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'We're Gravely Concerned': Columbia, S.C., Mayor On Shutdown Impacts In His City

Published January 23, 2019 at 1:33 PM EST
Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia, S.C, right, speaks during a news conference with Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, left, at the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, Monday, June 26, 2017, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia, S.C, right, speaks during a news conference with Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, left, at the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, Monday, June 26, 2017, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

Mayors from around the country are in Washington, D.C., as the partial government shutdown continues into day 33. The mayors are gathering through Friday for the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Steve Benjamin (@SteveBenjaminSC), the Democratic mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, and the president of the conference.

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