Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and 21 other state governors are speaking out in opposition to President Joe Biden’s new criteria for allocating CCP virus relief funds. Their main objection is that the bill directs funds to be distributed according to unemployment numbers, instead of the population of the states. A joint statement released on Feb. 27 reads: “Unlike all previous federal funding packages, the new stimulus proposal allocates aid based on a state’s unemployed population rather than its actual population, which punishes states that took a measured approach to the pandemic and entered the crisis with healthy state budgets and strong economies.” They added: “A state’s ability to keep businesses open and people employed should not be a penalizing factor when distributing funds. If Congress is going to provide aid to states, it should be on an equitable population basis.” In addition, Reynolds protested on Twitter about how the larger portions of …
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