U. S. Economy. His plan called for phase return, outlining specific steps for state and local officials to follow. This is an hour and 15 minutes. Pres. Trump thank you very much. Our nation is engaged in a historic battle against the invisible enemy. To win this fight, we have thank you very much. Our nation is engaged in a historic battle against the invisible enemy. To win this fight, we have undertaken the greatest National Mobilization since world war ii. And that is exactly what it has been. We have marshaled every instrument of American Power and we have unleashed our most potent weapon of all, the courage of the American People. These have been trying times. A cruel virus from a distant land has unfairly claimed thousands of precious american lives. Is our pain. We mourn as one national family. Our country has come together. We draw solace from the faith that god has received the departed. He has taken the departed into his eternal and loving embrace. They will never be forgott
Been. We have marshaled every instrument of American Power and we have unleashed our most potent weapon of all, the courage of the American People. These have been trying times. A cruel virus from a distant land has unfairly claimed thousands of precious american lives. To every citizen that has lost a cherished loved one, your pain is our pain. We mourn as one national family. Our country has come together. We draw solace from the faith that god has received the departed. He has taken the departed into his eternal and loving embrace. They will never be forgotten. Over the last weeks and months, millions of americans have joined together in a shared national sacrifice to halt the spread of this horrible disease. The army built field hospitals in sports arenas and convention centers. The army corps of engineers is great. Over 20,000 beds in record time. The navy sailed hospital ships to our biggest cities. Lifesaving supplies and experimental medicines were rushed to the front lines as
Coming up with the plan that the president will recommend . I think that what we need to do, we need a nuanced approach. I think in pennsylvania weve got too far. The governor shut down construction, even online car sales. That is too much. We need to make sure were not hurting the economy unnecessarily while were still protecting Public Health. So for example, we should let local counties make the decision, even local muse municipalities where population is most dense, most rural, combat this with nuanced, balanced approach rather than painting with a very broad brush stroke. Elizabeth here is what the president is saying. Governors, you will call your own shots. You can start reopening before may 1st. Well give you county by county basis when it comes to outbreak of covid19 on a county by county basis. He will say the onus is on you, the buck stops with you governors to reopen. Half of u. S. Cities are facing lay offs of their own city workers, that means cops and firemen. No federal
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If you are recently unemployed, 202 7488002. We begin with the numbers, courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. 1. 9 million confirmed cases. The death toll around the globe, 125,000. In the u. S. , 600,000 confirmed cases. The death toll has now exceeded 25,000. This is a piece from the wall street journal that is focused on the pandemic. The headline is, Coronavirus Crisis legacy mountains of debt. He writes the following. The full impact of the coronavirus pandemic may take years to play out. One outcome is already clear. , andnment, business households will be loaded with mountains of Additional Debt. The federal government budget deficit will reach 3. 6 trillion in this fiscal year. 2. 4 trillion the year after that. Businesses are drawing down Bank Credit Lines. Preliminary signs are emerging that some households are turning to credit for funds. The debt surge is set to shape how governments and the private sector function long after this virus is tamed. He joins us from his home i