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Karen Bass: “They [the federal government] are going to spend $130…”

Featuring: Karen Bass, Democratic | Mayor of Los Angeles | California

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Discusses ICE Raids, National Guard Deployment, and City Tensions

Published | Video Starts at 01:09

And so, again, whole industries are impacted. And the idea that the federal government would do this now, we are a year away from the World Cup. They [the federal government] are going to spend $130 million if they really bring in all these troops that are not needed at all. The administration should give us the 130 million so we can prepare the city for the World Cup. I know he's excited about the World Cup. (01:09–13:40)

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Asserts that the federal government plans to spend $130 million on deploying troops, which she believes are unnecessary.

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