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Edward Markey: “That bill adds $850 billion to help cities and towns and…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Nashoba Valley Chamber Present: Virtual Conversation with US Senator Ed Markey

Published | Video Starts at 06:06

The last big bill was 2.2 trillion. This one is $3 trillion. And it deals with the reality that the cities and towns across our country are, they're hemorrhaging money. So That bill adds $850 billion to help cities and towns and states deal with their budgets. Otherwise there could be massive layoffs of teachers, of fire, of police, healthcare workers, food programs dramatically cut back. And that's just the opposite of what we really want at this time. (06:06–06:14)

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