Mayors call for immediate passage of Biden's COVID-19 relief bill

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Source: USA Today

Facing budget shortfalls and reduced city services, America’s mayors made an urgent plea Thursday for Congress to quickly pass President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill, which would provide $350 billion in direct aid for city and state governments.

“This is it. This is the moment,” said Dayton, Ohio, Mayor Nan Whaley, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in a conference call with media. “Cities are the backbone of the American economy. If we want to be able to build back better, we can’t let what’s left of the foundation crumble.”

Mayors said the sagging economy as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has decreased sales, property and income tax collections across the country.

Some cities have laid off city employees. Others have made cuts to waste collection, public transit, hours of government services or canceled infrastructure projects and put off hiring new police officers and firefighters.

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1. They better pass it now, or we will lose 2022 Senate

Or spring elections! Pass the second stimulus! People are in trouble they need money now! Workers didn't get PPP loans to buy yachts, new cars and vacations.

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2. I know we desperately need it here in Philly

and this has been something that states and municipalities have been begging for since last year because the previous stimulus packages provided nothing directly to states/municipalities - it was all earmarked and didn't bolster any of the civil infrastructure that was tasked to operationally handle the pandemic.