Dems Urge Trump Admin to Reconsider Its Effort for Region-Specific Social Distancing Guidelines

More than a dozen California House Democrats are urging President Donald Trump not to rescind social distancing guidelines for specific counties across the country.

The group, led by Reps. Norma Torres (D-Calif.) and TJ Cox (D-Calif.), issued a letter addressed to the president and his public health experts on the Coronavirus Task Force. According to The Hill, the letter was in response to Trump’s March 27 letter to governors which suggested reopening the economy in counties based on statistics and risk factors.

While the president previously extended social distancing measures until April 30, he and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revisited the possibility of reopening some critical sectors of the economy.

Amid the latest discussion to loosen social guidelines for some who have been exposed to the virus, the group has opted to voice their concerns.

They wrote in a letter:

“Our country does not presently have the testing infrastructure to accurately gauge the prevalence of COVID-19. Determining a risk classification based on insufficient testing could have a devastating impact on our national efforts to combat this disease, and in particular, on low-income and rural communities.”

Torres has taken to social media to share her opinion of Trump’s recent considerations