Senator Martha McSally “declined to comment about McConnell’s proposal” that states should go “the bankruptcy route,” even as her own state faces a potential $1 billion budget shortfall that puts economic recovery and essential services — like firefighters, law enforcement, and schools — at risk.
From the Arizona Republic:
“McConnell said Wednesday that state and local governments should ‘use the bankruptcy route’ instead of relying on financial assistance from the federal government.
“Democrats wanted but did not get direct funding to help local governments deal with the economic fallout. They argue that the next relief package should include the funding to help the governments stay afloat.
“Through a spokeswoman, Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., declined to comment about McConnell’s proposal.”
It’s no surprise that McSally won’t stand up to McConnell given how much she’s relied on him and his allies to fund her campaigns. During the 2018 election, one McConnell-aligned super PAC spent nearly $22 million for McSally. After Arizona voters rejected her, McConnell lobbied for her appointment as his handpicked candidate, and his affiliated super PACs again plan to spend over $16 million to boost her struggling campaign.
“Senator McSally will always put her personal political interests ahead of what’s right for Arizona — even if that means risking essential services and the state’s recovery from this crisis,” said DSCC spokesperson Helen Kalla. “Arizonans know they can’t trust McSally — it’s why they didn’t elect her in the first place — and this is the latest example of her decision to stand with her Washington party bosses instead of the constituents she was appointed to serve.”
McSally and Senate Republicans have already blocked a Democratic proposal to provide $150 billion more for state and local government and tribal relief in the most recent coronavirus package. Unlike Republican Senators, governors of both parties have swiftly condemned McConnell’s bankruptcy plan.
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