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Biden gains GOP support for $1 9T plan Just not in Washington

Republicans in Congress overwhelmingly oppose the relief bill. But many Republican mayors and governors say they see badly needed federal aid to keep police on the beat, prevent businesses from going under and care for growing ranks of homeless, hungry.

Biden is winning Republican support for his $1 9 trillion coronavirus relief plan Just not in Washington

Biden is winning Republican support for his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan. Just not in Washington. Griff Witte © John Walker/The Fresno Bee/AP Fresno Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer announces a fundraising campaign in April 2020 to support organizations such as the food bank during the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has not been kind to Fresno, the poorest major city in California. The unemployment rate spiked above 10 percent and has stubbornly remained there. Violent crime has surged, as has homelessness. Tax revenue has plummeted as businesses have shuttered. Lines at food banks are filled with first-timers. But as bad as it’s been, things could soon get worse: Having frozen hundreds of jobs last year, the city is now being forced to consider laying off 250 people, including police and firefighters, to close a $31 million budget shortfall.

Many Republican mayors and governors see coronavirus relief as a lifeline

Many Republican mayors and governors say federal aid is not a "blue-state bailout," but something that s needed to keep police on the beat, prevent battered Main Street businesses from going under, and help care for the growing ranks of the homeless and the hungry.

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