New York City Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan returned to the show to discuss how the Council is pushing back against Mayor Eric Adams' budget cuts and other fiscal choices. Brannan spoke with Max Politics the day after chairing an oversight hearing on the Mayor's November budget modification to the city budget, which included $1.7 billion in savings, including many program cuts. Topics include debate over revenue projections, city personnel policies and removal of budget vacancies, specific funding cuts to programs, fiscal management of the migrant crisis, and more. (Episode 425)