John Whitmire: “We're going to balance the budget without raising taxes.”

“Everyone knows that the city finances are in bad shape. We're going to roll out. And what we should be talking to you about this morning is a budget proposal in May. It's We're going to balance the budget without raising taxes. and it's actually going to give us a future to provide for Houston's finances. We're going to come up with a system of finance that'll take care of Houston finances for years to come.” (03:14–03:24)

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