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More than a dozen candidates for public advocate participated in a sustainability forum in Brooklyn Tuesday night.
More than a dozen contenders participated in the debate, hosted by the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund at Brooklyn Law School.
‘When Congress is unable or unwilling to propose a needed amendment, the people have the option of a convention, where through the states we can propose an amendment to our U.S. Constitution.’
Smalls says she’d focus on transit, housing and voting reform if she prevails in the February 26 special election for public advocate.
The veteran lawmaker says the HQ2 deal presents precisely the kind of issue where a public advocate’s voice can be critical. And he argues that he’s been clearer on that issue than others in the race.
Now in his third term in the Assembly, the former Obama campaign official hopes to continue a rapid rise with a victory on February 26.
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