On the recordMay 15, 2020
I represent three of the six hardest-hit counties in America. New York is the epicenter of the pandemic. As a former mayor and county executive, my biggest priorities have been to deliver funds to New York based upon the rate of infection and to eliminate the SALT cap. Both are included in the HEROES Act. Republican and Democratic Governors, mayors, and local officials all support this bill. Mr. Speaker, it is the height of hypocrisy for Senator McConnell to call this a blue State bailout when my State sends billions more to the Federal Government every single year, often to benefit Senator McConnell's State of Kentucky. I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
