Congressional Democrats condemn Abbott for not releasing billions in federal stimulus dollars

[TexasTowelie]

Congressional Democrats condemn Abbott for not releasing billions in federal stimulus dollars intended for Texas public schools

by Duncan Agnew, Texas Tribune


All 13 Texas Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Austin, signed a letter on Monday to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona condemning Gov. Greg Abbott for not releasing federal stimulus funding intended for public education.

The letter comes as Abbott and other state leaders have held up the disbursement of $17.9 billion of additional federal funding intended for Texas school districts. The money was allocated through multiple aid packages passed by Congress over the past year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

State leaders have said part of the hold up is a requirement that the state has to invest an extra $1 billion in higher education in order to unlock the K-12 funding. State officials also used more than $1 billion in federal education funding from the first stimulus package last year to make up existing budget shortfalls, rather than using that money to supplement the public education budget.

“Governor Abbott is one of only two governors in the country to grab 100% of the [Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief] funds approved in the CARES Act, denying Texas schools direct access to $1.2 billion,” Congressional Democrats wrote in their letter to Cardona. “These resources were desperately needed for pandemic-related expenses incurred during the last school year.”

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/19/texas-democrats-congress-greg-abbott-stimulus-schools/

[TheRealNorth]

1. They are purposefully harming the economy...

By holding back stimulus money.

[Javaman]

2. asshole abbot strikes again.

oh how I hope that evil fuck gets kicked out next year.