gov_tweets: 80489

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rowid		id	user	created_at	full_text	retweet_count	favorite_count	State	Abbreviation	Governor	Party	Handle
80489	80488	1353384582431825923	280121510	2021-01-24T16:50:03+00:00	"A Montgomery County, Maryland, infectious disease scientist and mother with four children in the public schools says it’s time to reopen school buildings to in-person learning...The science shows that transmission in schools is low." https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2021/01/infectious-disease-scientist-mom-says-reopen-schools/?fbclid=IwAR07hysvA_0-aX0_0yiN3068CKS1i-dmQ-FJwZw7OduGd-_8xCBqC43sNzA	5	21	Maryland	MD	Larry Hogan	R	LarryHogan