Sen. Bernie Sanders Praises Mamdani FY27 Budget: "Stand with Working Families, Not Billionaires" — Closed $12B Gap Without Austerity

Sen. Bernie Sanders — early backer of Mamdani during the 2025 mayoral race — publicly praised the May 12 FY27 Executive Budget: "He inherited a huge budget deficit, brought it down to zero, and still invested in childcare, housing, and city infrastructure." Sanders frames the rollout as proof that when city governments "stand with working families, not billionaires, there is nothing they cannot accomplish." Counter-weight to Trump (WABC) + Roth (Vornado) + Griffin (Citadel) attacks. Common Dreams aggregates progressive endorsement chorus; Mamdani team likely to amplify via Office of Mass Engagement.

• keptPied-à-terre tax on $5M+ second homes
• brokenCorporate tax hike ($1.75B/year)
• brokenDouble DCWP budget to $135M
• brokenIncrease Human Rights Commission funding to $21M

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