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IN ME MOREIUM. AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH NAMING A PROBLEM.
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AND AN ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS THREATENED TO CUT OFF FUNDING TO[02:28:09]
NONPROFITS, LIKE THE FOOD BANK, HAVEN FOR HOPE, THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER, AND[02:28:18]
CITIES, AND THAT THOSE FUNDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS,[02:28:22]
RIGHT, AND THEN TO SAY, I'M JUST NOT GOING TO SEND THEM UNTIL I'M GOOD[02:28:27]
AND READY, THAT'S GROSS. THAT'S NOT OKAY. IT'S EQUALLY NOT OKAY FOR, YOU[02:28:35]
KNOW -- FOR US TO WATCH OUR STATE LEADERS EITHER CHEERING IT ON, OR EVEN[02:28:43]
WORSE, WITH, YOU KNOW, EVIDENT LACK OF CONCERN, JUST WATCH IT HAPPEN.[02:28:48]
AND SO, YEAH, THERE'S A DEBATE GOING ON RIGHT NOW.[02:28:51]
SHOULD WE JUST GET ALONG? AND IT'S STUPEFYING TO[02:29:00]
HEAR SOMEONE SUGGEST THAT WE NEED TO KEEP ALL THOSE CONCERNS IN OUR HEAD.[02:29:04]
DON'T SAY THEM OUT LOUD AND DON'T SAY THEM IN POLITE COMPANY BECAUSE WE[02:29:07]
RISK THE FUNDS BEING DENIED TO US. AND THAT -- YOU KNOW, IF[02:29:11]
WE'RE NOT SUFFICIENTLY OBPSYCHOUS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DENIED TO US[02:29:19]
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TREATING OUR ABUSER LIKE A SAY SACRED COW.[02:29:27]
THERE ARE NO SACRED COW. AND LUCKILY THIS CITY COUNCIL, AT LEAST AS I'VE[02:29:32]
BEEN WATCHING IT FOR THE LAST THREE DECADES, HAVE NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM[02:29:36]
BLOWING THE WHISTLE AND SAYING THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THREATENS THE[02:29:40]
RESILIENCE AND THE ABILITY OF MY CONSTITUENTS TO THRIVE.[02:29:43]
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF I TOOK THIS ADVICE OF JUST GET ALONG, KEEP YOUR[02:29:49]
MOUTH SHUT OR ELSE WE RISK ANGERING SOMEBODY IF THEY GET THEIR THIN SKIN[02:29:55]
BRUISED, I WOULD RIGHTFULLY BE ACCUSED BY MY CONSTITUENTS OF BEING[02:30:00]
OBSCENELY COWARDLY IN THE FACE OF PEOPLE GETTING HURT.[02:30:02]
AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT. SO THIS LEGISLATIVE[02:30:08]
AGENDA, BEFORE COUNCILMAN COURAGE CRIES FOUL, THIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IS NOT[02:30:13]
A NOVEL DOCUMENT. THIS IS WHAT WE PUBLISH EVERY SINGLE TIME I'VE[02:30:18]
BEEN HERE AND EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL BEFORE US HAS PUBLISHED A SIMILAR[02:30:25]
DOCUMENT. EVERY SUNG L SINGLE ONE THAT SAYS THE[02:30:32]
CITY COUNCIL WILL OPPOSE ACTION TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS, THAT'S NOT[02:30:40]
NOVEL, BUT FOR SOME REASON SAYING THAT OUT LOUD RISKS ANGERING[02:30:44]
SOMEBODY WHO WILL, YOU KNOW, BANISH US TO THE LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS OR SOMETHING STUPID LIKE THAT. SO -- AND THIS DOCUMENT IS 100% IN KEEPING WITH THE CONVERSATION THAT HAS UNFOLDED AT THIS TABLE, WHICH IS A CONVERSATION ABOUT US BEING VERY ALARMED THAT WE'RE HEARING THE RHETORIC AND NOW WE'RE SEEING IT IN WRITING, BEING PASSED IN THE FORM OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT IS DIRECTED DIRECTLY AT, YOU KNOW, OUR MOST VULNERABLE CONSTITUENTS. AND SO -- AND ANYBODY WHO'S ANYBODY, AND IT'S NOT JUST COUNCILMAN WHYTE, BUT ANYBODY WHO'S GOING TO GASP AND CLUTCH THEIR PEARLS EVERY TIME I SAY SOMETHING THAT'S CRITICAL OF THEIR PRO FERRED CANDIDATE, YOU BETTER BY A LOT OF PEARLS, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE GASPING AND CLUTCHING A LOT WHILE ISTILL HAVE A MIC. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PELAEZ. COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE?
>> WHYTE: SO, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN, I -- YOU KNOW THE RESPECT THAT I HAVE FOR YOU, BUT I'M SORRY. COMPARING WHAT'S GOING ON IN D.C. THE LAST THREE WEEKS TO DOMESTIC ABUSE IS -- NO. THAT'S WHAT'S GROSS.
THAT'S WHAT'S GROSS. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POLITICAL DIFFERENCES IN TERMS OF RESTRUCTURING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR HAVING TIGHTER BORDER CONTROL OR SPENDING MONEY MORE WISELY.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND TO COMPARE THAT TO DOMESTIC ABUSE IS INSANE TO ME. MY COMMENTS STAND.
YOU CAN DISAGREE, BUT YOU SHOULD DISAGREE IN A MANNER THAT MAY BE PRODUCTIVE. AND SAYING THE THINGS LIKE THAT AND OTHERS IS NOT GOING TO BE PRODUCTIVE. AND WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE 11 PEOPLE ARE THAT ARE GOING TO BE SITTING AROUND THIS TABLE FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. WE DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF US WILL BE HERE.
AND WE SHOULDN'T PUT THAT GROUP BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL BECAUSE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE MAKE AND THE THINGS THAT WE DO OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. SO I'M GOING TO AGAIN ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO WORK WITH THIS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS BEST WE CAN FOR THE BETTERMENT OF
SAN ANTONIANS. THANKS. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. WELL, OUR WORK IS CUT OUT FOR US. I'LL JUST SAY, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY DISAGREEMENT THAT SAN ANTONIO'S BEST POSITIONED WHEN WE CAN AND WE DO WORK WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT WE REQUIRE A TWO-WAY STREET ON THAT ISSUE. SO, AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE US TO LOOK AT THE ACTIONS, NOT THE THEATRICS AS MUCH AS WE CAN, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS, CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND DO WHAT WE DO AS A RESPONSIVE, COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY THAT SERVES ALL RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATUS, REGARDLESS OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN, THEIR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR ANYTHING ELSE.
ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, IT'S 4:40 P.M. ON THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANKS, EVERYBODY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.