Cuomo slams Mitch McConnell's 'reckless' suggestion for states in crisis
Senate leader suggested states struggling to cope with coronavirus should be able to file for bankruptcy rather than seek federal aid
New York's governor, Andrew Cuomo, has angrily slammed as "irresponsible, reckless" and "one of the really dumb ideas of all time" Senate leader Mitch McConnell's suggestion that states struggling to cope with the coronavirus should be able to file for bankruptcy rather than seek financial aid from the federal government.
During an interview yesterday, McConnell said: "I would certainly be in favor of allowing states to use the bankruptcy route. It saves some cities. And there's no good reason for it not to be available. My guess is their first choice would be for the federal government to borrow money from future generations to send it down to them now so they don't have to do that. That's not something I'm going to be in favor of."
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