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Zohran Mamdani: Government is not too busy, not too self-important, not too mired in paperwork to fix the problems of this city.

On the recordJuly 6, 2026
Government is not too busy, not too self-important, not too mired in paperwork to fix the problems of this city.
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Zohran Mamdani
Democratic · New York

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Describing his approach to governance in his 100-day speech.

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