“My job is to protect the United States and to secure the borders, not to get prosecutions. If they'll not give confirmation that they're going to return the individual, then we're not going to turn them over. We’ll prosecute them federally, then deport them. It doesn’t really matter the charge,” said U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott earlier this week.
In response to COVID-19, over 33 states have closed schools and are concerned about looming federal testing requirements.
The next few weeks are critical to ensure we flatten the curve and slow the spread of coronavirus in our community.
President Trump is allowing “the Treasury Department to defer tax payments, without interest or penalties, for certain individuals and businesses negatively impacted.”
A suite of online tools to facilitate filing and on-time payment of taxes can be found on the agency’s website, and a quick reference site has been set up in response to the COVID–19 emergency.
“Behind all this is the economic impact of the CoronaVirus, which is still uncertain. We can’t look at the impact of a drop in oil and gas prices on Texas in a vacuum, but the consequences for Texas of the drop in prices will depend on two questions: 1.) How low, and 2.) How long,” says the Texas Taxpayers & Research Association's president Dale Craymer.
CDC Grants $35.2 Million Towards Texas COVID-19 Response
“We urge FEMA to work hand-in-hand with state emergency management officials and other state institutions to allocate FEMA resources efficiently and effectively. "
Governor Abbotts announced he is waiving the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) testing requirements for the 2019-2020 school year.
They spoke about how federal funding will help local response efforts, the need to expand testing capabilities and the timeline on vaccine development.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called on federal officials to take four immediate, concrete steps to detect, treat, and prevent the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19.
Annual employment growth for Texas was 2.2 percent in January, marking 117 consecutive months of annual growth.
My colleagues in Congress and I have worked in a bipartisan fashion to provide more than $8 billion in federal resources to fight, prevent and treat coronavirus in the United States.
Their decision to remain closed for an extra week following spring break is helpful given the challenges of combatting the coronavirus (COVID-19).
As Democrats move their Sunday two-man debate from Phoenix to Washington, D.C. in reaction to the CoronaVirus, Sanders says, "Maybe this is an issue Joe Biden and I will discuss on Sunday night.”
By a 47% to 35% margin, Likely U.S. Voters believe that the media tends to make the outbreak of diseases like the CoronaVirus sound worse than they really are. Among those who think the threat is being played up for political reasons, 79% give the government positive marks for its actions so far.
"They’re now testing an anti-viral on 1,000 patients in Asia, primarily China, and we’ll know by next month if this treatment is effective. That’s the kind of information that I hope is going to lower the panic level – that and the idea of a vaccine on the horizon."
