McConnell says Local Budget Office accumulate money. They say Malarkey

This was one of those comments that Washington insiders stopped cold in their tracks. On Saturday, he said the majority leader in the Senate Mitch McConnell in an interview that his home state of Kentucky – the worst manager in the budget – was only about 6% of Congress spent money with the economic pressure of the pandemic Crown he had sent deal. McConnell is trying to make the point that Congress should wait to spend States what they have in their pockets before shoveling more money for aid to local budgets in the next aid package. It seemed an impossible request. But sure enough, the top Republican in the Senate was right to be meant very little help from the emergency dollars or other states, went out the door, according to a document on July 23 Treasury. And Kentucky is not alone on his piece of the bailout $150 billion in highly conditioned offices. As well as jaw-dropping as McConnell’s statement was his quick dismissal from outside the Beltway. organizations started elected seven cross-party, governors, state tax officials, mayors and local leaders claim, the systemic eyes and clear rejection of McConnell that states have not had to keep more money for water. Within a day McConnell interview that was aired on Greta Van Sustern Sunday show on television Gray, joint lobbying to save a second state of the wind and local governments. The aim advocates? A cool $1 Katherine. A sense that matters in Washington. Subscribe to daily direct current, short newsletter. Regardless of whether the Treasury should send another bailout for local governments it is to emerge the last fault as a convention on pandemic Marshal Crown sought an answer that has fueled a third of the US economy, sent tens of millions of Americans on the unemployment rolls and smashed stability for all sectors of the country. For weeks, Washington has been stalled as the last budget of the debt-based spending is lit red. The unions and interest groups have been the airwaves with ads inerting Congress are pushing for public health workers, teachers and civil servants Pony, which is all salaries cut locally. Most states have run a balanced budget. Legally, they can not go into debt when times get tough. Local governments, such as counties, cities and towns have a little ‘more leeway, but not a ton; they can borrow money, but banks are not rushing to many of these places to loan money as they confront their own questionable ties. Which means that Washington local commissioners lender of last resort. To this end, Congress has set aside $150 billion in emergency aid to state and local governments in the last round of the pandemic, help, but released a few reasons not yet flowing. The first round of the money went for $110 billion in late April, but much of it was caught in the bureaucratic inaction. Since most of the families on July 1 start, their authors, the important thing of all changes is kept up to date. The Ministry document of Finance cited by McConnell and his allies are cash only until June 30, at the same time, many states would set in motion one of the city’s system, counties and tribes reimbursed for programs – and it’s not how many of these governments they had robust local accounting offices, ready to file forms for the pandemic relief. Spend now seeking a refund later, in other words. . The bonds are simply not yet in addition comes all this has the Treasury to spend this money is not in its clear rules; First was to be used only to cover the costs of health care and not to patch budget, it seems to have postponed this and McConnell indicated that local and state governments can use the money as they want in the future. The timing of the allegations McConnell, though, is one of those rare moments of Serendipity, where local leaders have a shot to force Washington to hear what is really needed. On Wednesday, more than 40 governors the distant peaks of the National Governors Association are expected to join. His head is at the time, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland, is not a little dog at the Trump. At the same time, local officials to hide their little Piqué. In a survey of members of the City / County Management Association International, 55% of respondents said they had not yet received the promised help. In this one passage of a federal supplement was $600 in unemployment insurance and the end of an eviction moratorium, the pressure can not be ignored. Congress may like it, but America does not eager to see the streets filled with neighbors homeless, unemployed and sick. financial statements can not justify the tableau. A version of this article first in the short DC, TIME Newsletter issued the policy. Log in as these are sent to your inbox everyday stories here.
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