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Cherelle Parker: “SEPTA is facing a $240 million structural deficit and won't…”

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

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Mayor Parker reacts to upcoming SEPTA cuts

Published | Video Starts at 02:23

Scott was a surface train operator when he started, so he is an administrative and operations subject matter expert and he earned his stripes the old fashioned way. When he tells us that SEPTA is facing a $240 million structural deficit and won't be able to continue without those dollars. you listen and you do what our Governor Josh Shapiro did, you immediately come up with a substantive response. Governor Shapiro's recommendation to come up with a recurring revenue source that would generate $280 million plus for SEPTA. (02:23–02:34)

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Asserts that SEPTA has a $240 million structural deficit threatening its operations.

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