CARES Act

School districts got a big lifeline during the pandemic — an influx of federal COVID aid and more state aid.

Pressure on the health system multiplied when federal changes were made to the rules governing which tests insurance providers must cover.

"It is incredibly unfair that local governments serving populations under 500,000 or less were not given direct access to funding in the CARES Act"

The Republican said New York's budget deficit was around $6 billion even before the pandemic started