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Cherelle Parker: “And when we announced that Kevin Bethel would be the police…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker announces panel of lawmakers to help launch her administration

Published | Video Starts at 01:42

Why not? Why not include Republicans? Parker saying both intergovernmental and bipartisan support is important and offering some examples, including regular communication with a Republican state representative from Philly. And when we announced that Kevin Bethel would be the police commissioner we had before we announced publicly to. You already talked to Republican leadership in Harrisburg in both the House and the Senate. Republicans control the Senate in Harrisburg, the House in Washington, but no members from across the aisle were listed as part of the new roundtable. (01:42–01:57)

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Asserts that Republican leadership in Harrisburg was consulted before publicly announcing Kevin Bethel as police commissioner.

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