Chicago City Council weighs mayor's ask for $70 million migrant
CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's request for an additional $70 million to support asylum seekers was before a City Council committee on Monday.The city's Budget and Government Operations Committee approved the funding 20-8. Still, some members asked why this may be taken from the city's rainy day fund and questioned whether they should spend more on the mission at all.The money request is part of the original spending plan Gov.
Johnson was asked about reports that he had committed an additional $70 million to complete that $321 million estimated cost, but he denied it at the time.CBS 2 learned that the $70 million discussed by the City Council on Monday was in fact what Johnson discussed in February. Aldermen were split on the issue and asked if the Johnson administration planned on coming back to the council to ask for additional funds after the $70 million amount being requested might run out.
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