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Thanks everyone for joining in today. Earlier today, i participated in , telephone conference actually, a Video Conference with the White House Coronavirus task force, with the Vice President participating in that meeting, with also the president. We were able to visit with him. And also, earlier this morning, i had the opportunity to have a phone call with secretary of the veterans administration, robert wilke, and renewed our request that we forwarded through fema for supplemental assistance from the v. A. Potentially with respect to Surge Capacity of hospitals here in louisiana, looking primarily towards new orleans. And last night, i was able to have a conversation with fema administrator, pete gainer, on the most pressing needs we have in louisiana, ....
That meeting in was also the president. We were able to visit with him. Earlier this morning, i had the opportunity to have a phone all with secretary of veterans administration, robert wilke, that we ed our request forwarded through fema for supplemental assistance from the potentially with respect to Surge Capacity of hospitals here primarily a looking towards new orleans. And last night, i was able to fema conversation with the ister pete gainer on most pressing needs we have in louisiana, all of which relates Surge Capacity. Principally, as i mentioned to you yesterday, those being ventilators. P. P. E. And other requests. Pleased to announce and in fact the president announced this during the call with all 50 as rnors today and just an aside, we have 55 governors because of territories. Governors on 50 the call today. But the president announced that our request d 250bed ....
Any sense of inferiority, you know, i felt very respected and i think its going to be good. She was right. Shes an acute observer. It was good. The court ruled in her case. What do you think shes thinking right now . You did it, hon neil. Now when we were waiting for the ruling . Know. No. I prepared three speeches. I did not allow myself to assume wed win. Thats the truth. I thought we had every right to win. I thought our arguments were sound and everyone elses were insane, okay. That was june 26th last year, the day the Supreme Court ruled. One of the cases they considered was about one state having a statewide ban on gay marriage. Supreme court took that case and heard arguments on that case. But ultimately, they decided they wouldment rule on the merits of that california case. The issue was not properly before the court. And the second case they looked at for the same time was the case of phea and edie. They were a couple for ....