Just days after a national government shutdown was averted, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand spoke about the crisis in state budgets at the Italian Academy.
Gillibrand was the keynote speaker for the 14th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum on Monday, and in her speech she called on students to create change and get involved in public policy in a time of pressing budgetary crises.
“Budgets are moral documents, they’re about choices that we make, what are our core values, what should we care about,” Gillibrand said.
“What we see at the federal level are choices that are not the right choices for our future—cutting education, cutting women’s healthcare,” Gillibrand said. “How can you cut spending for Pap smears, for mammograms … these are the safety nets that we need for all our families.”
Gillibrand spent little time on budgetary issues at the state level, and instead focused on her personal political experience. She described her interest in politics as stemming from an event similar to the Dinkins Forum.
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