RELATED: Trump orders $400-per-week unemployment payments amid COVID-19 crisis, hits Dems for stonewallingBut under Trump's plan, the $400 a week requires a state to commit to providing $100.Many states are already facing budget crunches caused by the pandemic.
Asked at a news conference how many governors had signed on to participate, Trump answered: “If they don't, they don't. That's up to them.”Aubrey Layne, secretary of finance for Virginia Gov.
Ralph Northam, a Democrat, said in a phone interview Sunday he believes it would be feasible for Virginia to participate in such a program if states are allowed to use money that's been allocated to them under the already passed CARES Act.