Hizzoner John Giles on CNN: Did He Answer The Question When Asked if Mesa was a "Poorly-Run City"??

NOPE - Giles just dodged and ducked the question and changed the subject to spending federal COVID-19 funds for Aid, Relief and Economic Security in four categories - that ended after nine months last year on December 30th. And he goes on the defensive calling anyone who wants to scrutinize the city's administration of federal funds partisans .

It doesn't look like any Republican mayor of any city has the leadership clout to convince same-party Republican Congressional colleagues to vote for additional COVID-19 Economic Relief!

Democrats are on-board in both houses - any approval will be on strict party line votes . . .

Doesn't it seem that Republican mayors really like to spend federal money locally in their cities but cannot depend on their own representatives elected to The Senate and House of Representative - members of the same Republican Party - to go on the record to approve?

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt got way more attention

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During a CNN segment yesterday, GOP mayors David Holt of Oklahoma City and John Giles of Mesa defended the need for additional aid , , When asked if Mesa was a "poorly-run city," Giles rejected such a characterization.

"I'm very proud of the way that we've administered the COVID relief that we received a year ago," he said.

"There are a lot of people in Mesa that received food and utility assistance. Our first responders were funded. We were able to get kids back into school, to help with our school districts to have the remote learning devices they needed."

He emphasized: "I would invite any scrutiny that partisans would like to apply to the way that we've administered the funds that we've received thus far."

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Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt.

Nearly three dozen GOP mayors back Biden's COVID-19 relief package

John L. Dorman22 hours ago

Business Insider | 2021-02-27

(Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt)                    

Roughly 32 GOP mayors are backing Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

The support is a stark contrast to the bill's opposition among congressional Republicans.

The House passed the bill on Saturday and it now heads to the Senate where resistance is anticipated.

While President Joe Biden faces firm opposition to his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package from congressional Republicans, many elected GOP officials outside of Washington DC are singing a different tune.

Roughly 32 GOP mayors, representing cities from Oklahoma City and Arlington, Texas to Carmel, Indiana and Mesa, Arizona, are among 425 mayors who backed the relief bill in a letter through the US Conference of Mayors to Congress. . .