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John Whitmire: “The 60,000 was for a salary. It's benefiting Houstonians.”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire On Budget Shortfall, Infrastructure, Podcast & More

Published | Video Starts at 24:09

Your reactions to that, more politics. But we're trying our best to keep Houstonians informed, all levels of government. I won't begin to tell you what the county spends on communications and podcasts. The 60,000 was for a salary. It's benefiting Houstonians. We've had in recent days, the fire chief, the police chief, public works. They're getting back to our budget plan. So, you know, it's just critics is all I could say. (24:09–24:14)

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Asserts that $60,000 was spent on a salary for the podcast, benefiting Houstonians.

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