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Mike Johnson: “The city will increase spending in other areas such as…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Denver Mayor Mike Johnson Unveils 2025 Budget with Focus on Workforce, Housing, and Public Safety

Published | Video Starts at 01:15

The border policy changes of the Harris and Biden administration have changed our inflow over the last six months. I think we've both built a far better system of services and we have fewer arrivals. The city will increase spending in other areas such as workforce development, expanding affordable housing and revitalizing downtown. About 25% of the city's jobs are downtown. That means the revival of downtown is not just important to the folks that live there or go there, it is important to the folks that work there. (01:15–01:24)

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Asserts that spending will increase in workforce development, affordable housing, and downtown revitalization.

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