PBS NewsHour

Villaraigosa: Washington Must Be Smart About Cuts,...

Clip: 01/19/2012 | 9m 4s

Bracing for a new federal budget, hundreds of U.S. mayors sought meetings in Washington this week. Their message: don't let cities fall through the cracks. Ray Suarez discusses the challenges local governments face amid a national debt crisis with Mayors Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles and Danny Jones of Charleston, W.Va.

Aired: 01/19/12

Rating: NR

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