Hi everyone We are here in Astoria Queens and we are about to get started with the official Con end rape case hearing brought to you by the Democratic socialists of New York City Eco socialist crew People are just starting to stream in as you can see rainy night tonight so people are taking a little while but we're just about to get started As many of you know con Edison saw blackouts in midtown last week and in Brooklyn over the weekend and even after all that they still want a raise on the backs of New York City rate payers These higher rates will disproportionately impact low income. New Yorkers They will disincentive The energy efficiency measures that we know that we need okay allow con Edison to invest further in fossil fuel infrastructure and a strike fund to break the power of the workers who are organizing currently in the utility system So it's great to see people turning out despite the weather More people trickling in We're getting started Are we getting started cars The same day, we're gonna have this Valley Governor Cuomo's office It's like from so could you tell us why you're here today I'm here because I'm very opposed We don't have It's been Whether that's infrastructure that is going to be about Preparing for change and that all they really care about is their bottom line I mean the amount of money and here we are in our city the second so they want to expand across the story today we also want to extend the life of the master and that's just all you know know know Awesome. Thank you so much So we are just getting started now We are in a story of queens This is a public hearing on the proposed rate hike that Con Edison wants to impose on all New Yorkers It's great to see people coming out on a rainy night like this to tell con Edison This is not how it's going to be You don't get to plunge low income, New Yorkers and New Yorkers across the city into darkness and still get a raise Really guys It started And go And concert Again it is so so so much that you came out I'm bout to cry on stage. I forgot my second grade but I'm gonna keep it great basically what this is about is about the bankers So right now we kinda considering the sexy and the beginning of the ballot but especially say we think that you can extend that legacy because we believe that we should have power over that powers our lives and what plank waiting nearly as relies Let's kick off our personally. Here is constantly until I'm glad to see you all out here is a rock This is really an important issue We think about what we're talking about here tonight you know we're talking about what how the future cover sit We're thinking about how our utilities actually serve us and on their dividend for shareholders I think they paid out over A million dollars so they're shareholders That was buddy that could've done to fixing the system moving on renewable energy future fixing instead of walking us in to a fossil fuel future for the next 50 years We not that The shot. I see our chairman representation Committee, my good friend from Brooklyn and a little bit of planes So we all know what is causing all this extreme to be we all in this room know that time of change we all know that climate change is making our our summer's warm, hot, a winter for cold and all of these storms much for strength Where's the plan to fix our system where the fight climate change currently not Start asking for It lock us into looking to spend millions of dollars on gas pipelines millions of dollars on infrastructure nothing that is going to move us to a renewal energy future if we die early and they're not doing the job let's just 10 'clock back a little bit 2670. Queens residents were blacked out is just throwing food onto different Boulevard 13 years ago You would think in 13 years ago but as me 50 - 3000 Western Queens residents don't have power over 60 - 4000 despite less than a thousand mister कराता है देखे हैं लोग अब मैं You want more from us from our box more from who can ill afford to pay But I mean we replay the 20 -first century that actually works for us not for profit for others We have utilities that actually is possible to people that make sure the terrorize and brings us for no future that we need desperately in the city. If we're gonna have a priori fighting climate change So there's a few front person start off Big shout out to the the whole team that came to my office and talk about getting this September is here tonight and will be coming up to speak to you in a second and she's a great machine. We all remember 2006 do not fighting us in your entire time. All of us we need to do better just quick note If you're here to testify tonight please make sure my wife or I am So my practice is gonna come out right here guys a tie his bravery we're gonna collect your task testimony and we're gonna bring it to the state because part of the reason we're doing this tonight as they didn't wanna have a hearing in Western New York City What a surprise and so we're making the case tonight. We're gonna select your testimony and we're gonna bring it to the be considering the rain pages in the negative that they should not gonna range and then मेरी protect straight fans and password fill the structure and this city of tables so respectively and then only their to be seen we cannot see this very out but also have for take off is just a just working on trigger testimony of mister and last thing Representative here tonight I'm excited to be here We have to finance chair as well. Thank you for supporting as well as introduce the rest of our speakers. Thank you all We're here from Assembly member or sorry It's so great The second here we go Is asking for 690 - $5. I don't go like it's actually funny because what they're not doing is that great life but they're taking is actually set by the test and a tax cut in so then that is a lot more than that close to $700 on pizzas on their applications I am This businesses that have been out of power since Martin Bakery across the Street to me House they have over $20000 in damage of business trail have a 30 foot Because it all sport I mean come you don't have you guys always is a family There's a lot of eggs and there's a lot of there's a lot of we have a lot of fun my case in this jobs get to bring in talk to Doing your job The last rate hike will actually three years ago in 2015 and you know there's always a negative and we actually to people knowing that their feels like ती है no loss what money which Very irresponsible for us not to ask him what he did you know when they're great right this year they're gonna play it all. These blackouts have been happening that seen amount in history and with me you're not to discuss you're not really relevant to the situation but they are because like you said in 2015 they got parade What are they doing I don't know you send the oil pressure prior to I'm actually the biggest problem you know what I mean Built to get con Edison to stop turn off seniors power instead of they have a policy They don't do that but that's what they told me to do so we got that Because you know we actually have around of my very good set A Democratic right to pass that and the government try it So let me know. Check your senior. You don't get your electricity and yes but also Middle of winter knows हमारे शेर She has gone to make sure that he blacked out I actually wasn't office शराब की i have for me want science people people I would commute back and forth from it. I believe last time but I wasn't he so I know that feels like I need for my parents who did you know been longtime story residents and I went for my brother who's also a long time So none of us Three things I can make comments with against Highly selected and I thought it was always very important to be on that Committee because we produce 60 percent of the power So I have you know I have good relationships with the community I wanna ask that peels be held oversight over what excuse me now they do Education about black I'm trying really terrible effects of life You know to all of us It affects all of your life for those children Winner is is hot My daughter She's interested She did not like she is very very pregnant I imagine she had her air condition have a comfortable environment but guess what families have to deal with that each and every day and this is because of an Edison Drop their incomes They are tool and confidence you know That is going to stick with that you know people who have financial future get get money Get ready to get all these things but that's the people who actually came awaits us you and I my family don't actually suicide Anyway thank you so much for coming out really keep your voices loud You can clear as I look forward to be working with both which is organizing. Yes I'm really looking forward to really take control Any of us that if you saw damage like us if you can get compensated by $50 for your damages I'm sorry you also lately it costs a lot of money to fill that refrigerator A lot of milk cost like five bucks $6 businesses are limited to like less 11 October 11000, something or under 11 which is seen twenty so that actually i don't know action to labours those words to say and taking us so much Remember Thank you so much for being here you wanted to see Operations by sleeping going on to be run Work performing the industry I made sure that we forgot to consider that and allow for loves travel actuation everything we're gonna be set but just put a problem On the job we are paid less than 12 hours of work from the back of the truck So when I saw that you know I wanna make the most amount of money I think We don't know is why state we just likely more Democratic statement do work in 71 I really think these types of things talking about a week until our agents We get affection talking about Michael Sorry the result So your ideas take the leg Push forward Thank you New York City people's out again Aloha They plan and bring i do you want to be ah me right for sweden is what happen and we are person was very of boys then you change is for the better and used for infections Trade Association Exit Electric Institute and you got position from Joe Kennedy cost that punish the poor pay chronic lawyers. 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Okay This property and I proudly carry City Council We have people that wanna try the time everybody and we're up to this it was 10000 megawatts nowhere What kind of three so it's quite you know doing or stealing money but I hear a lot of course Come here I hope I answer it For people wanting to entertain and Commission yourself so I'm gonna be able to and whatever you think is right Stay tuned everyone We're going to go to part two