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The speaker is saying that being mayor involves constant worry, especially about keeping the public safe. The quote suggests that public safety is the main concern that can weigh on a mayor at night.
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Originally said in English.
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About Marty Walsh
American politician and trade union official
Martin Joseph Walsh is an American politician and trade union official. He served as mayor of Boston from 2014 to 2021 and as the 29th United States secretary of labor from 2021 to 2023. A Democrat, Walsh first served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 13th Suffolk district from 1997 to 2014. In labor leadership, he rose to head the Boston Building Trades Council from 2011 to 2013. He later left the labor department in March 2023 to become executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association.
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