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Buffalo mayor calls for federal recovery funds for mass shooting
Buffalo, N.Y., Mayor Byron Brown on Tuesday called for federal funds to help his city recover after a mass shooting in May that left 10 Black people dead, with an economist drawing a parallel to government support after natural disasters.Brown told lawmakers his city spent $500,000 on unbudgeted funds in the two weeks after the shooting on May 14, including overtime and other services from police, fire and sanitation workers and needed far more to address the trauma and lost income.
”This event has the potential to harm Buffalo’s already economically disadvantaged Black community and further grow inequality. We must do whatever we can to combat this and provide the East Buffalo community with the funding for services such as counseling, educational enrichment and lost wages,” Brown said.
“There should be federal funding to address the economic damage to communities that suffer mass shootings,” he added, testifying before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Buffalo mayor calls for federal recovery funds for mass shooting
Buffalo, N.Y., Mayor Byron Brown on Tuesday called for federal funds to help his city recover after a mass shooting in May that left 10 Black people dead, with an economist drawing a parallel to go…
thehill.com
