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Josh Shapiro: “I flexed $80 million in short term revenue for SEPTA and…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Gov. Shapiro Briefs Press On Pennsylvania's Ongoing Budget Negotiations

Published | Video Starts at 01:55

I've asked them to pass recurring revenue. The House of Representatives has passed that on five separate occasions when it didn't get done because the Senate didn't act. I flexed $80 million in short term revenue for SEPTA and then again flexed another $153 million to keep SEPTA afloat. But listen, I think we have come to the conclusion here that the Senate Republicans who are in the majority in the state Senate, were unwilling to pass recurring revenue. (01:55–02:07)

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Asserts that Josh Shapiro allocated $233 million in short-term revenue to support SEPTA.

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