McConnell says states should be able to declare bankruptcy, wants to hit ‘pause’ on federal aid

McConnell says states should be able to declare bankruptcy, wants to hit ‘pause’ on federal aid

With the coronavirus crisis hitting state budgets hard, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday that he is open to allowing states to declare bankruptcy — rather than sending governors more federal money to deal with their own ballooning deficits. 

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