U.S. governors cringe at cost of Trump's virus aid

Republican and Democratic governors pushed back at President Donald Trump's virus relief measures Monday (August 10), raising alarm about the potential costs to state budgets.

Calling on U.S. lawmakers to resume negotiations for federal aid instead, the National Governors Association's statement comes shortly after talks between the White House and congressional Democrats collapsed on Friday.

Trump moved forward without Congress by signing executive orders on Saturday and a memorandum aiming to provide relief to workers, businesses and local governments.

However, states would be required under the plan to cover a quarter of the cost of unemployment assistance.

On Monday Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom said California would not be able to meet the $700 million cost without cutting other important services.

"The state does not have an identified resource of 700 million dollars per week that we haven't already obliged. There is no money sitting in the piggy bank of the previous CARES Act to be re prioritized or reconstituted for this purpose. It simply does not exist."

Eviction protections and enhanced unemployment assistance under the CARES Act expired in July, slashing aid for more than 30 million people.

Meanwhile Congress continued to spar over new relief on Monday.

"As soon as our Republican colleagues have come off this view that it's their way or no way. And meet us in the middle."

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer pushed Republicans for more money than they've been willing to accept until now.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell fired right back.

"Democrats think they smell an opening they have wanted for years: to make Uncle Sam bail out decades of mismanagement and broken policies in places like New York, New Jersey, and California."

The two sides agree on some of the issues, including money for schools and coronavirus tests.

But they're still clashing over unemployment benefits and liability protections for businesses.