Cuomo blames Trump for New York's financial problems

The Governor of New York said the state was running short of funds due to a mistake made by the federal government. He also noted that he was not going to take responsibility for the economic consequences of the pandemic. Edition shares details Fox News.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, September 29, once again criticized the federal government. Cuomo believes that local and state governments have not received assistance amid the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. He also said that the budget deficit in New York is "Donald Trump's deficit." “We have huge losses due to COVID, we are not responsible for them,” Cuomo said.

Today New York's budget deficit is $9 billion, and the state's is $30 billion. “I take no responsibility for this,” Cuomo continued. "I don't think New York or New York State should pay."

He then elaborated, “We didn’t do anything wrong. The federal government must pay. The federal government was wrong."

Cuomo noted that the US Customs and Border Patrol monitors the country's borders at airports. According to him, the federal government allowed a situation where the virus was able to get from China to Europe. “How is New York going to solve the deficit problem? We won't do it. The City and State of New York are not going to pay,” Cuomo said.

On Monday, September 28, Cuomo spoke with Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. They discussed her work on legislation to help people affected by the pandemic.

Pelosi and Treasurer Steve Mnuchin resumed negotiations on Monday, September 28. They were trying to break the deadlock that had stalled aid legislation since the passage of the CARES Act in late March. On Tuesday, September 29, their negotiations continued and were to take place on Wednesday, September 30.

On Monday, September 28, Democrats in the House of Representatives filed an abbreviated version of the Heroes Act, which included $436 billion in emergency relief for state and local governments (up from $1 trillion in the original bill).

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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said the biggest "stumbling block" in aid talks has always been government support for local and state governments.

Mnuchin recalled that during the meetings in August, the administration offered another $150 billion. But Democrats rejected the proposal, arguing that without additional federal funding, state and local governments, which together employ about 23,2 million people, would be forced to quit their jobs and cut off essential services.

"We're not going to save cities that have been mismanaged for a long time," White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said.

Recall that financial difficulties in New York did not prevent 290 civil servants from bringing home six-figure salaries and even more. Nearly 304 high-paid city and state employees have earned more than Governor Andrew Cuomo, whose salary is $20. Read why state plumbers earn more than the governor. in this publication.