Joe Buscaino: “This year, local budgets nationally are facing a shortfall of at least $90 billion.”

The fact of the matter is, cities are crying for help, regardless if you live in a city of 5,000 population or 5 million population.

If we don't move on a relief package for cities, towns, and villages across the country, we are going to start furloughing or laying off our essential city employees from firefighters, police officers, to sanitation workers.

So, given this context, can you please explain to us why the tax dollars of the constituents I represent should be used to subsidize ineffective, economically destructive restrictions on their personal liberties and create a moral hazard…

We must do better.