State Sen. Jessica Ramos Endorses Andrew Cuomo for Mayor

RAMOS Well let s ░░░░░░░░ by thanking Peter and ░░░░░░░░ for their tremendous courage ░░░░░░░░ and their leadership Because ░░░░░░░░ the success of our ░░░░░░░░ we ll never see ░░░░░░░░ real success of a ░░░░░░░░ class in this city ░░░░░░░░ in this state and ░░░░░░░░ this country I want ░░░░░░░░ thank everyone for being ░░░░░░░░ especially my indecipherable family ░░░░░░░░ and Applause I entered ░░░░░░░░ race because New York ░░░░░░░░ s working people essential ░░░░░░░░ small business owners and ░░░░░░░░ deserve real leadership Eric ░░░░░░░░ failed that test He ░░░░░░░░ us out to save ░░░░░░░░ own skin That s ░░░░░░░░ the kind of leadership ░░░░░░░░ city needs I also ░░░░░░░░ what moment we re ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump isn t ░░░░░░░░ a national threat He ░░░░░░░░ promised punishment He s ░░░░░░░░ revenge And I take ░░░░░░░░ seriously And we re ░░░░░░░░ going to beat that ░░░░░░░░ hashtags and headline stunts ░░░░░░░░ need serious governing We ░░░░░░░░ delivery overdone Knowing how ░░░░░░░░ govern matters And that ░░░░░░░░ why I m endorsing ░░░░░░░░ Cuomo for mayor Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause This wasn t ░░░░░░░░ easy decision for all ░░░░░░░░ reasons you already know ░░░░░░░░ it s a responsible ░░░░░░░░ I looked at the ░░░░░░░░ I see people out ░░░░░░░░ And I see energy ░░░░░░░░ ideas But we need ░░░░░░░░ more than affirmative politics ░░░░░░░░ are just not enough ░░░░░░░░ run the greatest city ░░░░░░░░ the world We need ░░░░░░░░ look at people s ░░░░░░░░ We need results We ░░░░░░░░ experience And someone who ░░░░░░░░ how to deliver under ░░░░░░░░ I know that because ░░░░░░░░ ve already worked at ░░░░░░░░ Hall during a Trump ░░░░░░░░ This year s race ░░░░░░░░ really come down to ░░░░░░░░ candidates And only one ░░░░░░░░ them has experience toughness ░░░░░░░░ the knowledge to lead ░░░░░░░░ York through what s ░░░░░░░░ to come And that ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Cuomo Cheering and ░░░░░░░░ We ve passed landmark ░░░░░░░░ protections together And we ░░░░░░░░ passed the excluding workers ░░░░░░░░ during Covid I still ░░░░░░░░ him for that And ░░░░░░░░ protections for farm workers ░░░░░░░░ and indecipherable We ve ░░░░░░░░ to raise wages and ░░░░░░░░ hold many unscrupulous employers ░░░░░░░░ Those were hard fights ░░░░░░░░ we won And that ░░░░░░░░ I ve always been ░░░░░░░░ to speak truth to ░░░░░░░░ including to Andrew And ░░░░░░░░ ll continue to do ░░░░░░░░ But I ve also ░░░░░░░░ what we can do ░░░░░░░░ the stakes are high ░░░░░░░░ this is one of ░░░░░░░░ moments My name will ░░░░░░░░ on the ballot this ░░░░░░░░ because of the issues ░░░░░░░░ ve championed raising the ░░░░░░░░ wage building truly affordable ░░░░░░░░ delivering for workers and ░░░░░░░░ those still need a ░░░░░░░░ And I know that ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Cuomo But leadership ░░░░░░░░ means knowing when to ░░░░░░░░ around what s needed ░░░░░░░░ Because this isn t ░░░░░░░░ ego it s about ░░░░░░░░ and it s about ░░░░░░░░ the future of all ░░░░░░░░ Yorkers So let me ░░░░░░░░ you what I m ░░░░░░░░ forward to I m ░░░░░░░░ forward to a city ░░░░░░░░ cuts through the noise ░░░░░░░░ gets big things done ░░░░░░░░ want a city that ░░░░░░░░ up workers and the ░░░░░░░░ I want a city ░░░░░░░░ acts like the world ░░░░░░░░ place that it is ░░░░░░░░ real investments with bold ░░░░░░░░ and with no patience ░░░░░░░░ the distractions of performative ░░░░░░░░ and empty outrage Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause I believe we ░░░░░░░░ have that city and ░░░░░░░░ believe we can have ░░░░░░░░ Cuomo can lead us ░░░░░░░░ Please join me in ░░░░░░░░ the next mayor of ░░░░░░░░ York.” (Cheering and Applause)