The governors of New York and Maryland are teaming up again on a renewed push for federal aid. 

The effort from Republican Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland and New York's Andrew Cuomo comes as Congress is once again negotiating another federal stimulus bill. 

Under consideration: Extending employment benefits for people who have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, another stimulus check for people with Social Security numbers, and potentially direct aid for state and local governments. 

It's that last point both Cuomo and Hogan are interested in after the pandemic has led to depleted revenue for state governments. New York's revenue has shrank each month during the crisis as businesses and schools have closed and millions of people have lost their jobs or have been put on unpaid furlough. 

"States are ground zero in this fight," Hogan and Cuomo said in a joint statement. "We provide the critical services Americans depend on including public safety, education, healthcare, food assistance, local aid and transportation. We also employ over 20 million people across the country. And yet, of the $3 trillion in aid from four relief packages, no unrestricted federal support to stabilize state budgets and account for the economic loss states face as a direct result to fight COVID-19 has ever been included."

New York alone is projected to have a multi-year budget gap of $61 billion combined. The revenue losses could spell deep cuts in spending for health care, education, and local governments. 

The state is already withholding millions of dollars in aid to local governments and groups that receive state funding. 

The governors tailored their statement to pushing the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate to take action.

"We need the Senate's strong support now, so we can fight the virus together and make an economic recovery a reality," they said.

The governors tailored their statement to pushing the Republican-controlled U.S. Sneate to take action.

"We need the Senate's strong support now, so we can fight the virus together and make an economic recovery a reality," they said.