Washington Worries
Oct 9, 2026 · 6 min · 6 segments
Syracuse City Auditor Alexander Marion
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Thomas GermainHost
Jess MaddoxHost
Oct 9, 2026 · 6 min · 6 segments
Syracuse City Auditor Alexander Marion
Thomas GermainHostJess MaddoxHostLook, over the last 50 years, the federal government has not had a cohesive urban policy.
But over the last two years, this administration and this Congress, it feels like cities are getting like the sharper end of the stick here.
We need the federal government to stand up and support our cities, invest in our infrastructure, and make it easier for local governments to deliver essential services.
The federal immigration crackdown is going to leave over 5,000 Central New Yorkers without food assistance, and it's going to fall on the city government, working with nonprofit partners to figure out a solution to that.
The federal government has shortchanged us on the 81 project, taking $30 million away from the city of Syracuse that we need to rebuild our street-level infrastructure, and that's money we don't have a replacement for.
And with inflation, we have a large fleet of vehicles, from police cars and fire trucks to snowplows.
The cost of gas is going up, and every dollar we have to put in a gas tank is one less dollar we can pay a driver or pay a public servant with.
We need the federal government to find ways to address the inflation and gas price issue, which I think we all know stems from ending the war in Iran.
Congress could go pass new legislation, and I hope they do, restoring that $30 million in funding that we desperately need.
And I think that he could direct his agencies to have a more thoughtful, humane and appropriate approach to how we do immigration enforcement in this country.
The most important, I think, is listen to what local leaders in cities across this country need.
Look, over the last 50 years, the federal government has not had a cohesive urban policy.
But over the last two years, this administration and this Congress, it feels like cities are getting like the sharper end of the stick here.
We need the federal government to stand up and support our cities, invest in our infrastructure, and make it easier for local governments to deliver essential services.
The federal immigration crackdown is going to leave over 5,000 Central New Yorkers without food assistance, and it's going to fall on the city government, working with nonprofit partners to figure out a solution to that.
The federal government has shortchanged us on the 81 project, taking $30 million away from the city of Syracuse that we need to rebuild our street-level infrastructure, and that's money we don't have a replacement for.
And with inflation, we have a large fleet of vehicles, from police cars and fire trucks to snowplows.
The cost of gas is going up, and every dollar we have to put in a gas tank is one less dollar we can pay a driver or pay a public servant with.
We need the federal government to find ways to address the inflation and gas price issue, which I think we all know stems from ending the war in Iran.
Congress could go pass new legislation, and I hope they do, restoring that $30 million in funding that we desperately need.
And I think that he could direct his agencies to have a more thoughtful, humane and appropriate approach to how we do immigration enforcement in this country.
The most important, I think, is listen to what local leaders in cities across this country need.
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