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Pelosi: $1T needed to avert state, city layoffs from virus

by AP Congressional Correspondent
| April 30, 2020 10:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday up to $1 trillion is needed to shore up state and local governments for coronavirus costs, a stunning benchmark for the next aid package that's certain to run into opposition from Senate Republicans.

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