Gov. Tom Wolf accused Republican-led legislatures of passing bills that would increase seating capacity at restaurants and attendance at sporting events. “If the efforts they talk about, have tried to put through, push over on Pennsylvania succeed, we´re going to loose a lot of lives,” he said.
“They need to stop trying to get rid of public health measures that are keeping Pennsylvania safe,” Gov. Tom Wolf said in a press conference on Thursday.
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Recently, a federal judge ruled his crowd restrictions and closure orders were unconstitutional. Then, the legislature took issue with the administration acting without consultation with legislators.
Tom Wolf remarked the protective intention of the measures. He also said he is open to alternatives that may help to solve the situation. “If they have an alternative, I’m all ears, but all they want to do is dismantle this stuff.”
Gov. Tom Wolf does not play games
Wolf said that it’s time to stop playing games with the lives of Pennsylvanians.“I get concerned when we play games,” he said. “We posture and we play fast and loose with the lives of Pennsylvanians. I thought we were dealing with the things to do with this pandemic, with this virus.”
“And the reality that this virus is very infectious and it has killed 200,000 people in the United States, 8,000 in Pennsylvania, despite our good record. That is something that I think we ought to be really laser-focused on. And it has created economic hardships, we ought to be focused on that.”
Republican leaders said they have not spoken directly with the Governor since July.
Governor Tom Wolf is nott backing down on his recommended crowd limits but school districts are saying they will open their stadiums to more fans this week after the judge’s ruling.
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