McConnell U.S. Senate Majority Leader Blasted By Govs
April 24, 2020
8:35 am
U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has come under fire of state governors following his suggestion that states whose finances are depleted by the coronavirus epidemic could declare bankruptcy.
New York governor Andrew Cuomo slammed the idea a “really dumb” one and warned that financial markets would tank if that were allowed to happen.
Cuomo, a Democrat, was the latest governor to assail McConnell’s suggestion that bankruptcy would be a better route for some states rather than federal aid, as money is doled out to help buffer the ravaged U.S. economy.
“This is one of the really dumb ideas of …
