CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot lashed out at Senate Majority Chief Mitch McConnell Wednesday for pushing a stimulus proposal that may largely depart cities and states empty-handed, and urged her social gathering to dig in.
“I hope what Democrats in Congress will say is, ‘Over my lifeless physique,’” the mayor throughout a press briefing to speak about plans to distribute the vaccine for Covid-19 in Chicago. “Each single city and municipality on this nation is hurting. Blue, pink, purple; unbiased mayors, Republican mayors, Democratic mayors.”
Lightfoot repeatedly assaults McConnell and different Republicans unwilling to think about monetary help for native governments who’ve seen their revenues nosedive for the reason that spring as social distancing insurance policies shuttered companies and curbed tourism. However the latest rollercoaster in negotiations on Capitol Hill have fueled her frustration.