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U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) said the relief money will prevent city leaders from seeking additional pay cuts from their workers. Those reductions would have had a ripple effect across the region, hitting workers who are “the backbone of the middle class,” he said.
“Helping prevent those cuts keeps the dollars circulating, keeps them shopping and keeps them actually purchasing goods and services,” Gomez said.
More than $900 million in federal coronavirus relief federal funds has already flowed to the city over the past year. The city could still face some financial challenges if the region’s economic recovery proves to be slow, Garcetti said.