On the recordMarch 7, 2021
it is the right thing to be able to get direct fiscal assistance here to our cities, and it will shorten the economic recovery.
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msnbc.comit is the right thing to be able to get direct fiscal assistance here to our cities, and it will shorten the economic recovery.
Jerome Powell emphasizes the importance of direct fiscal assistance to cities for economic recovery.
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