Councilman Charles Barron speaks his mind about Bloomberg's Budget Cuts

Councilman Charles Barron
District 42 - Council Member - Democrat
http://council.nyc.gov/d42/html/members/home.shtml

June 21, 2011
Speaking at "Right Now Revenue" Press Conference

Options gaining traction in City Council: Council Members, major City unions and dozens of advocacy organizations pushing new revenue options that include ending failed subsidies, collecting damages from Mortgage Electronic Recording System (MERS) for unpaid real estate transfer fees, adopting IBO recommendations, and enacting fairer tax code.

for more info:
http://onmay12.org/blog/peoples-budget-plan-tuesday-june-21-3pm-city-hall

In attendance:
Confirmed Council Members include Robert Jackson, Margaret Chin, Tish James, Mathieu Eugene, Jumaane Williams, Stephen Levin, Brad Lander, Ydanis Rodriguez, James Van Bramer, Melissa Mark-Viverito, and Charles Barron.

Make the Road New York, the May 12 Coalition, United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew, Human Services Council and member organizations, VOCAL-NY, Coalition for the Homeless, Coalition for Education Justice, and New York Communities for Change.

Members of Bloombergville.

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