With each passing day of this prolonged public health and economic crisis, pressure mounts for a robust federal aid package to the states. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has warned of “severe, damaging cuts” to education, social services, and public health services if Illinois doesn’t receive a federal bailout, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom has said first responders would be the first to be laid off without federal money.
Although House Democrats passed legislation that includes $1 trillion for state and local governments, Senate Republicans have stood firm against a "blue-state bailout."
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