New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo(D) excoriated Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell(R-Ky.) after the leading Republican lawmaker suggested states hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic need to think about filing for personal bankruptcy instead of look for financial aid from the federal government.
” This is among the actually dumb ideas of perpetuity,” Cuomo said Thursday at a press conference. “I don’t think they want to fund state and city governments, and not to fund state and city governments is incredibly shortsighted. They want to fund small company, fund the airline companies. …
” I understand that, however state and city government funds authorities and fire and instructors and schools. How do you not fund cops and fire and instructors and schools in the middle of this crisis?”
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— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) April 23, 2020
The guv’s remarks came a day after McConnell stated states around the nation should think about applying for personal bankruptcy amid budget shortfalls during the pandemic lockdowns, just hours after the Senate passed a $484 billion expense to sup