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GOP Lawmaker Says Dying from Virus ‘Lesser of Two Evils’

April 14, 2020 at 4:23 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 81 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/04/14/gop-lawmaker-says-dying-from-virus-lesser-of-two-evils/

"SNIP.....

Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) told WIBC that Americans need to get back to work immediately, even if it means significantly increasing the spread of the coronavirus.

He acknowledged that ending social distancing could result in major public health harms and “loss of life,” but he said it was better than letting the economy fall apart.

Said Hollingsworth: “It is policymakers’ decision to put on our big boy and big girl pants and say it is the lesser of these two evils.”

....SNIP"