The American Rescue Plan Act’s State Fiscal Recovery funds are intended to respond to COVID-19 health needs or the pandemic’s negative economic impacts, provide premium pay and other support for essential workers, replace state revenue lost to the pandemic, and invest in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. Every Texan urges the Legislature to use the remaining $3 billion in ARPA Fiscal Recovery funds to invest in Texans rather than continuing to focus on tax cuts.
Read our full testimony here.