Mayor Eric Adams defended Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Saturday, insisting both are working hard to help the city deal with the migrant crisis.
“They haven’t been quiet. I’ve been speaking to them on the regular; they’re fighting on behalf of New Yorkers,” said Adams while attending the annual Labor Day Parade in Midtown.Thursday, which accused both Schumer and Jeffries of “pure political cowardice” for remaining silent throughout the crisis and not using their clout to push President Biden to do more to alleviate the mushrooming crisis in the Big Apple.
Adams claimed his longtime allies and fellow Brooklyn Dems helped secure more than $800 million in federal dollars to deal with the crisis nationwide – only to see the city not get enough of the funding.“This is a national crisis, and we’re going to need national leadership to address it. They have been really advocating on behalf of us, so that New York City can get the resources they need.”
Mayor Eric Adams defended Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Saturday, insisting both are working hard to help the city deal with the migrant crisis.“They haven’t been quiet. I’ve been speaking to them on the regular; they’re fighting on behalf of New Yorkers,” said Adams while attending the annual Labor Day Parade in Midtown.
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