STATEMENT: Gina Hinojosa on President Trump’s $5,000 Check Proposal

AUSTIN, TX – Today, Democratic nominee for Texas Governor Gina Hinojosa released the following statement in response to President Trump proposing $5,000 checks to every American household. This June, Hinojosa announced her plan to deliver $1,500 Corruption Tax Refund checks to provide relief for working families and account for the cost of Greg Abbott’s corruption.

“Right now, Americans are paying into a system that’s spending, at least, billions on grift, and it’s time for that money to go back into people’s pockets,” Hinojosa said. “I support Trump’s idea to send $5,000 checks to Texans, but it can’t be about who’s in power – it has to be about giving the people their power back. Unfortunately, too many of our taxpayer dollars are going to a rigged system of endless wars abroad and lining the pockets of billionaires and trillionaires – that money should go to the American people first. Here in Texas, Greg Abbott has hoarded our money while we struggle with rising costs of healthcare, gas, groceries, and housing. As governor, I’ll deliver $1,500 Corruption Tax Refund checks to every Texas household to restore trust in government and get things done for the people.”

On Day 1 in office, Hinojosa will issue a proclamation declaring the affordability crisis in Texas an emergency and call on the legislature to deliver a bill providing the one-time $1,500 checks to Texas households. These checks will come from taxpayer dollars in the Economic Stabilization Fund, while keeping a full, fiscally responsible $10 billion reserve for future emergencies. Hinojosa’s Money in Your Pocket economic agenda also includes lowering Texans’ grocery bills, making homeownership a reality, lowering healthcare costs, and freezing electricity rates.

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