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Sunshine Disinfects

Posted 5/18/20

As blue-state/red-state differences surface in the battle over stimulus aid for localities, worthwhile points were made in a May 14 op-ed in the Daily News by Congressman Max Rose and State Sen. Diane Savino, whose districts—set primarily in Staten Island—constitute a red state within a blue state.

Responding to Florida Sen. Rick Scott's denouncing large-scale Federal aid as a bailout, they made familiar arguments about New York getting back less from the Federal Government in aid than it contributes in revenues, while Florida is on the other side of that equation.

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