House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected a statement by Governor Cuomo that a $ 50 billion federal aid package for the state was insufficient.
“Sadly we see more than 1.5 million cases of coronavirus, about 45,000 dead and hundreds of thousands of job losses in New York,” Pelosi wrote in a letter to New York Congress Democrats. “Keep in mind that your concerns are addressed in ways you have advanced and with the enthusiastic defense of leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.”
The letter was first obtained and communicated by the Albany Times Union.
In the letter, Pelosi said the actual cash the Empire State was to receive was already closer to $ 70 billion.
“Overall, New York State will receive more than $ 50 billion in state and local funding and more than $ 20 billion in additional funding to support the health, financial security and well-being of families.” he wrote.
The Pelosi missive was the last to write a furious letter between the state and the speaker. On Tuesday, NY House Dems sent Pelosi a letter asking for more cash. This followed an earlier note from Cuomo to the entire state delegation last week demanding at least $ 15 billion more in aid.
The state bailout will be taken from Joe Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, which is now making its way into Congress.
Right now, the package grants New York $ 12.6 billion in coronavirus relief funding; $ 10,664 million for local governments; $ 12.3 billion for schools and $ 8.8 billion for the underprivileged traffic system.
The state is facing a $ 63 billion revenue deficit that has plummeted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.