Thread by @TexasTribune

1/ Today at noon CT, @TexasTribAbby will speak to U.S. Representative Sylvia Garcia (@RepSylviaGarcia) about the federal response to the #COVID19 outbreak: bit.ly/3eSmD54

Follow this thread for some discussion points. #ttevents

2/ As the threat of #COVID19 spread in the country, Congress passed into law the #CARESAct, a massive spending bill aimed at mitigating the health and economic impacts of the virus: bit.ly/3aGoira

3/ Last month, @TexasTribAbby reported that the #CARESAct, which is estimated to cost taxpayers over $2 trillion, aimed to reinforce the medical response to the pandemic, keep businesses afloat and bolster the U.S. economy: bit.ly/2xhDNbx

4/ Rep. Garcia, along with 9 Democrats in Congress, urged Gov. Abbott to use the $88 million received by the Texas Workforce Commission from the #CARESAct to bolster the agency’s ability to respond to the record amount of unemployment claims: bit.ly/2Ybg4EV

5/ Years of work went into planning neighborhood canvasses and educational efforts to reach out to every Texan during the 2020 census, especially those most likely to be missed in the tally.

Now those efforts are down for the count: bit.ly/2ybg9xN

6/6 We’ll discuss with @RepSylviaGarcia at noon CT.

Here’s where you can tune in: bit.ly/3eSmD54