be introduced to so many across the city and across this country as we fight for that affordability agenda.” (02:08–02:15)

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