I have had two phone meetings already this morning [March 19, 2020] about the Democratic response to the novel Coronavirus on the state and federal level.
The first call was with House Dems, and we discussed our budget amendments that address the Coronavirus crisis. The second call was with Senator Kirsten Sinema, who outlined what the Congress is doing. She strongly emphasized that we lean on Governor Doug Ducey and Legislative Republicans to take the crisis and the potential loss of life seriously.
Currently, House Republicans plan to push the FY21 budget through with no Coronavirus Crisis Response Plan attached.
I recorded this video just a few minutes ago as I wait to be joined in to the Arizona House Floor debate on the budget.
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