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COURIER L 4 IFE, JANUARY 22-28, 2021
BY BEN VERDE
Brooklyn’s Democratic
bigwigs toasted the inauguration
of President Joe Biden
and Vice President Kamala
Harris on Jan. 20, with local
leaders hoping to turn
the page on the chaotic era of
Donald Trump.
With the departure of an
administration hostile to
the needs of urban communities
like Brooklyn, leaders
of the borough’s Democratic
party expressed hope
for a constructive relationship
between local elected
officials and federal leaders
moving forward.
“Although there are still
rough days ahead, there’s
much to look forward to,”
said Kings County Democratic
Party Chair Rodneyse
Bichotte. “With a cabinet and
leadership team that looks
like our country, the Biden/
Harris administration means
that our city and borough will
have a partner.”
The newfound Democratic
majority in the Senate means
that Park Slope resident Chuck
Schumer has assumed the role
of majority leader of the chamber,
making him one of the
most powerful people in Washington.
New York’s politicos
hope Schumer’s ascendancy
will mean more federal dollars
for the city and state as it
deals with an enormous budget
shortfall that threatens essential
services such as transit,
education, and healthcare.
Schumer swore that the
Senate “will do business differently”
than in recent years.
“Over the last four years,
the previous administration
took enormous steps backward,”
he said, vowing to use
executive orders to “undo the
Trump regression.” “We must
use every tool in our toolbox...
to address the multiple crises
we face, deliver immediate relief
to American families and
put us back on a path to a more
prosperous and equitable
country.”
Congresswoman Yvette
Clarke was among the members
of Brooklyn’s delegation
on hand for the inaugural ceremony
— which she lauded as
“historic.”
“I could not be more proud,”
she said on Twitter, referring
to the swearing in of Biden,
and of the nation’s fi rst female,
Caribbean- and Indian-American
vice president, Harris.
Heads of organizations
like the Legal Aid Society
also celebrated the end of the
Trump presidency, and President
Biden’s decision to immediately
overturn a number
of the former president’s immigration
policies.
“Today signals a hopeful
new day, one where we can begin
to turn the page on an administration
marked by its
deliberate inhumanity and
cruelty – from the xenophobic
Muslim travel ban and
the incalculably cruel family
separation policy, to the un-
President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address. REUTERS
Vice President Kamala Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, and President Joe Biden wave to the crowd. REUTERS
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