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TexasTowelie

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Fri Apr 17, 2020, 08:45 PM Apr 2020

With Abbott On Deck, Democrats Roll Out Their Own Conditions for Getting Texas Reopened

Just because something's obvious doesn't mean it isn't true. Or easy to do.

Texas House Democrats' plan to begin bringing the state's economy out of hibernation is right in line with those trotted out by health experts across the state. It isn't groundbreaking, but it does extend beyond many of the state's current capabilities and is likely to exceed the ambition of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's plan.

Here's what Democrats want:

1. More coronavirus testing.
2. Expanded health coverage through Medicaid so Texans can afford coronavirus treatment.
3. Ample personal protective equipment for those battling the pandemic.
4. Solutions to the crisis through which residents of Texas' nursing homes are suffering.

Read more: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-democrats-plan-to-reopen-the-state-11901841

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With Abbott On Deck, Democrats Roll Out Their Own Conditions for Getting Texas Reopened (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2020 OP
they won't get any of it Skittles Apr 2020 #1
And Texas will turn blue, then they can only blame themselves Shell_Seas Apr 2020 #2
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