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Trump, Abbott Meet on Re-Opening Texas and Rebooting Our Historically Strong Economy
In preparation for the next phase of combating the coronavirus—re-opening the country—President Trump met with Texas Governor Greg Abbott today to discuss the ongoing efforts the Lone Star State is undertaking to defeat COVID-19. It was under President Trump’s leadership that the economy soared to unprecedented heights before it was artificially interrupted by the virus, and he is clearly the leader to build it up a second time.
Governor Abbott recently said, "Just as we united as one state to slow COVID-19, we must also come together to begin rebuilding the lives and the livelihoods of our fellow Texans."
There is no doubt that the economy led by the President defied all expectations and projections—he truly is the ‘Jobs President’ and is best suited to restore our economy. Under his leadership, Texas added 936,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent before the economy was artificially interrupted. His record of building the American economy to unprecedented heights is even more striking now as the nation takes bold steps towards putting the coronavirus behind.
Contrast his success with Joe Biden who previously oversaw the slowest economic recovery since World War II as Vice President and it is even clearer what a poor choice Biden would be to get America’s economy roaring back to life. From his job-killing Green New Deal, to his support for TPP and NAFTA, to his promise to raise taxes on the middle class, Biden’s horrific record and socialist proposals render him unqualified to lead in a time of economic crisis.
Governor Abbott recently said, "Just as we united as one state to slow COVID-19, we must also come together to begin rebuilding the lives and the livelihoods of our fellow Texans."
There is no doubt that the economy led by the President defied all expectations and projections—he truly is the ‘Jobs President’ and is best suited to restore our economy. Under his leadership, Texas added 936,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent before the economy was artificially interrupted. His record of building the American economy to unprecedented heights is even more striking now as the nation takes bold steps towards putting the coronavirus behind.
Contrast his success with Joe Biden who previously oversaw the slowest economic recovery since World War II as Vice President and it is even clearer what a poor choice Biden would be to get America’s economy roaring back to life. From his job-killing Green New Deal, to his support for TPP and NAFTA, to his promise to raise taxes on the middle class, Biden’s horrific record and socialist proposals render him unqualified to lead in a time of economic crisis.
BY THE NUMBERS:
- The second round of Paycheck Protection Program funding is protecting 2.6 million jobs in Texas.
- The Paycheck Protection Program has provided nearly $41.3 billion in loans to 310,155 Texas businesses according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
- The CARES Act is providing up to $11.2 billion in assistance to the state of Texas and local governments to help with the coronavirus outbreak.
- Up to $3.2 billion of this funding will go to 18 eligible localities in Texas.
- The CARES Act has provided nearly $2.1 billion so far to healthcare providers in Texas.
- Hundreds of millions of PPE items have been sent to Texas to bolster their frontline coronavirus response:
- 770,633,200 surgical and exam gloves
- 868,400 eye and face shields
- 32,730,500 N95, surgical, and procedural masks
- 14,557,400 isolation and surgical gowns
- On March 25, President Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the state of Texas related to the coronavirus outbreak.
- Governor Abbott thanked President Trump for his “swift action” to approve Texas’ major disaster declaration.
- On April 2, President Trump announced that the federal government would establish a coronavirus hospital in Louisiana and Texas.
- On April 20, the VA announced it acquired a 470,000 square foot facility in Texas to help provide overflow bed capacity to treat coronavirus cases and which will eventually serve as an outpatient and specialty care clinic for veterans.
- On April 21, CMS increased hospital capacity in Texas by allowing independent emergency rooms to provide care to Medicare and Medicaid patients during the coronavirus outbreak.
- On April 21, the USDA announced Texas had been added to the SNAP Online Program, allowing Texans on food stamps to purchase food online.
- On April 21, Governor Abbott thanked President Trump for working to help the oil and gas industry suffering during the coronavirus crisis.
- On May 2, Governor Abbott said he worked with Vice President Pence and other government officials to prepare for a flare up of coronavirus from meat packing plants in Amarillo, Texas.
