WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is warning that cities and states may have to lay off essential workers, including those who administer COVID-19 vaccines, unless local governments receive additional federal funding.
It has turned to Republican mayors to help push Biden’s first major legislative initiative across the finish line.
White House officials say efforts by local communities to battle the coronavirus could be hampered if Congress refuses to provide additional assistance, countering a key criticism from congressional Republicans that Biden’s proposal to send state and local governments billions of dollars with few strings attached is too generous.
