Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday blasted U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for his comments suggesting bankruptcy would be a better route for some states rather than federal aid, as money is doled out to help buffer an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.
“I was really disappointed to see Senator McConnell’s comments about letting the states go bankrupt,” Whitmer said in an interview with MSNBC. “I just think that it’s incredibly irresponsible.”
“I think this whole business of additional assistance for state and local governments needs to be thoroughly evaluated,” he said on Hugh Hewitt’s syndicated conservative talk radio show. “There’s not going to be any desire on the Republican side to bail out state pensions by borrowing money from future generations.”
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