And it's the kind of work that New Yorkers need to see, because too often what we've seen pass for leadership, especially coming out of Washington, D.C. is a willingness to play politics with working people's lives. And we've seen previous shutdowns. We haven't seen the choice to take [SNAP] out of those shutdowns until this one. And it's critically important that we show in New York City. It can be different than that. And I'm appreciative of the governor's leadership. (15:09–15:14)
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