New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Andrew CuomoFearless Girl statue in NYC dressed in lace collar to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg NYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' New York to honor Ginsburg with statue in Brooklyn MORE (D) said Wednesday that he had a "productive" meeting with President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE on Tuesday at the White House.

Cuomo said that despite his political differences with the president, the two were able get on the same page regarding additional funding for state governments, something that the governor has been vocal about in recent weeks.

"We have to have state funding," Cuomo reiterated in his coronavirus press briefing Wednesday.

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State and local governments are being squeezed amid the coronavirus crisis, spending their funds on health care supplies and to help residents financially harmed by stay-at-home orders while bringing in little money due to the economic shut down.

The National Governor's Association, of which Cuomo is vice chairman, wrote to congressional leadership on Tuesday requesting an additional $500 billion for "states and territories, in direct federal aid that allows for replacement of lost revenue."

"These continuing losses will force states and territories not only to make drastic cuts to the programs we depend on to provide economic security, educational opportunities, and public safety, but the national economic recovery will be dramatically hampered," the group wrote.

Leaders around the country such as Cuomo have said that the additional aid is key for states, allowing them to ramp up their testing capabilities in the hopes of reopening their economies safely and effectively.

Funding for state governments is likely to be a key issue as lawmakers look toward negotiating a fourth coronavirus stimulus package. Trump has also expressed support for helping cash-strapped states.

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Cuomo also said in the briefing that the president agreed to waive the cost-share requirement that usually comes with aid from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), an issue that the governors wrote to congressional leadership about at the beginning of April.

"FEMA is authorized to increase the federal cost-share to 100 percent for emergency work, including Direct Federal Assistance 'if warranted by the needs of a disaster,'" the group wrote at the time.

FEMA guidelines state that when a federal disaster has been declared in a state, "the Federal government can provide up to 75 percent of the cost," with the state paying the other 25 percent. With the waiver, states are now exempt from this when it comes to coronavirus-related FEMA aid.