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Jacob Frey: “At times that means cutting back.”

Featuring: Jacob Frey, Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Mayor of Minneapolis | Minnesota

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Minneapolis mayor responds to Trump's order targeting sanctuary cities

Published | Video Starts at 14:10

We can't just be throwing money out the door and doling money out to different nonprofits, as benevolent as they may be. We've got to do the right thing by the taxpayer. And yeah, At times that means cutting back. And so that's part of the responsibility for us. And it also means we've got to find as many tax revenue generating opportunities where. (14:10–14:13)

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Asserts that budget cuts are sometimes necessary for fiscal responsibility.

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