April 27, 2020 House, Senate poised to return to Capitol Hill next week Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that the Senate will reconvene May 4, in-person, and will modify routines on Capitol Hill in “smart and safe” way amid the coronavirus pandemic.
April 27, 2020 Cuomo: New York has been 'bailing out' other states for decades New York’s Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday New York has been “bailing out” other states for decades as he pressed the federal government for more relief to state and local governments amid the coronavirus pandemic.
April 24, 2020 New York Rep. Peter King blasts McConnell over bankruptcy suggestion: 'We subsidize Kentucky' Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., ripped Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on "The Story" Friday for suggesting that states hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic declare bankruptcy rather than ask for a federal bailout.
April 24, 2020 House Republican dubs Mitch McConnell the 'Marie Antoinette of the Senate' Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., had some harsh words for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., after the latter suggested that state governments should be able to declare bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 24, 2020 Pelosi slams McConnell for resisting funding for hard-hit states: 'What's gotten into him?' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drew battle lines Friday for the next negotiation for coronavirus stimulus funds insisting that state and local governments must get federal funds to safeguard the jobs of public employees and first responders.
April 23, 2020 Greg Gutfeld slams Democratic governors over bailout requests: 'I just, I don't buy it' Greg Gutfeld on Thursday criticized Democratic governors as being "unable to make an adult decision" despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
April 23, 2020 NJ's Murphy rails against McConnell for being open to states declaring bankruptcy during coronavirus Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., doubled down on attacks against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Thursday, a day after the Republican lawmaker said he'd rather allow states to declare bankruptcy than send additional federal relief to support struggling states hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.
April 23, 2020 Steve Scalise on states facing bankruptcy: Let's make sure CARES Act money is 'spent properly' Many states now calling for federal bailouts had financial problems prior to the coronavirus pandemic and have already been "flushed with cash" from the government under the CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise said Thursday.
April 23, 2020 Pelosi accuses McConnell, GOP of holding up coronavirus funds House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back hard against ongoing criticism from Republicans that she was responsible for the Paycheck Protection Program running out of money and for holding up legislation to replenish the popular small business loan program.
April 23, 2020 Cuomo slams McConnell's state bankruptcy push: 'One of the really dumb ideas of all time' New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday hammered Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s suggestion for states to declare bankruptcy amid the fiscal fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, calling it “one of the really dumb ideas of all time.”