(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Murrell Smith (District 67-Sumter) issued the following statement following Governor McMaster’s call for the General Assembly to appropriate $45 million in response to the COVID-19 virus:

“We support Governor McMaster’s call to make resources available for state agencies as South Carolina continues to deal with the worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. The General Assembly has established contingency reserve funds specifically to allow state government the flexibility to respond to such a crisis. The health and safety of our citizens is the highest priority of the House and we will continue to work to ensure that appropriate resources are available to respond to the impact of COVID-19.”

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