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Zohran Mamdani: “We're confident in that tax's ability to raise half a…”

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

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Mayor Mamdani Holds Press Conference to Make an Opioid Settlement Funds Announcement

Published | Video Starts at 32:27

What are you hearing about what's the holdup there? What's going on from your end? I think a lot of those conversations are ongoing. And we've said time and again that We're confident in that tax's ability to raise half a billion dollars a year. which will be critical in putting the city back on that firm financial footing. And I would say that even since the announcement of the extension, we've seen progress in our conversations with our partners in Albany, and we're hopeful of that continued progress. (32:27–32:31)

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Asserts confidence that a specific tax will raise $500 million annually.

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