Nicole Malliotakis: “I thank the chairman for yielding. On September 15, 2023, against the strong public outcry from the local community in…”

“I thank the chairman for yielding. On September 15, 2023, against the strong public outcry from the local community in Brooklyn and across New York City, the lease signed by the Biden administration proposes to house at least 2,000 migrants at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, at a monthly rent of $1.7 million. Under the terms of the lease, the city, who will be reimbursed by the State, will pay the first 3 months up front and the city will be able to use 30 acres of land at the location. The total cost of the agreement is over $20.8 million. According to the mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, who himself has said this migrant crisis will destroy New York City, so far in fiscal year 2023, New York City has spent $1.4 billion to deal with this crisis. It is estimated that the taxpayers will be forced to pay $12 billion by 2025 if this crisis is not handled, meaning, if we do not stop the unsustainable and unsafe flow of individuals coming through our southern border. Additionally, the mayor has said because of this crisis, he has to propose a 15 percent across-the-board cut for New York City services for our actual citizens. He wants to bring the number of cops to 1990 levels; thousands of fewer cops on our streets than we had on September 11, 2001. We are having a hiring freeze for not just the cops, but the school safety officers. There is no difference than the left's defund the police agenda than this.…”