Virus. A councillor that tested positive discusses his experience. And your text and tweets. Washington journal is next. Us coronavirus cases have jumped. Returns at noon as they return to push a response package totalling over 1 million. Good morning, welcome to washington journal, this friday morning. March 20th. Well open up the phone lines, hearing from you, and your experience, response to the federal effort on the coronavirus. Of you in the central time zone, the line is welcome to your input if you are a medical professional tell us your name and where you twitter, ing from on facebook posts. There is a reporter from the mike baker, mes, stationed in the northwest. Part ofg the northwest the us, mike baker tweeting on the numbers, more than he said on the 132. More than 4,000 new cases in the us. Youll see his number at the there 12,336. When we started the programme 9 4509,450. 9,450. Checking the map. 245,484. 10,000, th toll over with 86,000 confirmed recoveries. 14,250. Us i
Republicans have prepared a bold legislative proposal. Im officially introducing the coronavirus aid relief and Economic Security act. This legislation takes bold action on four major priorities. Extremely urgent and very necessary. First, direct financial help for the american people. Second, rapid relief for Small Businesses and their employees. Third, significant steps to stabilize our economy and protect jobs. And forth, more support for the brave Healthcare Professionals and the patients who are fighting the coronavirus on the front lines. Just yesterday by overwhelming vote the Senate Passed Bipartisan Legislation that originated with the Democratic House of representatives. I hope this bold new proposal will find a similar degree of bipartisan respect and mutual urgency. On the other side of the aisle and across the capital. I look forward to working with our democratic colleagues and the administration to complete this important work and deliver our country. Here are the next s
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, open our eyes to your movements in our midst. Remind our lawmakers that you have brought us through times more challenging than what we now face. Keep them from being intimidated by this global pandemic, as they cling to your promises and trust the unfolding of your triumphant providence. Continue to protect them and order their steps. Clothe them with the armor of integrity, shield them with your truth, and guide them with your power. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak one minute in morning bu
The American People deserve. As thoroughly bipartisan as our process demands. Now what we need to do is to move forward. This National Crisis is not going to wait around if Congress Slips back into conventional politics or haggles endlessly over the finer points. Every day, more americans jobs are disappearing or coming ever closer to the brink. Every day, more Small Businesses are faced with hard decisions that could change local communities literally forever. Every day, Major American Companies that employ countless people are seeing their commerce crushed by their own government for the sake of public health. Every day, doctors and nurses and Health Care Professionals will keep reporting to work and treating patients whether or not congress has their back. The risks to our country grow every single day that we do not act. The needs of hospitals and Health Care Providers grow every day that we do not act. Thats why we have worked around the clock to craft a major bipartisan relief pa
Georgias kelly love letter will be one of our guests. All that and more on making money. Deirdre the white house is asking congress for more than 800 billion. Were going to take you right there. Hillary vaughn is standing by. Hillary, any new details . Reporter deirdre, yes, specifically about the 850 billion. Were learning that part of that, 58 billion, could be allocated to just the Airline Industry alone. That is according to John Roberts Fox news is reporting but i also asked secretary Steve Mnuchin today if theyre looking for providing economic assistance to any other industries that could be impacted, particularly the Restaurant Industry . He tells me that is on the table for larger Relief Program for small, mediumsized businesses including franchisees. Secretary ma. Looking to send checks to americans immediately. What we heard from hardworking americans, Many Companies shut down, whether bars or restaurants, americans need cash now and the president wants to get cash now. I mea