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Brandon Johnson: “The infrastructure that was never properly structured, that…”

Featuring: Brandon Johnson, Democratic | Mayor of Chicago | Illinois

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Holds Press Briefing On Recent Flooding In City's Southwest Side

Published | Video Starts at 15:24

This is very reminiscent to what families experience on the west side of Chicago as well, and other areas that have been impacted. What it means is, is that The infrastructure that was never properly structured, that we have now reached a point where it's going to require us to make those investments so that this doesn't become the norm. So we're going to do everything in our power to ensure that the initial cleanup is taken care of and all of our city workers are prepared to work around the clock in order to expedite the cleanup. (15:24–15:37)

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Asserts that infrastructure was never properly structured and requires investment to prevent recurring issues.

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