Cuomo Pushes Back on McConnell’s Suggestion of States Declaring Bankruptcy

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gives a daily CCP virus briefing in Albany, New York, on April 17, 2020. Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) suggestion that some states experiencing financial woes during the COVID-19 pandemic could declare bankruptcy.

“This is one of the really dumb ideas of all time,” Cuomo told reporters in Albany on Thursday.