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Al Green: “I did make the point earlier, but 50 percent of my entire budget is public safety, and 72 percent of my budget is…”

On the recordApril 8, 2018
I did make the point earlier, but 50 percent of my entire budget is public safety, and 72 percent of my budget is personnel costs.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

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Green highlights budget constraints affecting city operations due to high personnel costs.

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