96 [link removed] Friend,
Here in Georgia, we’re letting science, data, and the advice of experts
us to get through this unprecedented public health and economic crisis.
As we continue to take bold and aggressive action to defeat COVID-19,
we’ve also implemented a phased plan to incrementally and SAFELY reopen
our great state and help Georgians to get back to work.

Given the
favorable trends we’re seeing, I am confident that this is the right
decision to protect the lives and livelihoods of hardworking Georgians
in every corner of this great state.

Yesterday, I shared the latest
data on our progress in the fight against this pandemic. Testing in our
state has hit a record high – and we’ve rolled out a game-changing
mobile testing initiative to rapidly expand access to testing in rural
communities.

This is critical as we continue the measured process of
reopening parts of our state, and I am grateful for our many
private-sector partners who have provided support to get this operation
online.

Ventilator use is now at a record low, and our hospital bed
capacity is strong. Key data from the Georgia Department of Public
Health continues to trend in the right direction.

Simply put, we’re
seeing great success in flattening the curve.

Given this progress –
and the fact that more than 1.1 million Georgians have lost their jobs
as this crisis has unfolded – I believe it’s vital that we empower
business owners and workers to restart our economy, while following
detailed and strict hygienic guidelines to keep employees and customers
safe.

None of these decisions are easy. But our Coronavirus Task
Force is hard at work every single day to defeat this disease, while we
strike the right balance to ensure that hard-hit families and businesses
are able to recover from the economic fallout of this crisis.
Sidelined small business owners cannot continue to sit by and watch
helplessly as the companies they built with their blood, sweat, and
tears disappear before them. We have Georgia farmers, who have been hit
with steep decreases in demand, forced to dump milk and let crops rot.
Families are struggling to pay mortgages or rent and put food on the
table, while consumed by worry about the future.

It’s time to get
back to work, and get back to work SAFELY, for those that are ready.
We’ve been in this together as Georgians from Day One... and standing
united together, we will defeat this pandemic, get our economy back on
track while keeping Georgians safe, and emerge stronger than ever.
I’d like to know what you think, Friend.

Do you support our
phased plan to begin reopening our Georgia economy?

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NO, I oppose this plan Sincerely,
Governor Brian Kemp
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