White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said that another round of coronavirus relief legislation might not be necessary, as Democrats push for Congress to provide more federal funding to cash-strapped state and local governments
Congress has already passed trillions of dollars in unprecedented legislative relief in response to the pandemic, but the scale of the devastation that the crisis has inflicted has led lawmakers to consider another round of aid. Several states have started lifting their stay-at-home orders and reopening their economies, despite health experts advising otherwise and testing not yet being readily available.
He argued that Republicans are in a much better negotiating position on funding for states, and if they agree to it, Republicans"have to get something for it."On Saturday, Hassett said that aid to states"will be a political issue that will be worked out" between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. He added that Trump"is absolutely opposed to bailouts.
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