Republicans are being given access to the White House in the spirit of bipartisanship. I am sure Democratic leadership will have access once the Republicans explain a plan without support for the states.
The Republicans caused a fall in taxes to the States with their tax bill. What do they expect from the states? I think the Republicans need to answer that question if they are opposing aid.
Stating the states need to raise taxes is a political statement. If the Republicans can target the states with a federal law, then the Republicans need to take ownership of the states’ struggle now. The states do not have the capacity to raise taxes that the federal government does, such as a Wall Street tax on transactions. So, what is the Republican answer for the states? They need to answer that because their constituents may end up paying higher taxes because they won’t act now.
