We have a real plan. We developed a plan of preparedness. From that, a plan of action. A plan to be ready as this terrible virus got closer and closer to our shores. It is a serious time. Just moments before i was able to come on tonight and talk with you, our Health Officials came to me and said now, we do have our first positive confirmed in the eastern panhandle. From that, i would tell you this, we knew it was coming. Weve prepared for this. And we shouldnt panic. We should be cautious. We should be concerned, but we should not panic. We should go ahead and try to live our lives as best we can. But again, we should not panic. We should not be fearful. We should not be afraid. We should be smart at this time. We should absolutely not be weak. And we ought to be West Virginia mountaineer strong always. I know at this time, there has been all kinds of inconvenience. Our kids have been out of school, we canceled the state basketball tournament. You want to go to a nursing home and see
Yes. Jason good evening, everyone. It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Bipartisan Policy Center for our virtual conversation about our nations elections, sitting exactly six feet away from me charlie cook. I think charlie is known to just about everyone as the editor and publisher of the cook political report. I is understood by everyone know to be really the most reliable protector and analyst of our nations political culture and our election outcomes. You know, we often find that we have a society in which you have democrats facts and republican facts, and then there are charlie facts. I just want to take a moment to acknowledge that we are in it hasl crisis, and created tremendous anxiety and uncertainty for all aspects of our lives. I think charlie and i are fortunate enough not to be struggling with Immediate Health crises or economic crises, and we have the ability to be able to step back and talk about the basic fabric. Leadership matters a whole lot, so we will spend the nex
Announcer Senate Democrats also held a briefing with reporters at the capital speaking about the Coronavirus Response and the economic aid package making its way through congress. This is about 25 minutes. Cleaning a podium is not a political comment. [laughter] we know you have a reputation. Ok. Thank you all for coming. We all know how serious this crisis is. We know it in our states, we know what with our families. My wife and daughter, and daughter, and daughterinlaw and grandsons are in my house each time to work. Worried in a way that they never have in a very long time in this country. Having lived through 9 11, having lived through the crisis the Banking System in 2008, people are more worried about the future and their own health, their own economic viability today than they were any the road those crises. So we need to act, and we need to act quickly and strongly. We, democrats, have proposed a big, bold comprehensive package of what needs to be done right now. We are looking
I would like to speak about what the department of defense is doing in response to the coronavirus. I want to remind everyone that the United States military is is remains ready and capable of meeting our requirements. I just returned from a visit to fort detrick seeing how theyre advancing treatments for the coronavirus. I was tpwhreevend Army Medical Research cutting edge covid19 response and then visited the Army Medical Research institute of Infectious Diseases to learn about its ongoing experimentation and testing. The armys work on a vaccine is one of the many ways the department of defense is supporting president trumps whole of government approach to fight the virus and substantially slow its spread. Many of the policies and guidelines we have released go hand in hand with the president s 15day plan. We have issued international and Domestic Travel restrictions to all d. O. D. Personnel and families that should dramatically reduce exposure to the virus. Inside the pentagon we a
Unfiltered Campaign Coverage with all of the candidates located in one place. It is free, easy to use, it is all they are at cspan. Org campaign2020. Now, 2020 democratic president ial candidate senator Bernie Sanders delivers remarks from the coronavirus pandemic by streaming video. The vermont senator outlines details of how he would address the pandemic, which he says needed at least 2 trillion in federal investment to abate medical and economic challenges facing the country. We are dealing with the coronavirus, which is spreading throughout this country and throughout the world. We are dealing with a growing economic meltdown that will impact tens of millions of workers in this country. We are dealing with a political crisis, as well. The main point to be made tonight is in this moment of crisis is imperative that we. Tand together understand that right now throughout this country, there are so many people wondering tomorrow inppen burlington, vermont. Bars have been shut down, res