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**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
January 30, 2009
Contact: Sarah Krauss
(212) 669-4193; (917) 541-0936
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Mayor Bloomberg's Budget Address
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum said, "I met with Mayor Bloomberg earlier today. While I recognize the need to erase our budget deficit, I’m concerned that some job cuts – particularly those at ACS – will compromise the safety and welfare of our children. Nearly 1,000 ACS jobs are slated to be eliminated, and this stands out as a major cause for concern. In recent years, ACS reduced caseloads dramatically and in the three years since the tragic death of Nixzmary Brown, ACS has made laudable reforms. Removing front-line workers would reverse the progress we have made to protect children since the implementation of those reforms.
I hope that federal aid eliminates the need for these cuts. In the meantime, some things must remain sacred—the health and well-being of our children is one of them."
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