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Jacob Frey: “Minneapolis taxpayers should not be left to foot the bill of…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:59

There are countless immigrants, and whether they're from Northern Virginia or Mexico or Europe, people have come to this city to start a life and they love it. And so Minneapolis taxpayers should not be left to foot the bill of this situation that has been created by the federal government. And so we're calling on the federal government to fully step up to provide direct financial assistance to our city to stabilize our small businesses and to help residents recover. (05:59–06:06)

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