No “blue state bailout" is a rallying cry for many congressional Republicans as attempts to provide more federal aid to a nation stricken by an ever-worsening coronavirus pandemic remain stuck in neutral.Yet it's not just Democratic states asking for help amid plunging tax revenue, rising joblessness and a stuttering economy.
Plenty of Republican-led states are feeling the pain, too.Just this past week, five GOP governors made a joint statement calling for Congress to pass a relief package to help their states deal with the fallout from the fast-spreading pandemic."The people in our states continue to pay a high price for Congress’ inaction,” said the statement from the Republican governors of Arkansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts and.