Larry Hogan: Nearly Every Governor in America Supports $500B In Aid for the States

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GOV. HOGAN: Well, so the governors have been pushing for this. We tried to get it in the third stimulus package, and we pushed to try to get it in the 3.5 stimulus package. There’s tremendous bipartisan support for this. Nearly every governor in America supports it, both Republicans and Democrats. We’ve had numerous conversations. I have personally with the president and vice president, with Secretary Mnuchin, with Secre- Senator McConnell, with leaders on both sides of the aisle in the Senate and the House. I think we’re making real progress. The- the pres- president has committed several times to try to help the governors and the states in the- in the fourth stimulus package. Vice president has as well, Secretary Mnuchin. I know Senator McConnell is still somewhat reluctant, but there’s a bipartisan bill in the Senate that the governors hope to get through with the help of the administration,—