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John Whitmire: “We've actually spent some of the 114 million on overtime…”

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

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The 114 million, right? Sure. Does Houston actually have that money and how much it have we already lost or we've already lost some of it, right? Sure. We've actually spent some of the 114 million on overtime, and the state's asking us to refund that. which we don't have the money. 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. (02:55–03:03)

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Asserts that Houston spent part of the $114 million on overtime and is being asked to refund it.

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