“I want to thank Tom [Suozzi] for being here. Although we have some differences, at least we both showed up,” Jumaane Williams said. “I really wish that the governor would have as well … New Yorkers deserve to hear the different visions that we have.”
showing crime to be a major issue for voters this election season. Williams criticized his party for not properly laying out a defense for the state’s 2019 bail reforms, which he said has no bearing on the increase in crime. The bail laws were also amended by the state Legislature during the budget season after Hochul pushed for tweaks.
“Bail reform would not have addressed the racist massacre in Buffalo but it will help us with many other violent crimes that are taking place every single day in New York state,” Suozzi said.case poised to be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, candidates were asked how they would protect a person’s right to an abortion.
Suozzi took a more centrist approach, recalling his days as Nassau County executive when he said abortions should be “safe, legal and rare,” while pushing for contraception and education.With the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation looming over the state’s fortunes, candidates were asked how they would jumpstart the New York economy.
Suozzi, who said he’s open to discussing remote work, said that along with improving public safety, the state should also lower its tax burden on New Yorkers. “I supported mandates back in 2020 and most of 2021, but there’s come a time now when mandates are too toxic in our culture and they’re not appropriate at this time,” Suozzi said, adding if the state experienced a deadly variant it would consider reinstating mandates.
Despite the political difficulties of a pandemic mandates, COVID-19 infections remain stubbornly high in New York City.
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