Mayor Jack Young and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin have joined local Congress members and several County Executives to advocate for funding for cities that have seen their revenues plummet in the face of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
ADDITIONAL STIMULUS PACKAGETHIS WEEK.
MARYLAND'S CONGRESSMEMBERS WANT MORE STIMULUSSUPPORT FOR OUR CITIES ANDCOUNTIES.
TODAY BALTIMOREMAYOR JACK YOUNG...HOUSE ANDSENATE MEMBERS...AND COUNTYEXECUTIVES DISCUSSED THE NEEDFOR MORE FUNDING.
THEY SAY THEMONEY COULD HELP CITIES ANDCOUNTIES ACROSS THE COUNTRYDEALING WITH DECLINES INREVENUE BECAUSE OF CLOSURESRELATED TO COVI━19.
ACCORDINGTO SENATOR BEN CARDIN...WHENTHE LAST STIMULUS FUNDING WASRELEASED...IT DIDN'T COVER FORLOST REVENUES AND HE ISDETERMINED NOT TO LET THATHAPPEN FOR ANY FUTURE STIMULUSFUNDING.
OFFICIALS DON'T JUSTWANT TO GET THE MONEY...THEYWANT THE FREEDOM TO BE ABLE TODELEGATE THE FUNDS TO WHERETHEY'RE NEEDED THE MOST.
"Thekey here is to make surethere's flexibility built in.Nobody can manage a county ora city except the countyexecutive or mayor and you dothat because you have theflexibility to move around tomake changes and to deal withthe very serious hotspotsCONGRESSMAN KWEISI MFUMSE ALSSAYS HE'S GOING TO FIND A WAYTO SEE THAT MAYORS AND COUNTYEXECUTIVES HAVE THE ABILITY TOSTART MOBILE TEST
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