The request for emergency CDBG funds came from our colleagues. If you wish to have all of them speak to you personally, I would be happy to direct them to you. I can assure you that the $260 million in emergency CDBG funding is significantly less than has been requested by our colleagues in this body.
Discussing the request for emergency Community Development Block Grant funds.
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