Jumaane D. Williams 
[NYC Public Advocate]
Public Advocate Williams: “As contact tracing is employed to stem the transmission of COVID-19 and protect New Yorkers’ health, it is vital to ensure that in intent and in impact, protecting the public health without jeopardizing the public’s civil liberties.”
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[NYC Small Business\Predatory Lenders]
Williams: “My resolution, Resolution 1049, aims to address a major root cause of one of the financial issues that many New Yorkers face: confession of judgment in business loans…debt collectors continue to misuse confessions of judgment.”
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[COVID-19\ Racial Disparities]
Williams: “The primary function of this task force cannot be to engage in a long, protracted process of deliberation and study, dwelling on how we got here. We know this disparity was created by a long history of systemic inequities and injustices.”
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[NYC Budget FY 2021]
Williams: “It is an unfortunate fiscal reality that this crisis will require drawing upon our city’s reserves…I further implore our federal government to provide drastically expanded aid to the people of our city to help alleviate the budget deficit.”
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[Easter\COVID-19]
Williams: “In the face of this pandemic- while many traditional celebrations cannot be held- we can carry those values as we observe the holiday in our homes.”
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[COVID-19\Blacks & Latino Rates]
Williams: “From both the city and the state, the data released consistently shows that New Yorkers killed by COVID-19 are disproportionately Black or Latino – in New York City, over 60%.”
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[COVID-19\ New Yorkers of Color]
Williams: “I have a number of questions concerning the safety and wellbeing of front-line workers and communities of more color and higher poverty rates.”
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[RIKERS ISLAND\COVID-19]
Williams: “While your current efforts to curb the impact of COVID-19 within our jails are noted, I still believe there is much more to do to curb the preventable rise of COVID-19 cases within Rikers.”
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[COVID-19 Pandemic\Mandatory Lockdown]
Williams: “That lockdown status, which I urge our city and state executives to adopt immediately as essential guidance and directives, should be re-evaluated on a biweekly basis to determine its effectiveness and duration.”
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[COVID-19 Outbreak\Human Cost]
Williams: “With a low mortality and a low contract rate, experts estimate that under 20,000 lives could be lost in New York City through this crisis…This is a sobering but clear call to action, one we can and must meet with urgency and purpose.”
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