Polis asks feds for $500B in aid for Colorado

Gov. Jared Polis announced Saturday he’s asked the federal government to set aside $500 billion for Colorado should Congress approve a “Phase 4” stimulus bill.

The measure, announced by President Trump in a tweet last week, would be a massive infrastructure package estimated at $2 trillion upgrading the nation’s broadband, road and water systems.

“Absent this assistance, the state of Colorado and local governments who are directly helping Colorado’s communities respond and recover from the impacts of this public health crisis will face an unmitigated economic crisis,” reads a letter from Polis to the Colorado Congressional Delegation.

Pueblo County now has a total of 43 confirmed positive cases among its residents, according to an update Saturday from the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment announcing four new patients.

Read more: https://www.lajuntatribunedemocrat.com/news/20200404/polis-asks-feds-for-500b-in-aid-for-colorado

Not saying that Colorado or any other state doesn't need financial assistance, but a $500 billion request seems excessive. If every other state requested as much it would cost the government $25 trillion.