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Council Member Sanchez Explains Vote on General Orders

New York City Council · Apr 24, 2025 · starts 1:06:12 · 55 sec

Council Member Pierina Sanchez explains her vote, congratulating colleagues on the Affirm Act and aligning herself with remarks supporting trans New Yorkers.

Council Staff

Salam.

Yusef Salaam

Aye on all.

Council Staff

Salamanka.

Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

Aye.

Council Staff

Sanchez.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Permission to explain my vote.

Amanda C. Farías

Permission granted.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Thank you, madam leader.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Um, I just want to congratulate my colleagues on the affirmat and also associate myself with all of the affirm affirming comments uh made by Councilmember Caban, Councilmember Batcher, Councilmember Hudson, especially yours, as my former Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Communications, is a wonderfully brilliant gender non-conforming person who made excellent policy for New York City during my first three years in office, who matters, and who is someone who is helping other New Yorkers and promoting justice.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

With that, I just want to uh enthusiastically vote aye on all, with the exception of SLR1, on which I abstain.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Thank you.