White House Calls on Texas Governor to Accept Federal Funds for CCP Virus Testing of Illegal Immigrants

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on March 4, 2021. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “declined” an offer of federal funds to pay for CCP virus testing for illegal immigrants, adding that the administration hopes “he'll reconsider.”

“The governor has complained about testing at the border,“ Psaki said in an interview on MSNBC on Sunday. ”FEMA, DHS has worked with local authorities, has worked with local NGOs [nongovernmental organizations] to come up with a plan that would cover 100 percent of testing costs for migrants who cross the border.”