March 24, 2020
Perry-Franks calls for a Special Session to address Texas' COVID-19 concerns
Democratic candidate for Texas House District 83 Addison Perry-Franks calls on Governor Greg Abbott to reconvene the state legislature to address COVID-19 concerns across the state of Texas, also known as the coronavirus.
"Our Legislators and Governor Should hold a special session immediately to address the concerns of the Texas citizens regarding COVID-19, Leadership is drastically needed now, and the longer that we wait, the worse the situation will become. We need a clear directive of what our state intends to do, and what our state intends to do for our workers, for the people sent home, without a job, and for all the hard workers in the front lines (Grocery store worker, Gas station workers, and nurses). We cannot wait until special interest groups have crafted legislation that gets pushed through the legislation" Perry-Franks Stated.
"What is also very important are the workers and business owners who cannot do their jobs because of something out of their control. Our legislators should enact ordinances that protect these workers, we need to freeze evictions, rent/mortgage payments, and we need to freeze utilities. While these workers are not allowed to work, their living expenses continue to accumulate and they will eventually run out of money to pay their housing costs. We need to protect these people from evictions and shut off utilities. Texans deserve a government that is accessible and responsive to them and the longer all of our legislators wait, the more pain these people must endure through this crisis. Along with expanding Texas' Medicaid. Special sessions have been called for even far less of issues concerning Texans" expressed Perry-Franks.
The Texas legislature is currently out of session until the governor calls it into a special session or in January of next year, by this time the crisis will be over, and thousands of people will be hurt by the refusal to help from our state leaders