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Brandon Johnson: “We re instituted, the department of the Environment at the…”

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

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One-on-one with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson | Cap Times Idea Fest

Published | Video Starts at 30:37

But what I can say is you have a generation that elected me, that gave me the impetus around, paid time off, the subminimum wage abolishing that We re instituted, the department of the Environment at the city of Chicago. It was taken away. We brought it back because we understand environmental justice is not just about saving our planet. It's also about building a new economy around blue and green energy. (30:37–30:42)

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Asserts that the Department of the Environment was reinstated in Chicago.

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