Perfectly Destructive Pair: Statement on Abbott Visit with Trump, as Texans Face Perilous Path Forward

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2020

Contact: Kate Stotesbery 202-225-4865

Perfectly Destructive Pair: Statement on Abbott Visit with Trump, as Texans Face Perilous Path Forward

Washington, D.C. – As the pandemic worsens in Texas and yet Gov. Abbott pushes forward in pressing workers to return to their workplaces, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the Health Subcommittee on Ways and Means, released the following statement regarding Governor Abbott's visit to the White House today:

"A perfectly matched pair—Trump and Junior Trump. At least Abbott hasn't recommended drinking Clorox. But there's not enough bleach in Texas to remove the stain of their multiple, compounded failures which have already cost many lives.

Now, they are rejecting the advice of their own physicians and scientists on the cruel theory that some Texans are disposable. As they send Texans out to mingle, knowing that this will spread the virus and death, we are apparently soon headed to the loss of about 3,000 Americans daily—the same number of deaths attributable to the 9/11 terrorist attacks."

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