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Zohran Mamdani: “We went on a 15 day hunger strike and won $450 million in…”

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

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Zohran Mamdani Speech at "New York Is Not For Sale" Rally With Bernie Sanders and AOC

Published | Video Starts at 02:03

And can we hear it for Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez? You know, there are many things one can say about our congresswoman. But I want to tell you a story about 2021, when We went on a 15 day hunger strike and won $450 million in debt relief for working class taxi drivers. The Congresswoman was there with us on that picket line. She was there with us on the phone after everyone else had gone home. (02:03–02:14)

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Asserts that a hunger strike resulted in $450 million in debt relief for taxi drivers.

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