Rep. Jackson Lee: ‘Most Americans Will Take Lives Over the Economy’

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JACKSON LEE: “Right now in my own community combined with the city and the county, there are about 7,000 cases and over 100 deaths. We’re not where we need to be and this kind of piecemeal approach I believe is not effective, because infections are still occurring. People are still sick. And when I say that, sick enough to be in hospitals, and testing is not where it needs to be. The way you stop this in terms of our current knowledge is massive testing, testing in vulnerable communities, recognizing that Latinos and African Americans are most vulnerable, making sure that you're in all the neighborhoods across the nation, making sure you're testing in rural communities. We’re absolutely not there. I think we've put up the white flag and I also believe that most Americans will take lives over the economy."