NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday asked the federal government to provide monetary stimulus as soon as possible to help U.S. cities and states fend off the COVID-19 pandemic which has ravaged the nation for eight months and claimed almost 228,000 U.S. lives.
"The only thing that guarantees the comeback is a real federal stimulus, a serious one that helps cities and states, that helps people get back on their feet, (and) helps small businesses come back. That's going to be the game-changer," the mayor was quoted by a government press release as speaking live on CNN.
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