Going. Out soon and we express thanks in respect to the doctors care workers and those in the health and security or thirtys who are being tested to their limits every day. The things you. Think we all agree we should include in our thanks to those who day after day and in spite of the greater risk of infection they face ensure that people have the supplies they need. I mean just one day the blue star because green lighted government plans to take on more debt this year than ever before the crisis package includes an emergency budget of 156000000000 euros 50000000000 to keep Small Businesses a bloat and money for hospitals expecting a wave of coronavirus patients. Finance minister all are short standing in for chancellor merkel whos at home insult by solution acknowledge these a gigantic some its but he said the country can afford it germanys strict rules on government borrowing are suspended for now yeah believing that were facing a crisis unprecedented in our postwar history is great
A look at the week ahead in washington and to do that this week we are joined by Daniel Strauss, a senior political reporter with the guardian and steve dennis, reporter with bloomberg. Now that supplemental is passed, the money is on his way out the door, what tools does congress have left in its toolbox to respond to the coronavirus p what should we look for on that front . Talking aboutre assorted other things to get done. Everything from paid sick leave for workers, a quarter of the workers the United States on have sick leave and there sort of other things they want including making sure testing is free, the treatments are affordable, that sort of thing. It will be interesting to see if they can get any of this on the floor this week. Theres a lot of other things going on this week. With markets plunging this morning and all the futures, you might hear more talk of doing some kind of stimulus. The last time we had this market shock was 2008. Remember what happened then. There were
Other. The new nasty fight breaking out right now in the middle of trouble he knew warning signs for the party. Plus senator mitt romney violated back says he will not vote next week against the Senate Republican probe of the bidens conflict of interest, it has to do the subpoena. This after senator romney said he was going to be against it because it was political. Well show you the blowback. Plus hillary snapping back calling herself the most investigated innocent person in america in her new documentary out today. We have that debate plus former eyes acting director tom homan joined us tonight on the Trump Administration taken the fight. But hundreds of ice agents on the ground to catch criminal illegal aliens, what you are not hearing from the media on the story tonight. Thank you for joining us. Liz thanks for joining us, you are watching the Fox Business Network for stocks ended lower but often worth levels capping ache got quenching roller coaster ride. The dow squeezed out a we
Harris, california democrat and cory booker, new jersey senator. They are scheduled to appear with the former vp tonight as this rally, get out to vote rally, under way in front of tomorrows primary election in michigan paid michigan 125 delegates for the democratic nomination for coverage continuing our 2020 Campaign Coverage continues here on cspan2 and we will have this for you when it gets started. In the meantime, lets go to todays washington journal in a look at the week ahead here in washington. On mondays on washington journal we like to take a look at the week ahead in washington and to do that this week were joined by daniel, senior political political reporter with the guardian. Senate reporter, steve dennis. Now that that 8. 3 emergency supplemental has passed and the money is out its way of the door what tools does congress have left in its toolbox to respond to the coronavirus . What should we look for this week on that front . Guest democrats are talking about a sort of
Responsee coronavirus and we take your calls or you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal can join us on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is monday, march 9, 2020. There are more than 500 confirmed coronavirus cases in the u. S. , and those numbers expected to go up this week. As federal, state, and local governments step up their response to the outbreak, we are spending the first part of the washington journal today asking how the coronavirus has impacted your community . If you live in eastern or central time zones, the number 202 7488000. If you live in the mountain or pacific time zones, 202 7488001 is the number. You can send us a text. That number is 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Catch up with us on twitter, facebook. Good morning to you. You can start calling in now. We want to take you first to the covid19 dashboard being maintained by the Johns Hopkins university.