Hardest. This action will give them maximum flexibility to use the guard against the virus without having to worry about costs or liability and freeing up state resources to protect the health and safety of the people in their state. The federal government has deployed hundreds of tons of supplies from our National Stocks pile to locations with the greatest need in order to assist in those areas. I approved the state of new yorks request for a major disaster declaration, something which Governor Cuomo has been asking for and which i agree. We had it done in very rapid fashion. We approved this on friday evening and were working very, very hard to get all of these things, not only signed up but completed and finished and win. The request from the state of washington for a major disaster declaration was approved just a little while ago. Went through the process and we moved it very quickly. The request from the state of california was just received. We will have it approved very quickly.
Washington journal live at 7 00 eastern thursday morning. Join the discussion. Tonight on cspan, President Trump gives an update on the coronavirus outbreak. That is followed by canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and british Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how their countries are responding to the global pandemic. And later, the World Health Organization provides the latest numbers on confirmed coronavirus cases. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, President Trump announced he was invoking defense production act to have American Industries start manufacturing medical equipment but is in short supply. The administration also announced the suspension of foreclosures and evictions until the end of april, and a temporary ban on nonessential travel at the u. S. Canada border. I would like to begin by announcing some important developments in our war against the chinese virus. The chinese virus. We will be invoking the defense production act just in case we need it. In other words i
Pres. Trump i would like to begin by announcing some important developments in our war against the chinese virus. We will be invoking the defense production act just in case we need it. In other words, i think you all know what it is, and it can do a lot of good things if we need it. We will have it all completed. Signing it in just a little while right after i am finished with this conference. I will be signing it. It is prepared to go. We will be invoking the defense production act. Last week, i signed an Emergency Declaration under the stafford act, which as you know, we invoked previously and which activated femas National Response coordination center. Fema now is fully engaged at the highest levels. Today, fema is activated in every region. We are at level one, level one being the highest level, which we will work with. Level, which we will work with. We have been working with fema. I have done a lot of work with fema. They are incredible. It has always been on hurricanes it has a
Pres. Trump i would like to begin by announcing some important developments in our war against the chinese virus. We will be invoking the defense production act just in case we need it. I think you all know what it is. It can do a lot of good things if we need it. We will have it all completed. Signing it in just a little while right after i am finished with this conference. I will be signing it. It is prepared to go. So we will be invoking the defense production act. Last week, i signed an Emergency Declaration under the stafford act, which as you know, we invoked previously. And which activated femas National Response coordination center. Fema now is fully engaged at the highest levels. Today, fema is activated in every region. We are at level one, level one being the highest level, which we will work with. We have been working with fema. I have done a lot of work with fema. They are incredible. It has always been on hurricanes or tornadoes. They are right now in tennessee. A large g
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