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Cherelle Parker: “The City of Philadelphia passed a budget that included $792…”

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

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Mayor Parker reacts to upcoming SEPTA cuts

Published | Video Starts at 06:00

The first thing that we did, working in partnership with our City Council of Philadelphia and Council President Kenyatta Johnson in particular, was that we answered the call. We speak in budgets and The City of Philadelphia passed a budget that included $792 million in funding for SEPTA over our five year plan. that's operational along with capital. Now, someone called me yesterday and said, you know, what about what's being discussed right now? Anything other than addressing the systemic structural deficit to me is fuzzy math. (06:00–06:12)

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Asserts that Philadelphia's budget includes $792 million for SEPTA over five years.

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