Sen. Martha McSally: Next coronavirus relief package should not be a 'cash cow' for mismanaged citie
Source: azcentral.com
Sen. Martha McSally: Next coronavirus relief package should not be a 'cash cow' for mismanaged cities
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Arizona Republic Published 5:55 p.m. MT May 7, 2020
Sen. Martha McSally wont commit to backing additional financial support for state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying taxpayers should not bail them out for years of mismanagement.
During a recent virtual town hall hosted by the mayor of Surprise, McSally, R-Ariz., reiterated her call for increased flexibility in how funds can be used, but made clear she sees big, blue-state cities as trying to fleece red states.
Im just going to be frank with you guys, OK, she said in an hourlong videotaped event. This is not the time for states and cities unlike Arizona, unlike Surprise who have mismanaged their budgets over the course of many decades, for them to use this as an opportunity to see you, as a taxpayer in Arizona, as a cash cow for them in whatever city you want to talk about, whether its Chicago or New York or whatever."
McSally said some officials want to use the pandemic as their opportunity "to bail out states and cities that have nothing to do with coronavirus" but are financially struggling because failed budgeting and debt.
"This is not the time for us in Arizona and you in Surprise to be paying for mismanagement in Chicago," McSally said. "Thats what, actually, the left is advocating for right now. What were advocating for is we provide specific relief.
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Her remarks, first reported by the AZ Mirror, were not intended to be made public, said a spokeswoman for her office.
In a written statement Thursday afternoon to The Arizona Republic, McSally said she was working hard to make sure cities, towns and cities have the money and support they need during the pandemic..................
Read more: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/05/07/mcsally-next-coronavirus-bill-cant-cash-cow-mismanaged-cities-covid-19/3090548001/
ha ha. McSally was stupid enough to talk about cities in this manner when the talk was videotaped. te he. Cat is out of the bag!
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Sen. Martha McSally is a Republican representing Arizona. (Photo: Martha McSally)
Selfish stupid idiots!!
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)In other words, the public wasn't supposed to know that she, like most of the other GOPers, intends to punish cities and states whose policies she doesn't like.
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)...maybe she shouldn't have said them in a "virtual town hall" which, by definition, is a public forum.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,835 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)No taxation without representation.
marble falls
(57,081 posts)tulipsandroses
(5,124 posts)The hypocrisy with these folks.., Corporations that got a bailout with the Trump tax break - gee why didn't they manage their money better? This is so damn ridiculous. I hope Arizona will be having a retirement party for her soon.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)riversedge
(70,218 posts)BamaRefugee
(3,483 posts)madaboutharry
(40,211 posts)It is depressing to have to live in a world with so many selfish unkind people.
gldstwmn
(4,575 posts)Yavin4
(35,438 posts)Igel
(35,309 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)EarthFirst
(2,900 posts)EarthFirst
(2,900 posts)OldManTarHeel
(435 posts)See ya Sally
muntrv
(14,505 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)FUCK YOU MARTHA!
Stuart G
(38,427 posts)who doesn't take crap: Lori Lightfoot is the first African American woman, and first openly LGBTQ mayor of Chicago.
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)We can plug the hole in our budgets with it and you can just raise your own damn taxes.
keithbvadu2
(36,804 posts)What does she have to say about GOP/Trump's deficit spending?
Stryst
(714 posts)...even when not in uniform, you're still representing the Air Force and the US, so always act like you're being watched.
She's an elected official. If she wants time "off the record" then she needs to quit. While you're in office, receiving better medical care and more money and security than almost any other American, you're always on the job.
kimbutgar
(21,148 posts)McSally is an idiot who just put down the voting area that is repuke!