States stricken by coronavirus outbreaks had a common response to the new $2 trillion stimulus package: We need more
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“They just did not address the revenue shortfall,” Cuomo said. “They provided money for Covid — the amount of money we’re spending on the virus — but they just did nothing on the revenue loss.“ But even lawmakers who voted for the bill — and celebrated its passage — said the record stimulus wasn’t going to enough to cover the nation’s needs. said on MSNBC, pointing to the need for more paid sick leave, aid to the newly uninsured and expanded food stamp benefits “for families that need to feed their children.”
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, who has also been reluctant to criticize Trump in recent week, said Wednesday that the stimulus package is a “big step in the right direction,” though he said “it is not” everything the state wanted — a gap Murphy used to reiterate is push for a new tax on top earners. In Massachusetts, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker did not say whether the federal stimulus package will provide enough support to Massachusetts as jobless rates soar, but said every state will struggle to process the increase in unemployment claims. Experts say the unprecedented burden that’s resulted from social-distancing measures — a record 3.
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