Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham | Facebook
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham | Facebook
The New Mexico House Republicans called the governor’s veto of $150 million of federal CARES Act funding for local governments a hurtful cash grab.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the lawmakers assert on their website, made many vetoes to House Bill 1, which was the legislature’s response to her 20% spending increase. The funds in question were supposed to be a remedy to the forced economic shutdown brought upon by Lujan Grisham’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The New Mexico House GOP feared that with so many businesses shutting their doors by the day, local jurisdictions will have difficulty breathing monetary life into essential services.
“This is sad day for local governments across our state. Gov. Lujan Grisham has attempted to usurp the legislative body over the past two years, but I never thought she would outright swipe control from our local governments,” House Republican leader Jim Townsend said on his party’s site.
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