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, all of which relate to our Surge Capacity. Principally, as i mentioned to you yesterday, those being ventilators. Also, p. P. E. And other requests. I am pleased to announce and in fact, the president announced this during the call wit
And other rec areas. Essential businesses also must provide Hand Sanitizer to shoppers, limit the number of people inside the store at one time, and create and post specific social distancing rules in their stores. This will help ensure that even those places that do need to remain open are adhering to careful guidelines and thoughtful guidelines specific to their own facility to ensure maximized social distancing. Stricker rules are in effect at least until may 3rd. We must do our part to slow the spread of disease to ensure essential Services Remain open. County leaders say they know kicking people out of park Social Security a tough order but right now believe it could be the difference between life and death. And the District Attorney says his office has received more than 2,000 complaints about businesses that might be violating that order. He says his office does investigate those complaints. Now those calls might be coming in about parks as well. Were live in san jose. Im damian
Care system is broken and the polls say that 70 percent say it is broken. Right. I do think healthcare will be the number one domestic policy issue in the president ial election. In a recent poll that just came out from gallup that said 35 percent of the American People polled rate healthcare as extremely important as one of the issues and we have seen 53 percent of americans support singlepayer but now 65 percent are supporting the public option which is a supplemental Insurance Plan to compete i call it the steppingstone approach to government run healthcare. Host they say the proof is in the pudding if you look at the last election cycle two years ago, my party were ousted as the majority in the house to make the argument regarding healthcare and many of us campaign on repeal and replace and unfortunately we did not get that done and that was shown at the ballot box. Exactly. Donald trump won the presidency to say we will repeal and replace obama care and it is a disaster turning th
Available podcasts. Thank you for joining me today. I have to tell you, i thoroughly enjoyed your book. I had the opportunity to read it and its obviously a timely subject. Obviously very important subject. Very. As you made know, im a pharmacist currently the only phenomenon pharmacist in congress so health care is something that is extremely important to me. Also important to the american citizens. I think everyone would agree we. They thought it was interesting you start by start off the book with the premise the Health Care System is broken, and if we look at the polls i think the polls would indicate that. Almost 70 of the people in america say that the Health Care System is broken. Right, well, i really think that health care is going to be in the number one domestic policy issue in the president ial election. In a recent poll, just came out from gallup that said 35 of the American People polled weighed health care as extremely important as one of the issues and we have seen in t
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