The tweet was an apparent effort to suggest that these measures are not only policies that progressives like, but that could help limit the hardship Americans suffer during emergencies. CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWThe freshman congresswoman from New York said, "Right about now would be a great time to weigh emergency measures like ... Eliminating work requirements for SNAP &other [sic] assistance ... Humanitarian provisions in prisons & decarceral policies." Ocasio-Cortez's suggestions come as House Democrats release the text of a second coronavirus-related bill and as President Trump banned travel from Europe to the United States. As the coronavirus has spread further in the United States, it has led entities from the NBA to public schools to cancel events for fear of spreading the disease.

Source: Fox News March 12, 2020 11:57 UTC