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400 mayors endorse Biden COVID relief plan, local aid money
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/biden-covid-health-plan-mayors/507-43eb6a46-371e-4d13-b5d7-75eaddd4a898The mayors, who come from across the political spectrum, say they are on the front lines of the health care battle and need the financial resources to fight it.
Author: Travis Pittman
Published: 7:27 PM CST February 1, 2021
Updated: 7:27 PM CST February 1, 2021
More than 400 U.S. mayors across party lines are calling on congressional leaders to adopt President Joe Biden's COVID-19 relief plan. In particular, they note the need for direct financial help to their cities -- something the Democratic president's plan includes but a Republican counter-proposal does not
Members of the United States Conference of Mayors wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., saying that their cities have been trying to fight a public health battle but with limited financial resources.
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