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Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Our budgets are under extreme stress. Arts fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We run our cities with a balanced budget which we are required to do by law. So what does that mean . How do we possibly do that in the face of this tremendous crisis . It means the cut jobs. It means eliminating services and staff at the same time. Our First Responders have been on the job since day one of this pandemic transporting those with covid to hospitals with ....
I want to thank her for an sent the National League of cities in the National Association of counties for their sheer dedication to this issue on badly needed federal assistance as we continue to fight the covid19 pandemic. A quick note for members of the press joining us today, we will take questions after brief opening remarks. If you have a question, please put your name and media outlet in the chat and well call on you. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, on ....
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For the next 6. He is. If lot of it putting wins as is widely expected, itll be his 5th term in office. Critics describe him as a ruthless dictator. Supporters say hes the resilient leader russian needs. However, his policy is a shifting alonso is an altering most goes ties with your and the us. Thats the invasion of ukraine, Nuclear Threats and the changing world rolled up. So well put in defined, rushes, future for years to come and is his political vision align with the countries long term interests. Will explore all these issues with all panel in a moment. But 1st, this report from katya lucas hold, are you on, on the latitude and has been in power for decades and as all but guaranteed another president ial term. But you are there still in your opinion, what of what for years hes energized supporters and terrified critics. And now, as he looks towards another 6 years in office, hes calling for patriotism amid of the war and h ....