Epidemiology at university of Michigan School of public health, Beverly Alvin that beverly allen, a subsidiary beverly allen. The coronavirus has devastated families across the world. People everywhere have grieved the loss of parents, siblings, children and friends. Nearly one hundred thousand people in the United States have died from the coronavirus. The New York Times reported that more americans have died of the coronavirus in the last 12 weeks die in vietnaman and the korean wars combined and more than twice as many as died from battle wounds in world war i. In terms of american deaths, the virus is equivalent of 22 iraq attacks,september 11 41 afghanistan wars, 42 pearl benghazis. Nd 25,000 it has been devastating our country. More than 5000 deaths have happened here in michigan. It is important to never stop recognizing the human toll that this is taking. I want to highlight a couple of people from our state who lost the battle with covid19. Whitehall died at the age of 64 on m
More than 36 million have lost their jobs because of coronavirus. While congress has taken significant action, we must do more. On wednesday, Federal Reserve chairman jay powell urged congress to think big, address this crisis. The heroes act is a bold step to provide that support and ensure our nation meets the challenge of the pandemic and the ensuing economic recession. Within the appropriations division, this bill deploys more than 1. 5 trillion in federal funds to address this health and economic crisis. First, the bill delivers nearly 1 trillion to states and local governments so that they can keep our heroes, First Responders, health workers, teachers, and other Public Servants paid and working for the American People. I am proud that this bill will provide 67 billion to my home state of new york. Which has been hit so hard by this crisis. Second, we will only beat this disease with a Robust National strategy for testing, tracing, and treatment. Yesterday, dr. Rick bright, one o
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The 1800 page measure includes money to support state and local governments, Virus Testing and treatment and new Cash Payments to americans. Here is some of that now beginning with House Speaker nancy pelosi. Thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I thank the distinguished chair for yielding and thank her for her tremendous leadership. My colleagues, a horrible virus has made a vicious attack on the lives and the livelihood of the American People, indeed on the life of the our democracy of our democracy. We have a momentous opportunity and therefore a great opportunity to defeat the virus and to do so in a way that brings us together and takes us forward to a stronger america. Today the house will consider e heroes act, to honor those who are on the front lines. Our Health Care Workers, our First Responders, teachers, sanitation workers, food providers, transit workers and other essential workers. Many of them have risked their lives to save lives and now they may lose their jobs. For many