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John Whitmire: “The lawsuit with firefighters could cost 800 million to 1.2…”

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

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The State of Houston: A Conversation with Mayor John Whitmire

Published | Video Starts at 11:59

The gap was 160. We were faced with an eight year pending lawsuit with the firefighters. They hadn't had a benefit contract going back eight years. Huge battle between the … The lawsuit with firefighters could cost 800 million to 1.2 billion dollars. … Million 1.2. This has never happened to you before, huh? I thought I was on city council for a minute yesterday. Yeah, yesterday was. Was a challenging day. (11:59–12:15)

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