the defenseliams on act and its use in the government. --on this boat, the yaeah the bill is passed. host: good morning the senate approved a third economic aid package with a price tag of 2.2 trillion dollars and it goes to the house for a vote scheduled on friday. and then, to the president's desk. we will get your thoughts on action to respond. 202-737,000 -- you can text us with your first name, 202-748-8003e at or join the conversation on twitter and facebook. let us begin with the action in the house. , democrat ofleader maryland sent a letter out to the rank and file members saying that the house will convene at 9:00 a.m. on friday to consider the bill in order to protect the safety of members and staff and prevent further threat, the republican leader and i expect the houseboat will be done by voice -- house vote will be done by voice vote. members who want to come to the floor will be able to do so. we are working to ensure that those who are not able to return to washington may express their views remotely. i office will send out more information with those details. what is in this legislation? similar to what we told you yesterday. out, is a few more details 500 billion dollars for major corporations. in smalld 77 billion business loans. hospitals, 130 billion. state governments can tap into 150 billion galt -- $150 billion. one time checks to americans to the tune of $1200 with a tune of additional $500 per child. aid for education and colleges and $35 billion for transit and an employee benefit tax credit. billion inso 200 this for domestic priorities including child care and assistance for seniors, and $17 billion for distressed companies in addition to those airline and cargo carriers. other distressed carriers can tap into $7 billion. the text of this legislation is available. if you go to c-span.org, you can find it there. a couple of other things to note. if you go to thehill.com you can find the story of what is in the legislation. it includes a proposal to the first -- to defer federal student loan payments and includes four months of boosted unemployment benefits including the max -- increasing the maximum by $600. your thoughts on what is in this legislation. todd, in california, a republican. good morning to you. cover: why does c-span covid so differently from h1n1? it killed 12,500 americans, why didn't c-span care then? regular flu will kill 50,000 americans, by your standard, no one would ever get on a plane again. americans die in auto accidents, are you going to ban cars. we have positive developments. han,virus has waned in wu hydroxychloroquine, there is very helpful treatment, but aren't you obligated to report that, after all of the hysteria and alarm? host: your opinion. c-span is not telling people not to travel or leave their homes. those calls are being made by the state and federal governments. we are letting all of you let your state and federal government, and local government officials what they think about what they are doing to respond to respond to the coronavirus. jeff, in wyoming, what do you think about this aid package? i called my congresswoman and spoke to her representative yesterday to congratulate her on the comments that she made on how important it was to treat the coronavirus outbreak, because the entire economy was dependent on how successful we were treating that , and the other comment i made was that i want to see an opt out provision in this checkwriting scheme that the government is imposing on all of us. i do not want money from the federal government. resourceshave the even though i am not a high wage earner to care for myself and my family. i spoke to friends that i had yesterday, and they feel the same way. we do not want the $1200. we do not want the checks, i do not want to put the future in debt so that everyone contributes to the resurgence on the stock market. it will come back just fine if we successfully treat coronavirus. it will not come back and we will be in and out of this disaster and it will be a never ending disaster that we will be living through if we do not creep -- treat this epidemic. host: do you disagree with the president that we should reopen parts of the economy? caller: i can tell you right now, we have been fortunate, in some communities because of rif's elation and low populations numbers, but it is starting to appear in parts of the state, on the indian reservation in riverton and in lander, we are getting cases. rawlins,case and wyoming. are,hospital worker they and there is not much reporting on that and it is recurring in seeing more ofe it. is, i am saying incredibly concerned for new york and the fact that the president is not shipping this applies that the medical people need to be able to treat people, that is absolutely irresponsible on his part and his administration. sending thisto be stuff where it is needed when it is needed, and when we get through the outbreaks, we will have to move the equipment and personnel to other places so that we can treat this epidemic successfully. host: for you and others, you can find the latest on your state if you go to new yorktime.com. they have an interactive map, there is wyoming and you can see the amount of cases. the cases have been reported, and at the top it is called the latest map and case counts. jeff, in iowa, a democratic caller. caller: hello. i would just like to say i am getting tired of all of the infighting. i have voted republican and like to think that i am open-minded. what i see is fighting, i think we should maybe put others before ourselves, because in the end, that is all that matters. host: bob, in maryland. independent. caller: good morning. noticing the map you just put up there. if you notice were all the hotspots are, that is where the ports are, and we have these chinese cargo ships bringing their cargo to the united states and offloading it and shipping it from those ports outward. how are we not to know that the products that the chinese are bringing to this country are contaminated? look at it, see the ports? every one of those ports are where the hotshot -- hotspots are. with abeing inundated chinese virus, which you might as well call it what it is, a biological weapon that these people have unleashed on the united states. you can see it plain as day for everyone in the country to say. host: i heard that point, but how do you respond to people who say no one called h1n1 the u.s. virus? caller: then you are naive if you do not believe this came from china. then you are naive. you are not that naive. you know where that is -- where it came from. host: i am asking the point of calling it a chinese virus? caller: it is a biological weapon. do not lie to the american people until it it -- tell them it is not a chinese virus. the vote last night, mitch mcconnell held a short news conference with reporters to talk about the passage of the bill. here's what he told them. [video clip] >> i am proud to announce that not a single senator voted against this true trillion dollar rescue bill -- $2 trillion rescue built to save american individuals, small businesses, large businesses and provide considerable funding for the health care workers and scientists, and doctors, and others trying to solve this pandemic. writing your headline, i would say the senate has pivoted from one of the most contentious, partisan periods in the nation's history to passing this rescue package 100-0, all-in-one quarter of this year from the most partisan, divisive saying -- thing you can possibly do to coming together entirely, 100 of us, to meet this challenge. i think it says a lot about the senate as an institution, our willingness to put aside our to do something really significant for the country. the reasons that happened is that we are inspired by what is going on around the country. people are helping each other and looking at what makes a difference following the directions of health care professionals. this is a proud moment for the senate, and for the country, and we are going to win this battle in the very near future. [end video clip] host: the majority leader after the senate passed the economic aid package. our reporter tweeted out, "after the post vote presser should have been done in public and why lobbyist about it before it was voted on. mcconnell said you work here? we are the elected representatives of the american people. mcconnell said the process was bipartisan and this was as flawless as you could expect it to be saying we had input from everyone all over the country." chuck schumer also held a post vote news conference. here's what he told reporters. [video clip] >> i am proud of my caucus, we had such unity that there was no dissension, and that is what enabled us to improve the bill that was put on the floor. we are proud that we have established a marshall plan for hospitals, and our health care system. we are proud that we made the bill workers first, and proud funds, thereailout is accountability, oversight, and transparency, none of which were in the original. we have done a good job and changed this bill, because we were unified, and i'm glad the republicans realized that need. simple, whenne is you have a crisis like this, a scourge that shakes us to our bones, private industry cannot get you out of the problem, only government can, and that is what we learned, and why we democrats were able to have such success because we believe in the government to help people and we know it is needed. we believe that the private sector is not the end all and be all. the twistgood ending, and turns were enormous, there were down moments, but those of you who kept asking are we going to get a bill, i always had faith. because america and the american people demanded it. [end video clip] host: the minority leader after the members approved 96-0 the economic aid to bill. this is the third congress has passed to respond to the outbreak. 96-0 insident tweeting, " the senate. congratulations america." he said he would sign the bill after the house on friday. we are getting your reaction to what they senate did yesterday, the prospects of a houseboat and a president signing the bill. steve, south carolina, republican. ander: hello, i hope you your loved ones are doing well and being safe. i want to say something about the debate that occurred over the $600 increase of unemployment at dutch benefits. you were aware that charleston is a big tourist town. we just had to cancel everything, the bridge run, which is not a full marathon, but there are thousands of people shoulder to shoulder. we have a big pro golf tournament that we had to cancel. concert season is here at the coliseum, all of those events have been canceled. by the way, i have a little part around onand i run concerts, and that is not a job that warrants unemployment benefits. i was really disappointed. i am a fiscal conservative. as fiscally conservative as jim demint was. i am a bit disappointed that tim scott and rick scott from florida arguing against the $600 increase. south carolina our weekly dollars --326 but $326. that we areguing incentivizing people not to work. that may seem that way, and i am for the benefit, and here is why. who is to say you will get your job back? if you get those extra $600, and is not like you can blow it. everything is closed. hopefully, people will be spending it on necessities, bills, and may be saving it in case they do not get hired back or for the next wave of unemployment. the language could have been simple, and all the language could have had to say is if you are on -- your employer laid you youdue to covid-19, hires back or attempts to hire you back and you do not entertain that offer that you lose your unemployment and it goes back to $326. i do not mind people making a little extra money. i agree with durbin, and i am a fiscal conservative. i do not mind people having a little extra money to get through this thing. thank you. host: it sounds like you watched a lot of the debate happening in washington yesterday. caller: i have watched this thing unfold on the start. i tell you, i was disappointed with what nancy came to town with, and i do not know how much was in there. i was watching the military talk. you know, several years ago unemployment benefits were reduced across the country. i am not even sure the state has enough staff to manage the claims that will start hitting their doors. host: a lot of the websites are crashing due to the volume of people trying to file. caller: it is going to be a big mess. host: it sounds like you lot -- watch a lot c-span. caller: i watch c-span all the time. i do not watch cnn and fox. i like c-span because you offer no partisan commentary. you let us hear the hearings, and hear what is going on in the house and various committees and subcommittees. that is where i get my news. true no spinshe own. host: what steve was watching and referred to was a news conference held by a few senators who, as he was noting, were upset with the rise -- raise in unemployment benefits to $600. if you missed that and want to hear the argument they made, go to c-span.org. also on her website in the far right corner is the link to the text. it is 800 and some pages. and searchcontrol f for things you want to search floor -- four. if you hear something is in this legislation, search the bill yourself. -- sorry,to herein robert is next. democratic caller. caller: i have a question i do not understand, it seems like they keep talking about the $1200 for individuals, that is that just for wage earners or does that include people like me on social security without that, i cannot add any extra money to the economy. all of my money goes to pay bills. host: i do not know the answer, and if you go to our website. caller: i do not have the internet. host: i do not know the answer, and maybe we will try and find that. i have not seen reporting on that on the newspapers i read this morning, but that does not mean that someone has not found out that information. you can try the social security and see if you, can find information. i want to share this story with you from "the washington times," a comparison with past stimulus bills. if you look at the 2009 recovery, the original price tag was $787 billion. the final cost was $840 billion. the 2008 release program, the original price tag was $700 billion. the final cost was $31 billion after companies pay back the loans. hurricane katrina assistance, five bills totaling $94.8 billion. we do not have the final cost. many rescuence, bills were passed, and this is a billion to some, $40 combat terrorism. 21.7 billion debris removal and recovery, and they increase -- continue to increase. last year congress shored up the victim, -- compensation fund. indiana, an independent. you are up. caller: can you tell me, does the bill cover people on social security and a pension. host: the previous caller asked that question and i do not now. you are on social security? caller: yes. host: and you are looking for a check of $1200. that would help you? caller: it would definitely help. host: do you own your home, do you pay rent? where are you having difficulty paying your bills because of coronavirus, or were you having difficulty before this? caller: my husband passed away recently, which cut my social security and half because of his payment, so it is like i am just curious, will i get a check to ?elp host: i am sorry for your loss. james, north carolina, republican caller. your turn. commenti just wanted to on what chuck schumer said. he said that the government was not the end all -- he said that private was not the end all be all. with this coronavirus and shutting down so many industries, you've got to let people get back to work. they have got to implement some sort of safety precautions, and do some things differently. people have got to get back to work. we will move on. hampshire,new independent caller. good morning. caller: good morning, am i on? ok, i would like to see some of the $2 trillion, because it could help end the coronavirus. it would help that, and it would also help the economy by having the over-the-counter, at-home diabetes test strips. there could be over-the-counter, inexpensivenavirus test strips. in each day a person could use a strip, and if it showed no coronavirus, than they could go to work or do what they wanted. if the strip showed having the coronavirus, than the person would self-quarantine. they do not have that yet, that would be terrific, i think. host: ok. and answer to the previous callers for what this means if you are on social security. "the wall street journal" reports and the checks found that the checks are available to rely who have no income or on supplemental security income from the social security administration. those payments would be in addition to a broad expansion in unemployment benefits extended to nontraditional employees including kid work -- gig workers and freelancers. allen, in indiana, democratic caller. caller: good morning, and thank you. to thank youd like and your fellow hosts for your and tolerance with the american public who call in and get aggravated and say crazy staff. i appreciate your demeanor. thank you for that. thatoint i want to make is i was looking at mitch mcconnell , who has fought tooth and nail when president obama was trying to get the other bills passed, billion,s like $750 and they wanted more. tarc wast to be clear, at the tail end of george w. bush. started, but in 2009 there was another bill that was passed. you remember mitch mcconnell said we will do nothing to help this president succeed in 2008. and they fought him for it. to, he is all for this trillion dollar -- $2 trillion bill. now what has happened to change his mind? the biggest problem i have in the bill is $500 billion for big business. i do not think they need any help. they have been making record profits for the fat -- for the past five years, they have maxim task cut -- tax cuts, and it was the millionaires and billionaires that pulled all of their money out of the stock market, which is why the stock market dropped. these people are flush with money and have no problems. they can keep their own companies afloat and do not need relief. that was something i was against. aidt: the washington post, " package has billions carved out by boeing and some have been critical. the carve out in the wording of the bill, if you search national security, you will found it -- you will find it. $17 billion set aside for corporations who are intricate to national security. "the washington times" keepentary section, " airspace afloat now so it can bounce back when the virus passes. and boeing did not state how much the loan guarantee was needed for it self or its suppliers, but it said that typically 70% of its money goes to paying 17,000 suppliers, meaning $42 billion would end up in the hands of its suppliers which range from engine manufacturers to mom-and-pop suppliers of other goods and services." so, that in the "washington times," and you can read the carve out as the "washington post" describes it. the other article i want to save to share is the front page of the "new york times." "in several hours ashley gray did chest compressions on a woman in her 80's, and a 38-year-old. all had tested positive for the coronavirus and had gone into cardiac arrest. all eventually died. doctors and nurses have struggled to make do with a few dozen ventilators and calls over a loudspeaker for team 700 come several times a shift. some have died inside the emergency room while waiting for a bed. a refrigerated truck has been stationed outside to hold the bodies of the dead. times," frontpage system -- front-page story. charles, tennessee, independent. hello. caller: how are you doing. i have trouble with his whole bailout program. it is unbelievable that this economy, we had all of these networks boasting about this economy, we had wall street and all of the financial shows, and one crisis makes everyone's business fail and everyone need a bailout? i have $3000 in my checking account, and a good savings, and nothing has changed. the republicans and democrats bailing out their bad policies with the deficit and military spending and everything they have done wrong, this is another -- this is another bailout, and i am sorry that we no longer have a democratic opposition party, we have two complicit parties. and there is nothing that they have done, and i do not need any kind of government assistance, and corporation should not need government assistance. the very poor need assistance and they should not need an epidemic to help these people. that is what the country should be focusing on, the disparity. that should be the effort before the virus epidemic. peggy, north carolina. republican. peggy, good morning. caller: how are you? host: i am doing well. how are you? caller: just fine. host: what do you think about this economic aid package? caller: i think if the president is supposed to be running the country and making the decision for us, because we are not able to do anything for anybody politically, i think he has made a great decision. what happens is that people will not listen to people that know -- i mean it has been everywhere. alone, andresident stay home like he said, and there will not be as much virus going around. host: peggy in north carolina. we will take a break, and when we come back we will talk with keith laing who joins us to discuss the impact of the pandemic on the u.s. automotive industry. formerdr. joseph heck, congressman and current chair on the military, national, and public service will discuss national service. before we get to those conversations, andrew cuomo spoke about the senate $2.2 trillion bill. he opposed it, and this is what he had to say. [video clip] >> the senate is considering a $2 trillion bill, which is " relief" for businesses, individuals and governments. be terrible for the state of new york. does2 trillion bill, what it mean for new york state government? $3.8 billion. that sounds like a lot of money. director can talk you through the numbers, but we are looking at a revenue shortfall or $15 billion. this virus haso probably already cost us $1 billion, and will probably cost us several billion dollars when we are at home. gets $1.3 billion from this package. that is a drop in the bucket as to need. , spoke to our house delegation congressional delegation this morning, and i said this does not do it. theorystand the senate and the republican theory, but we need to make adjustments. over,use bill that went new york state got $17 billion. in the senate bill, we get $3.8 billion. spending, we are not a big spending state, i cut taxes every year and have the lowest growth rate of the state budget in modern political history. so, we are frugal and efficient. i am telling you these numbers do not work, and i told the house members that we need their help [end video clip] >> washington journal continues. host: keith laing joins us to talk about the u.s. automotive industry during this pandemic. is there anything in this phase three economic aid bill was approved in the senate last night for the auto industry? guest: no, there is not a specific line item that you see industries like the airlines. the auto industry was leery of appearing like they need a big bailout after their experience with the financial crisis of 2008 2009 and the fallout after that. they will be able to apply for corporate loans from the pool of $500 billion. dealerships will likely apply for small business loans included in there, but it is not a line item decide -- designed for automakers. host: what role are some of the companies playing during this crisis? detroitou have had the automakers shutdown their plants and a lot of their international competitors have shut down u.s. plants as well. now, they are studying the possibility of converting those facilities to make the personal protective equipment that is lacking in so many states, ford, gm, and chrysler have announced they are looking at the feasibility of making ventilators, which are in short supply. host: how long would it take them to convert current manufacturing sites from autos into ventilators? guest: that is unclear. it is not a thing that they can flip the switch and do, it is different to make pickup trucks and ventilators. it is more likely that we will see them partnering with people and making their facilities available where it makes sense. host: what are the lessons learned from the auto bailout of the 2008 financial crisis for the companies, whether it is the airline industry or other companies slated to get money during this pandemic? what did the auto industry get. it did they have to repay and how do the loans work? in 2008 andhappened 2009, two of the three automakers, gm and chrysler, ford did not accept a bailout, received settlement assistance, but it came with a lot of strings attached. gm had to fire its ceo and hire a new leader. about $50 billion. and the money had to be repaid back. chrysler was sold to fiat and created a merger to create a company known as fiat-chrysler. there was a lot of political fallout from that bailout that still exists as recently as last year. gm announced that they were planning to close a couple of u.s., andts in the lawmakers were furious, and a lot of them invoked the bailouts of 2008 and 2009 saying that we were there for you when you were in need and you will not be there for the american people when they need jobs. host: we want to get our viewers' thoughts as well. we have divided the lines regionally, if you live in the eastern part of the country dial into 202-737-8001. mountain pacific area, 202-737-8002. auto industry workers, your line is 202-628-0205. stay-at-home order has impacted the industry as well. when did they shut down, are they paying their workers? what is going on with the industry? startedhe plants shutting down last week, and the initial plan was to shut them down for a week or two, and now with the governor's shelter-in-place order, ford said that they would close indefinitely in the automakers are having to re-cattle -- reap calibrate -- recalibrate. the uaw was involved in the decision to make sure that the workers were still getting paid, but the plans are still going down. host: how long would it take them to go back online. are some going to close down permanently? anythinghave not heard about plants closing down permanently, so a lot of uncertainty at the auto industry, none of us know how long these measures will need to be in place. there are estimates that show that sales could drop as much as nearly $6 million this year if the shut down last through the end of the summer. even in the most optimistic forecast, if the shutdowns are lifted by may 1 you would see sales of $1.5 million. they will have to deal with less revenue than they anticipated. host: what will they do then? guest: none of us know, they are flying blind like every other industry. host: michael, in pennsylvania. michael? michael, good morning to you. your question or comment. caller: i want to know what does he think about the fact that the president is saying that he wants to open parts of the thetry by easter when scientific community is basically saying that we are not to the peak. i am afraid that if we go back too early, we would get a second wave. where does he stand on the economics versus the medical of this whole situation? think one of the most important things is to keep in mind that a lot of these shelter-in-place measures and social distancing measures have been put in place by governors and local governments. the president has stated that he would like to see things the open by easter, but there are states that have closed schools for the rest of the years -- for the year and they can -- that decision can only be reversed by the governors. airo, are you there? good morning? caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: i am very concerned that everybody that is. host: carolann, you are on the air. turn down your television and talk and listen through your phone. caller: i will do that right now. i am very concerned that people are trying to get money from the government's that perhaps could get along by themselves. those who have businesses and and iyes they need help, have been really heartened by knowing that the auto industry gone to the track that they went to through the second world war where they helped out when needed and built things that the government needed to fight the war. this morning they were announcing on tv that one of the auto industries has, i believe it is ford, has dedicated itself delivery systems and its production systems to the breathing machines, and the things needed to be able to take care of the citizens that are sick. was talkinging about that. she says that she does not like that there are corporations getting money if they do not need it. the auto industry said it is not looking for a line item specifically. gm has drawn down on 16 billion in credit. where did the credit come from? believe they already had that. the automate goes have said the most important issue -- automakers said the most important thing is demand shock. ist he compared and said it bigger than what they experienced after 9/11. the thing they are focused on is liquidity. they want to make sure that they have the cash flow they need to get through this, however long this is. that is why they are focused on being able to qualify for these loans. they also asked for some task -- tax deductions for payroll and sick leave and they had asked for a delay in the implementation of the u.s.-mexico, canada trade agreement. as far as lena -- i know, the measures were left out of the bill. there is likely to be another big -- attempt if this continues at the pace we are seeing. there is likely to be a phase four bill that more items will be put into. host: have you heard that there might be something for the auto industry? guest: i think those discussions have not happened yet because everyone is focused on trying to get this bill over the finish line. host: and it was approved last night in the senate in case you are waking up and do not know, 90 6-0. $2.2 trillion economic aid package goes to the house on friday and the president indicated that he will sign the legislation. the members of congress and the white house are talking about having to do a fourth or fifth economic aid package. an automichigan, worker. good morning. caller: yes. i am a retired auto worker. what i wanted to comment on is when the government loaned chrysler money for the bailout, it was not enough accountability because chrysler in turn, and they got that money, turned around and sent the minivan to canada and parts of the truck to mexico, and then they shut the plants down. i just hope that the government this time put some accountability that they will not shut anymore plants down when they get bailout money. host: all right. guest: it is always a fine line for the government to walk because, i remember during the time of the obama administration was overseeing the bailouts, they were referred -- there were references to gm as government motors and saying that the obama involved,tion was too even going as far as picking their leaders. i know that in this bill there are provisions prevent companies fromaccept assistance using the money they received to buy back stock, that has been a big issue with the airlines, and there is also a panel that will oversee the corporate money in the bill and the inspector general will review all of the transactions, so they tried to put in accountability measures. host: rosetta, in new york. caller: good morning. i am questioning what i saw on cnn, talking about the bailout that he thinks it was on cnn, the gentleman who i forgot his name. he was saying that he thinks the bailout money, most of it, should go to small businesses and the people. shiftst so much to this that are trying to avoid taxes or whatever, and they have docial things that they can taking out loans or whatever, and also the airplane service, they can do the same, they have special things for them. cancant they take -- why they not take care of that and just mainly deal that -- mainly deal with small businesses and the people who really need it? explain the small businesses along the supply chain? fund for small a business loans for companies that have less than 500 employees, which a lot of suppliers will qualify for and they will be able to get loans processed through the small business administration, and there is also money for individuals. there are going to be checks mailed to people, individuals making up to $75,000 a year will receive a $1200 check. couples that make up to $150,000 a year will receive a $2400 check. and afterhildren, the amount of assistance phases down until you get to around 100,000 for an there has been criticism that the one time payment will not be enough to help people that are really struggling in light of the situation, but that is what they put in this bill. caller: i have a question for you. just like with the farmers and the tariffs, i am wondering if you are worried about the upper up riverply chain -- supply chain and if you lose the manufacturers and the parts. is that going to have long-term effects on the u.s. auto industry? iest: thus far, people that have talked to say that there has not payment -- been an impact on the availability of parts. that was a concern when this virus started spreading, especially coming from china where a lot of electronic parts in cars, and cars are increasingly more computerized and are coming from china. appeared that has not -- materialized, but that might change. that could create even more problems from dust for automakers. host: lori in north carolina. caller: i was wondering what the auto industry is going to do relocate all of the auto manufacturing back to the united states? my dad used to work at ford motor company, and he was a pipefitter, and i remember during the reagan and clinton years when he was really concerned about his plant shutting down. and, although jobs getting shipped overseas. also, not even just the auto industry, all of our industries need to be brought back the united states. this has put us in a very vulnerable position, and as far as government louts go for our industries, -- bailouts go for our industries, they should get incentives and credits. when i went to high school in the 80's and in economics 101, they -- people should not be getting a louts. -- bailouts. --falls under right tiffs right to fail or succeed. idea in think the congress is that this is an unprecedented situation. we have had the economy grind to an immediate halt as more governments put in restricted measures. the travel industry is really hurting right now. i saw a statistic yesterday that said there were less than 300,000 people that flew nationwide, so the airline industry has had a sharp decline. you have lawmakers that normally would not be in favor of these kinds of measures that have been saying we have to do this because it is unprecedented. host: jeff, ohio. hello. good morning. ? comment? about: they are talking everything going on with ford, gm, and chrysler, but they are forgetting about the little guys? you have the kia plant in north carolina. then they got the toyota plant. they are still 100% building in the u.s.. the parts are coming in from but, they are still building and keeping the auto chevy,y here wherewith gm and chrysler, they all bailed on this country. host: talk about that dynamic. guest: that has been a dynamic and play during all of the trade to that have happened during the trump administration. the foreign owned automakers are very proud of their work in the u.s.. they have plants in a lot of states, especially in the south. and, they all point out how many cars they are building in the peoplend a lot of times may not realize that if they see a brand associated with japan or germany, but the car may be built in tennessee or mississippi. host: patrick in california. welcome. caller: there are systemic problems in the auto industry just like there are in a lot of industries. the cars are overpriced and unreliable because we chase slave labor around the world, because we look for a little cheaper part in every system, so that we can make higher profits on an automobile. what is up with an $80,000 car cannotlf of my friends afford to fix it? dashboard that00 we do not need, and it jacks the price of cars where people cannot afford them or afford to fix them because we chase too high profits and we keep looking for more and more sources of cheap labor. thank you. cars has beent of a concern, especially for consumer advocates, the average cost of a new car last year according to kelly blue book was around $37,000. one of the things that is happening because of the cost of new cars is that some people are turning to the used car market who may have been interested in a new car. also, people are keeping their cars longer. the average age of a car on u.s. roads based on registration is about 12 years old. which, is a problem for safety advocates, because the price of new cars is sometimes a barrier for people getting newer models, which have safety features standard that have been pushed for. host: dan, nebraska. caller: hello. lainga question for keith , and it has to do with the stock buyback. that, people are trying to avoid. i wanted to ask him to please explain why is that a bad thing? criticism ofis a some of the companies that received tax credits under the tax bill that was passed by the 2017,ican-led congress in at the end of 2017, they took the money that was saved and instead of investing that in the company, or providing more compensation to their workers, that they used a lot of the cash they received two buyback stocks, which drove up stock prices, which benefited shareholders, not workers. you: keith laing, thank very much for the conversation. if our viewers want to learn more about what is happening, follow his reporting on detroitnews.com and go on to twitter and follow keith laing keith_lainderscore -- ng. heck,l talk to dr. joseph who is a former congressman and is now a commissioner on national service. he will talk about national service in the pandemic. discussesbo williams the defense production act. we will get a 101 on it. ron desantis spoke about the impact the outbreak is having and could possibly have in new york and what that could mean for the state of florida as people travel back and forth between florida and new york. here is what he had to say. [video clip] >> now the epicenter is new york city, so we are rooting for new york to get through it. we hope that they are able to keep people in good health, obviously they have a lot of cases, but what has happened, and it is a problem for florida, once the shelter-in-place was issued, people started fleeing the city and getting on flights and going places across the world -- the united states, i should say. many of those are here in florida. back toample, you go march 17, flights from the new york city area, there were zero flights. the 18th, one flight. 19th, one flight. the 20th, nine flights. once you get beyond that, march 38, 44, 26.day, 29, that is a lot of traffic from people from the top hot zone being brought into florida's communities. once we saw that the flights had i required everyone arriving from the new york city area to self-quarantine for 14 days, and we have national guard and so many other health folks. they had to provide information and a place where they will be self-isolating. it is enforceable under the executive order so they would not have adverse consequences. most people will want to self-isolate and they want to listen to directives. in case they don't, we will have the ability to deal with it. . talked with dr. burkes this virus has been circulating widely. i've also issued an executive order that any floridian, anyone in florida right now who has been new york city area for the last three weeks should self-isolate and should identify any people in florida they had close contact with and let them know they had come from the hot zone and that these folks should check their symptoms. at the end of the day, we have 21 people -- 21 million people plus, and we have people working diligently across the state to win this battle. this makes it more difficult when you have more people flooding in. when they were given a stay-at-home -- shelter-in-place order. announcer: "washington journal" continues. host: on your screen this morning is dr. joseph hackett -- joseph hackett, a republican representing nevada that served in the congress. he is the chair of the national commission on military national and public service. thank you for being here. guest: thank you for having me. host: the headline from this commission and politico reads " women should be eligible for the draft, mission recommends." your of all, explain what commission's, who funds you, and this headline in the papers. guest: so the national commission on military and national public service was charted by congress as part of the fiscal year 2000 17 defense authorization act. it was mandated to look at two distinct questions. the first was, do we need a selective service system and if so, what modifications might we need to modernize and support of the 21st century force? the second question, and perhaps more important, how can we culturee and nurture a where more americans, particularly youth, will step up and serve whether it is their community, state, and nation in some form of service, whether it military, national, and public service. we traveled around the country conducting listening tours and went to 22 states and 40 cities, and met with over 500 organizations and solicited over 4000 public comments to the website talking about these two issues.these very two we came up with policy recommendations and issued a 2019 thatjanuary of laid out those recommendations. we went on the road and traveled the country again to conduct 14 public hearings with subject matter experts, again allowing the public to have an input to vet the policy recommendations. during this whole time, it was an exhaustive and extensive research process under way in which we look at all of the data available on these two issues. once that was completed, we came up with a list of policy recommendations which have been released in our report yesterday. the report is titled inspired to serve. the vision of the commission is that every american would be inspired and eager to serve, and forth four -- put recommendations on selective service and how we can encourage and incentivize and increase awareness of more service opportunities in the military, national, and public service sectors. host: the headlines from politico? guest: one of the questions we were charged to look out was an evaluation of the selective service system, and if you needed it, were there modifications. this was a robust debate across the country, and we talked to individuals that currently serve in uniform, those of prior service. talked to the last era of draftees from the vietnam era, the objector community, recruiters, and general public. believesthe commission we still need a selective service registration system as a low-cost insurance policy against an existential national security threat. i think it is important to point out that one of the things we learned is that many people around the country do not truly understand the selective service registration system. they think the system and draft are one in the same and that is not true. the selective service system is a government agency whose job it keepmply to solicit and the registration data for young men between the ages of 18 and 25. should there be a need for a draft, it would require an active law passed by the congress and signed by the president. in looking at the needs, potential needs of the department of defense in the event of a national security emergency, we agreed with the department that the selective service system should remain in place. we looked at the russian as to whether or not women should be required to register. if you think about the population demographic today, where over 50% of the united states are females, we know by standards, equal amounts of men and women qualified by current standards for the military service, roughly around 29% of the population, that if we ever found ourselves in a position where we needed to go to a draft, we should be able to call upon all americans to defend this country as a civic responsibility. we know there are certain skill sets that will be required, that perhaps females are better suited to fill. when we look at maintaining standards in a draft, and when we look at making sure we have enough individuals with required skill sets necessary to enter the call, we felt it would be unwise to continue to limit the draft or selective service registration system only to males between 18 and 25. host: what role would you be looking for females to play, if they were eligible -- if they were to get into the selective service and be drafted? guest: the recommendation is that women would be required to register. when a bill would be passed to institute a draft, congress and the president can lay out specific criteria on who and what age groups to put into the draft in that piece of legislation. bydo not change the process which individuals would be assessed into the service. whether you are male or female, edgers -- if your registration number was pulled, you would go through the same process regardless of gender and placed into a military occupational specialty that was best suited an evaluation of your skills and abilities. many people believe the sole purpose of the draft and selective service registration system is to provide combat replacements. nowhere in the current law, military selective service system act, is that in writing. a is really dressed -- just held belief based on a congressional intent. we also know from world war ii that over 50% of those drafted areas,in just three mechanics, clerical areas, or logistics. it is not to simply provide for combat replacements. it is to meet the critical needs of the department of defense and the times of crisis. host: the other recommendations from the inspired to serve report read like this. a goal, participation of one million americans annually by 2031, launch an online platform to help americans wind a opportunities, create white house counsel to coordinate efforts across the federal government, expand civil education and service learning for young people, increase military recruitment and narrow military divide, and fix federal hiring practices. talk a little more about these other ones you did not mention earlier. guest: really the report inspired -- report, inspired to serve, is a plan to increase those who serve by 2031. we call it vision 2031 and we picked that year because it is the 70th anniversary in which john f. kennedy said ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. many recommendations drive toward increasing those in service to a total of 5 million new americans entering public service by the year 2031. how do we get there? talking about increasing the ability to get more folks into the uniformed services. strength is set by congress, but as we have heard through public forum and has been published, we know about 71% of the current population do not meet the requirements to enter military service. when you look at the numbers broadly, it is about 34 million people between the ages of 17 and 24, the targeted recruiting age. of that 32 million, when you look at those actually eligible to serve without a disqualifying condition, you are down to about 9 million. when you look at those highly academically qualified, b student in a and high school, that drops to 4.5 million. then, if you think of how many have thought about serving in the military, you are down to 450,000. we are also competing with colleges,0 companies, and others competing for those candidates. we went to increase their propensity to want to serve so the traditional recruiting methods we are utilizing through the department of defense would be unnecessary and we would have enough people wanting to join the military service that voluntarily walk through the door and want to sign on the bottom line. we have a series of programs and recommendations to try to do that. when it comes to national service, we are talking about programs like the americorps programs, teacher for america, fema core, vista car, the national civilian community core, the peace corps, senior core, so there are already amazing people doing amazing work around this country every day. yet, the vast potential for services are largely untapped in a nation of 329 million people. we have recommendations we divide into three areas, to increase awareness of these opportunities. you cannot volunteer or be what you don't know. there are recommendations on increasing awareness. -- is aspiration, how do we incentivize you to participate? some its volunteerism or patriotism, or being something -- being a part of something bigger. for others it is the opportunity to get educational assistance job completing their opportunity. third is access. if we put a spears of service inside you and let you know the opportunities, we have to make sure you have a pathway to participate. be one, there should million new opportunities for americans to enter international -- enter into national security programs. not everybody wants to volunteer for a national program that may send them overseas or somewhere in the nation, so we talk about supporting those programs in communities and states that allow people to tar -- to participate where they live and include them in service opportunities. lastly, public service, those employed in the local, state, tribal, and federal government. our recommendation is to focus on federal government since our recommendations go to congress and the president, but there are lessons at all levels. how can read -- we recruit and retain the best and brightest? we want to make sure the federal workforce has the individuals necessary to do the jobs required to keep our government functioning. it may surprise your viewers to know that only about 6% of the federal workforce is under 30, roughly half of what it is in the general population. about one third of the federal workforce will be eligible to retire in the next five years. we have a constricted pipeline on the way in and a brain drain on the way out. we have incentives and recommendations on how to go after those just graduating college, those just graduating high school, to introduce them to the concept of public service. then, we look at how do we keep them. we talk about changing benefit programs, look at having a more professional human resource management system, talk about changing the usa jobs platform when, if you talk to a millennial or gen zer and they apply for a federal job and they require -- they see how many mouse clicks it takes to get a job, it is a difficult process. we hope through this series of recommendations that we will eventually, by 2031, have my -- have 5 million americans entering service every year and every american will be eager to serve. host: i want to invite our viewers to join in on this conversation. your questions and comments about this new report from this inspired -- inspired to serve commission. if you live in the eastern central part of the country, it -- we get to these calls, i want to get your thoughts on how this, what you have envisioned here, what this commission has envisioned, how this can be taxed during this current pandemic. guest: that's a great question. it's interesting we release our report during this crisis. when we talk about increasing those that serve, there is no better example than what is going on right now. there are public servants, whether it is the scientists at the national institute of health, administrators at the food and drug administration, epidemiologist and researchers at the center for disease control, all trying to work to stem the tide of this pandemic. our public safety professionals, firefighters, paramedics, air traffic controllers all on the front lines trying to make sure this nation remains safe. our military service members, specifically national guardsmen called up by their governors to provide logistical support to other agencies within their states, and then there are the national service programs look for ways to provide help during these trying times. i think it is amazing when you think about what the peace corps has recently done. they had 7000 volunteers spread around the globe. because of this pandemic, they had to repatriate all of them. they repatriated back to the united states within seven days with no incidents. these are the types of folks we want to tap into in times of emergency. if you look at one of the americorps programs, individuals at retirement age that helped take care of their own homebond fellow seniors or our mentoring opportunity youth when times when schools are closed, and there are parents looking at how to help educate their child at home. there are individuals that do that every day in senior core -- corp. we have seniors going out visiting, now virtually, to stay in contact with other seniors. we realize as we travel around the nation that there is no greater uniter of people than those that come together in service, so if the recommendations we put forward are adopted by congress and the president, and embraced by the american people, we will be better able to respond in the future as a more resilient nation in times of crisis. host: we get to calls, let's go to ned in idaho. caller: good morning, guys. boy, this is a breath of fresh air. hearing that idea and all of the money we pay into the military every year. 47, and pretty much anyone my age got so disenfranchised with the iraq war and the military after the weapons of mass destruction thing, and it went downhill after that pretty bad. does the military-industrial complex thing, is that kind of -- is that an issue you will be addressing? problem,eem to be a but, you know, i think it will be the climate crisis that we will have to start responding to. you saw when we responded last winter to our allies in australia with all of our firefighting resources. we had three guys killed down there. host: ned, what would you like dr. heck to respond to? caller: the only question i have selectivee 71% of the service that are not eligible? guest: that's a great question. 71% of the population, specifically between 18 and 24, rl and -- ineligible renault terry service due to several -- ineligible for military service due to many reasons. conditions,dical the obesity epidemic makes them unqualified to serve in the military for our youth, prior problems with law, legal issues, mental health issues, all of those are some of the factors. the numberthat bring of eligible down to 27% and 28%. we address the growing military civil divide in our report, and we need, as i recommendations, some of the recommendations are geared at increasing opportunities. -- awareness of opportunities. that goes to the divide where we see the average citizen becoming more and more disconnected from our u.s. military, in part because, post 9/11, a lot of billet -- military bases put in measures to prevent folks from getting on base to see with the military does. the perception the only jobs in the military are those related to combat, when in actuality, any job you has -- have as a civilian you can have in uniform. the fact that military service is becoming a family business. somebody joins the service because their father, mother, brother, sister had served. about a decade ago, about 40% of those into the military had a direct relative that had served. that is now down to 15%. there is this growing disconnect between the civilian community and military community. we have many recommendations to bridge that divide to increase awareness, specifically to youth between 17 and 24, to increase their propensity to want to serve in uniform. host: a text from peter in provincetown. did your guest mention the medical reserve corps? if so, can he describe how covid-19 will impact or alter the mrc in the future? guest: the medical reserve corps -- thattity post 9/11 was formed post 9/11 in the department of health and human services that looks together at bringing together former retired health care providers in communities to respond to health care crises within that community. it does not look at pulling in those currently practicing because that would degrade capability that is already stretched thin. but how do you bring in those that were prior health care workers and give them some level of training and organization to respond to local, medical emergencies? that is an incredible program i was -- program. they are praying a critical role across the country. hhs, the health and human services, has many programs utilize right now. there are over 1000 commission core members deployed around the country, responding to this crisis. disaster medical assistance teams that are volunteers that come together in times of need and travel to other locations to help provide medical support are potentially being mobilized in support of the pandemic crisis. we need to have a whole of government approach to the response to this pandemic, which is why we also have a recommendation that would create a council on national military and public service within the executive office of the president, that would have one individual as the leading agent for overall mobilization effort in times of crisis across all service lines. we can no longer afford each service sit in its own silo. we have to break down barriers so military, national, and public service can respond together in a whole of government approach. host: ahmad in west virginia, your next. caller: thank you for taking my call. i had a question for dr. hec k. for the historic discussion on mandatory service. -- i'mt -- i don't know curious, what have the conversations been about that? i personally see there being a for havingfits mandatory service for that age demographic, 18 to 24. i was interested if you had any perspectives on that, or if you discussed of this? guest: we actually did have a robust discussion on the potential inclusion of a requirement for mandatory service in our recommendations. he talked to representatives of several foreign nations that have some form of mandatory service to get a better idea of how it operated in their countries and what were the benefits and pitfalls. that really makes america stand apart is the sense of volunteerism and patriotism we have in times of crisis. of joiners who come together in support of each other in times of crisis, something he had seen nowhere else during his travels. as we talk to folks about the options between mandatory service and what we called a universal expectation of service , we felt it was important to keep that spirit of volunteerism alive. as people come together and as we have seen in the military in the volunteer force, the most professional force we have ever fielded, you bring people together in a situation where they are introduced to a demographic they may never have seen before. he bring people from all socioeconomic stratos, all races together, and by the time they finish their basic training, they leave calling each other brothers and sisters as opposed to bringing people together in a job training program where they call each other coworkers. we want to expand that opportunity, for more people to come together in train, get to know each other, and leave calling each other's brothers and sisters. we feel the best way to do that is create a universal expectation of service. not saying you have to, but getting to the point where it is almost a generational change, where it is no longer an odd question to ask where will you surf but is an expected question when asked where or how will you serve area the recommendation over the next 10 years will bring us to that shift that as everyone graduates high school, will have an internal expectation of some type of service at some point in their life. ont: in illinois, you are with the former congressman. caller: good morning. my question is this, dr. heck. before i state my question, let me give you a brief background. i come from a military family. my dad served, i was going to serve. the only reason i did not serve is because, just as i was getting ready to go to boot camp, it came back i was pregnant. it was a but -- a bit crushed because my entire family is in some branch of the military, so it is very important to us, this country and how we feel as patriots. and relativity to opening up selective service , in ours for women current society, we have a demographic and societal issue. not just demographic, it is societal. we have 70 to 24-year-olds married, pregnant -- 17 to 24-year-olds married, pregnant, or expecting. how would you, or have you all even considered, how you would structure that? because if the mom and the dad are both eligible for service, what would you then do? is that something you have considered? thank you and have a good day. guest: that is a great question. thank you to your family for all of your service to this nation. we did address that issue. keep in mind the selective service system registration is just a registration system of names, individuals, and contact information between 18 and 25 that, if congress and the president decide to go to a draft, those names would be selected by lottery. within the selective service system already there are a series of exemptions and deferrals available to the males registered. those exemptions and deferrals would remain the same or be reevaluated to take into consideration the issues you addressed. we do not change the process by which somebody is evaluated for service. it would just need to be expanded to include the particular situation that might be unique to having females in the registration system. one of our recommendations is for the selective service system to do a comprehensive review of their exemptions and referrals and what the impact would be on both males and females, should we need to invoke a draft. host: what happens next with these recommendations? guest: we delivered our report to congress and the president yesterday. we were scheduled to have a hearing on capitol hill, but those have been postponed -- hearings on capitol hill, but those have been postponed because of the pandemic. we have a ledges -- legislative annex where all of the legislations we put forward are in a piece of legislation format. we expect that legislation to be introduced in the senate and house. then, it will be a matter of public hearings in the halls of congress on this report and recommendations. we are mobilizing our stakeholder organization to help carry the message forward that the time is now. to carry these recommendations forward, part of this bold plan, inspired to serve, in order to get more americans eager and inspired to serve. host: is there a cost with these recommendations? guest: without a doubt there are. we have some cost analyses within the report. certain things cost is zero dollars, they are policy changes . other things are technical. if we expand selective service system to include women into the registration system, there will be an increase of managing that system -- increase of cost of managing that system. we call to call a civic education and loving -- learning fun. -- fund. reemphasize that across the states and give resources necessary to reinvigorate civic education in their own curriculum. certainly the expansion of national service programs will come in a cost, but for every dollar invested in one of these national service programs, there is a return between three dollars to four dollars and services gained by the federal government. the goal in what we have found is that if you increase these programs out in the community, providing critical services, you decrease the cost associated with the social safety net programs. while there may be incremental increase in costs on one end, we expect there to be a decrease in cost on the other end. host: do you have an overall price tag number? guest: there is not an overall price to the total bill, because it would depend on which one of the recommendations are adopted, but for those where we could estimate costs, based on current costs with certain programs, we have that information available to the congressional members as they go through this, and we would expect the congressional above it -- congressional budget office to do a scoring of the bill. host: this comes from chris in wisconsin, i have four children and during vietnam i was happy i did not have to worry about my girls being drafted. a war we were lied to about, a war i lost relatives and friends to. the government lied to us about the middle east. no draft. what do you do to convince people to serve when you have an older population, those that have come before them, or those young now who don't think they can trust the government? guest: it is a difficult issue, and when you look throughout history and the use of the draft throughout our nation's history, from the civil war, world war i, world war ii, vietnam. vietnam veterans had a difficult time. not only on being inducted into service but the reception they received upon return home. the government has a long way to go to quell those fears. i would say this. it is time that, in the event of an existential national security threat, that we have the ability fromspond with the best amongst the american population to defend the rights and liberties enshrined in our constitution. it is a civic obligation of every american to serve in times of crisis. we are not changing the standards. the standards are to be maintained. one of the issues we came across is that, during a draft, especially in vietnam, as they had more and more difficulty meeting the standards, they lower the standards to be able to take more men into the service. we want to keep the standards high, but to do that, you have to have a bigger pool of individuals. we want the best to serve this nation and protect us from our adversaries. while we work to heal the wounds inflicted during the vietnam era draft, we have to look to the future, and what is the best way to maintain our freedoms and liberties. we hope we never get to a draft. we have recommendations on how on continuum. we have a recommendation that the president should put forward a formalized call for volunteers. in the event of a national emergency. post 9/11, we saw the uptick of those who volunteered for service with a sense of patriotism. how many more individuals might have stepped forward if you see a picture of the president behind the resolute desk saying we need you, please step up and volunteer for service. have a look at ways to roster, a national roster of volunteers willing to respond in times of an emergency so that it is a continuum from the all volunteer force, hopefully through things like a presidential call for volunteers , a roster of folks willing to step forward to the point where we won't need a draft. if we ever do, we want to make sure everyone qualified, who has a civic obligation to participate, is in the system to be evaluated for the potential need to come into service in a role that best suits their skills and abilities. host: rebecca is next in virginia. good morning, rebecca. caller: good morning. i have several states for dr. heck, and i have a few other statements i would like to make. host: rebecca, pick your top two. go ahead. caller: oh my. i will have to call back later again. dr. heck, i'm concerned about we are putting a military stop in place with the coronavirus, particularly because we are supposed to be bringing home our afghanistan soldiers. if we bring home our afghanistan are we going to have enough military right now to do what we need to do with what we have signing up every year? i would also like to know -- isu are addressing there a program that is doing homelessnuicides and ess. c inephew started with jrot school, but i don't know if you do this but i used to be a there was a i think one to two week session in school, like a government class, on civics. somethingat would be that would be compelling for kids. host: ok, rebecca. guest: let me talk to the jrotc program which is really a citizenship program. it is not a designed to funnel high school students into the military but to teach them civics and citizenship. right now, there are probably 3000 programs around the country. in our report, we call for an expansion of those programs to 6000, because we feel everyone should have the opportunity to participate in that civic education program. the recommendations we make are simply to have one semester of social studies or u.s. history during the course of your k-12 years. you believe the best way to teach civic epic -- civic education is to have it weaved through every course, curriculum, and class so that it is not just taking one semester, but how do you put the concepts of civic obligation and civic duty in every class, whether it is social studies, math or science? this way it comes through the k-12 curriculum. in addition, we talk about service learning opportunities, where in middle school there may be a service project to introduce middle school students the concept of service. in high school, perhaps a semester of service where there is an ongoing civic education and service project that takes a whole semester to complete. the idea is to have this generally shall shift -- generational ship so that kids graduating from high school are thinking about where they are going to serve at some point in their lives. the best way to do that is to give them a solid foundation through civic education, introduce them to the service opportunities through service learning. i am a physician by training and i believe everyone has a service gene within them. the hopes for me out of this report is that how -- we learn how to activate that gene so everyone will be inspired to serve. host: frank in utah, good morning to you. caller: hi. i just wanted to comment on how happy i am to hear about this project. explain foriefly two reasons why. my uncle was a lifetime marine korea,rved in iwo jima, and another. that heecommendations thought there should -- there should be that would be good for the country. it didn't necessarily have to be military and i thought that was a good idea. heardther occasion, i justice o'connor on the supreme retired, this was in 2008 after the crash then, she was telling how advantageous she thought the program had been in those days. expected that it would keep going. 2008, and it's taken this long to get it going. i think it's a good idea. guest: thanks, frank. i would direct your viewers to your website that is inspire2 serve.gov. your viewers can find more information and reader -- read the report themselves if they go to the website, inspire 2report.gov. host: we go to new jersey. caller: i'm so grateful for c-span, giving me something to do during the day as i stay in my house. i have a lot of faith in the children coming up. i'm a christian, i go to church, and we all serve god. that is pretty much what this man is talking about area you get your service straight when you go to church, you understand god gives everybody a gift to ande in one way or another, i'm not beating a religious drum right now, but i didn't get that in my life until later on after i did all of the things i should not have done, because of some of the things going on in the country and things like that, but my main thing is bring your kids up to understand that everybody has a part to play in this world and serve. that is all i have to say. guest: charles, thanks for that comment. you are right. we need to harness everyone's individual gifts for the betterment of this nation. that is what our report looks to do to increase awareness of opportunities for all americans, giving them the aspiration necessary to want to serve and make sure they have an opportunity to serve in a position that is meaningful to them. thank you for your comments. dr. joseph hackett, a former gop congress and is now the current chair on the national commission on military, national, and public service. they delivered a report to congress and the president yesterday. he's also an active member of the u.s. army reserve, currently assigned as the -- is there a possibility you are the others in the army reserve could be called to help within this pandemic? guest: america's army reserve always stands to respond to any crisis whether domestic or abroad, so if called, we will be ready to move forward and move out quickly in order to help stem the tide of this pandemic, and to support our countrymen. host: where do you see yourself as a doctor, possibly being asked to help? guest: certainly i look forward to the opportunity to help my fellow citizens. whether it is in a local hospital emergency department where i previously worked or in uniform, should we be tasked by the authorities to mobilize and provide support somewhere around the country, i stand ready to serve. host: charlene in texas. caller: hi, dr. heck. yes, you, first off, and this is an sos. this is a safety sense of service. my question to you is, don't you think, with programs like this in place, locational -- vocational community college, high schools will start programs younger so that maybe we can help 18 to 24-year-olds that we are seeing the problems with with mental health, drugs, obesity, like you said. if they have a purpose and they know they have a goal, don't you think this could help us change their path? they will see a purpose through the mud to, see something they can do at maybe 12, 14. by the time 18, 19, 20, we will be able to get them into grams that will help the world and us -- programs that will help the world and us. guest: we heard those very stories as we traveled around the country. we heard from many individuals who found themselves wandering in life, not knowing what to do, living hand to mouth, didn't have a paycheck, living out of their car. then, they stumbled across or heard about these programs available to them. the story that resonates for me the most was an individual that we met when we travel to denver, colorado, an individual literally living out of her car, with children, not knowing what to do. she came across the national civilian community core program gotorps program, walked in, into the program, got a bit of a living stipend, but more importantly, learned meaningful job skills so that upon completion of her service, was now employable. these opportunities given to today's youth through these national service programs are not just about providing service to other americans, but it is about better preparing them to be self-sufficient in their own lives, going forward. that is a great point you raised, and it is something that we address in our report. host: michael in virginia, you are on the air with dr. heck. is on thisquestion to trillion dollar plan, how come there is no soldiers or military people that got anything -- to trillion dollars trillion plan, how come there are no soldiers or military people that got anything? should you volunteer to go into military when you're president didn't volunteer? y'all should change that as well. guest: i'm not familiar what is in the stimulus package passed last evening, but to your question, why should parents encourage their children to volunteer for military service. we understand that across the spectrum some folks have had experiences with the military that perhaps make them take pause in whether or not they should recommend military service to their child. what we try to do in our reports is address the issues that put up the obstacles to service, to increase the awareness of service opportunities. we really need to look at broadening the demographic and aperture for those who serve. the vast majority of new people into the military come from two geographical areas, the south and west. major met -- major mitch boulton areas -- major metropolitan areas are severely underrepresented. we want to make sure there is a balance across race, creed, religion, gender. only through that process that we will be able to unite this nation. at a time where our nation needs uniting, what better way to bring people together than through service to their state, community, country, but more importantly, to each other. host: sharon in michigan, our last caller for dr. heck. go ahead. sharon, are you with us? caller: i am. host: go ahead. ,aller: i would like to ask him not ask him but say i would undertrust my child president -- to serve in the military. they also have stolen this idea of public service from the democrats during the campaign. they just started this committee once they probably heard about how the democrats are going to start something. host: we will leave it there. dr. heck, how did your commission come about? was it bipartisan? guest: it was. our commission was formed in 2016, prior to this current presidential election. it is made up of bipartisan members appointed by the leadership of congress, and at the time, president obama. our report represents a consensus product of the bipartisan support the 11 commissioners have for the remic -- for the recommendations contained therein. service is not a partisan issue. there are great things being done in the way of service by individuals across this country, irrespective of their pit there -- their political leanings. our goal is to elevate all forms of service and to give americans the opportunity to serve in a position meaningful to them, that provides value to this nation, and it truly allows every american to be inspired and eager to serve. host: that website is inspire, gov.umber 2, serve . we will take a break, and when we come back, katie bo williams will join us to give us a 101 on the defense production act. yesterday, during a press conference, tennessee governor bill lee responded to a question about if enforcement was considered when people ignore the state's ban on large gatherings. >> we certainly want people to know we have enforcement given a, and if specific -- if orders are ignored, we will use that enforcement where it is appropriate. we want to let people know that, hey, you are defining guidance here, and it is very serious. i think sometimes, part of the challenge is people taking this seriously and believing we are serious about it. -- i wantnis scenes the people of tennessee to know we are very serious. i want to say this but i have said it over and over again, this will be about people that will get sick and people we will lose as a result of this sickness. when this sickness can be mitigated, the spread of it, the rapid nature of it, and consequently the challenges to our health care system because of rapid spread, when it can be mitigated by behavior, we are serious about that behavior. so yes, we have had conversations that are dealing specifically with what that will look like and talking with law enforcement about what that might look like in counties. were folks don't comply, want to enforce. here is what i would say. i hope we do not have to get into the enforcement business in tennessee, and that the people of tennessee will step up and do what we inspire them and challenge them to do. that is what -- that is why we will accomplish this, why we will get through this, because the vast majority of the people of tennessee are complying and staying home when it is appropriate, not gathering, finding out different ways and creating innovative ways to worship and ways to purchase and different ways to socially connect, and different ways to help the elderly stay in their homes by delivery, and connections more than walking in the door and visiting. we all know how to do that. for the most part it is happening, but where there is a disregard for life in this state, we will enforce. announcer: "washington journal" continues. host: katie bo williams, senior national correspondent with yourse one will be taking questions about the defense production act. many of you heard the president talk about this law. what is it? guest: there are two main authorities that the defense production act gives the president. this is a law that came out of the cold war era originally passed in 1950. the idea was that it would enable the president to supercharge the private sector to help produce needed goods and services for the national interest. originally this was about things like tanks and medical supplies for a potential military conflict, but over the years, in the 70 years since it was originally passed, the definition of national interest was changed to include things like national disasters. so it has two major authorities, one letting the president essentially compel private companies to prioritize supplies,for needed like in this case, people are talking about ventilators, respirators, and these masks that hospitals are saying they are short on. t allows theing i president to do, and this i think the state governments are pushing him to do, is it allows --,president to allocate a cang him say state get how many numbers of masks and state b will get a lower number. it prevents states from getting into a bidding war for necessary supplies. that might mean the state that needs it the most does not necessarily win that bidding war. this is exactly what state governors like the new york governor, andrew cuomo, are saying is happening right now. host: and a little more from the washington post, saying it also means the president could authorize direct purchases or purchase commitments, loans or loans guarantees. the president may also allowed two or more private companies to cooperate on a defense project without breaking antitrust laws. you mentioned the first two provisions and i'm showing the viewers the last two part of this as well. , on these lastms two, what does that mean? guest: essentially it is part of that thetoolbox president has to get the entirety of the private sector geared up to produce stuff fast, which is the big concerns a lot of hospital facilities are facing right now. priorities, the first two authorities i talked about other two that are part of the national conversation we are having about -- these are hearing -- these are things you are hearing from capitol hill authorities, these are the things they want the president to use. to be clear, they are being paid for this, but they want to force the companies -- the president forcing the companies to accept contracts to produce these needed goods we are finding ourselves very short on in care facilities across the country, particularly like california and new york. i think most critically the toocations, just saying governors like we will make sure you get these masks in new york versus a state that is not having as bad of an outbreak. host: we want to invite our viewers to join in on the conversation with your questions about this. if you live into the eastern central part of the country, (202) 737-0001. mountain pacific, (202) 737-0002 . if you work in the manufacturing sector, and you have ideas on a 2,626, -- 202-628-0205. here is governor cuomo talking about the act. >> i understand the point saying many companies coming forward willing to get into the ventilator business. they startno good if to create a ventilator in three weeks or four weeks or five weeks. we are looking at an apex of 14 days. if we don't have the ventilators in 14 days, it does us no good. the federal defense procurement act can help companies, because the federal government can say i need you to go into this business and i will contract today for x number of ventilators. here is the start up capital you need, here is the start of capital you need to hire workers who'd do it around-the-clock, but i need the ventilators in 14 days. only the federal government has that power. power isercise that inexplicable to me. host: katie bo williams, is it realistic what the governor is asking for? guest: i'm not exactly the authority but what the government is describing the authority that the act provides the president. president trump said while he has signed a series of executive -- executive orders, he is reluctant to use them. he said publicly i only want to use them in a worst-case scenario. there are couple of theories why this might be. the president has come out publicly saying he is uncomfortable with nationalizing american companies. tos isn't strictly accurate describe the defense production act authorities as nationalizing a company, because as governor cuomo points out, it comes of capital. the companies remain private and they are still being paid because the production act allows the president to compel a company to priorities or accept a contract that they otherwise might not have for x number of goods in x timeframe. the other thing we have seen is the loss of reporting of private business really lobbying the trump administration not to go forward with using these authorities. the new york times and others have been reporting that the chamber of commerce has quietly pushed it behind the scenes to not use this authority, because, as they say and the president has been saying, we already have these companies volunteering to help, so why do we need to compel them? it is not clear, if you talk to experts and talk to hospitals, that that would be sufficient to produce enough goods, or that it would be sufficient to produce the right goods. one example the president has repeatedly given when he talked about companies volunteering to produce needed medical supplies is haynes. haynes has turned around from their production capacity to produce masks. the problem is that we n95erstand they are not masks, the masks hospitals need to adequately protect their health care workers like nurses and doctors against the virus. wonderful, and everyone should be glad haynes it's not theut if right equipment, then why would we not push a company that can help us produce the right equipment? that is one piece of it, the voluntary contributions from the private sector. there is clearly this discomfort within the trump administration with ordering private businesses to do anything. the other piece of it is that president trump, he seems to view the powers of the defense production act as primarily rhetorical. he stood up on the podium in a press conference a couple days ago and said just the threat of signing these executive orders invoking the authorities of the epa was enough to send chills through our business communities and get them to start doing things voluntarily. not clear that that would be sufficient. host: the u.s. chamber of commerce has said the proponents of invoking the defense production act have not identified what problems exist that the law can solve. what is it that businesses are not already doing the defense production act would compel them to do. in fact, as americans are working around-the-clock to support the pandemic. guest: the easiest example is the one i would point to that i'm hearing from advocates of using the defense production act. it is a question of which goods are being produced and whether or not they are being produced quickly. if you talk to state governors, they are saying they are not getting what they need from the federal government either in sufficient or nearly fast enough. so where the rubber meets the road here will be watching the state, watching the governors on whether or not they are saying i have started receiving shipments from the federal government, i have started being able to see these supplies had my hospitals in my state in a timely manner. that is how you will know whether or not what we have seen private sectors do is sufficient or whether or not the broader authorities that might have spent things of lung should have been invoked. host: patty and was -- should have moved things along should have been invoked. host: patty, do you have a question for us? caller: yes, where were all of our medical supplies manufactured prior to this pandemic? i find this frightening that seems what goes around comes around. we need to have a continual manufacturing so we are prepared for anything like this. god bless you, and thank you for the information. bo.: go ahead, katie guest: that's a great question. none of the things we have learned from this crisis is public health experts, and to a certain degree, national security experts have been warning about for years, that the united states is hugely ,eliant on other countries including china, on the production of these medical supplies that we are now finding ourselves short on. one thing you are hearing from hospital administrators is that their supply lines are frozen because they were not inside of the united states. we have also seen people from the state department make treaties to other countries saying please sell us some of your medical supplies. i think one of the big shifts that we are likely to see after this is all over is the united it's government leaders will increasingly look at how do we get our supply chain for some of these critical supplies that we would need in the event of either another pandemic or potentially another natural disaster like hurricane, how do we get those, how do we get that in the united states? that's one of the big risks i have heard repeatedly. host: how is it the c.e.o. of apple, tim cook, and their team, according to this tweet from a couple days ago, have been working to help source supplies for health care providers fighting covid-19 were donating millions of masks for health professionals in u.s. and europe. every one of those heroes, thank you. they were able to source the masks and get them to the spy chain and get them to the hospitals in the united states and europe. guest: because some of these large tech companies are in locations that -- where we have seen a number of devastating wildfires that have impacted the air quality n-95 masks were something they had in already in their possession. i wouldn't quote me on that. i haven't covered that particular story closely. host: dominick in new york. caller: good morning. i have been watching governor cuomo in new york and i have been playing a number since i was a kid. how come the lotto's still on? it's eight million people that play the number in new york city. i think it's spreading like wildfire because you should shut down the lotto. i think new jersey and connecticut should be doing the same thing. shut it down. why you letting people play the number. i go play the number. seven or eight guys are in there coughing all over the place. host: mike in new york. mike angelo, you're next. caller: yes, hello. definitely they need to order and make these companies make the ventilators because people are dying without them. a little while ago you were talking about the doctor in new york who was doing chest compressions on three patients and had to decide to let them pass away because of no ventilators available. governor cuomo in the video you showed a little bit ago from yesterday, it was video of a burn of ventilators in locked up roller cages that were just sitting there during a photo-op that should have been given to the hospitals. he made a comment to one of the reporters that he had ventilators in his basement. now at this point in time, there should be no joking about, if it was meant as a joke, there should be no joking about t but the ventilators need to be given out. me as a heart patients i know my family would be very saddened if i was left to die because of ventilators that's not available. 's the available. it's the most important thing right now with the masks, the gowns, the protective gear. these things need to be made. host: katie bo, give me info to share on companies being asked to make the ventilators. guest: what is would tell that caller is there are stockpiles. there is what's called the national strategy stockpile, there are ventilators in there. it's unclear to me at this moment whether or how those have been distributed. i assume they have started to go to states that need them. but there are -- states and the federal government and the defense department for that matter do maintain strategic stockpiles of some of this equipment. but what we are hearing from hospital administrators is that they don't have enough and they don't expect to continue to have enough. again, this becomes a numbers game and a time game. it's not -- one of the things we have heard from, for example, folks that have been watching, analysts that have been watching the fact that ford working with health care companies has voluntarily started retrofitting its manufacturing compass to the start producing ventilators. it's going to take a few months. there is a time lag here from the minute that companies either decide voluntarily or compelled by the federal government they are going to retrofit their facilities to start producing a ventilator or respirator or n-95 mask it doesn't mean they are going to turn that out the next day. you have to sort of have a pipeline or stockpile of enough companies that are starting now o do this so in a company of months. they have them piecemeal, this one starts today and another in a couple weeks and another a few weeks after that. what you hear using the d.p.a. you have to have a critical mass taking ies that are action to begin production immediately so a few months down the line you have the critical masks you need. host: health care on the strategy stockpile. they say the stockpile is an -- in an indisclosed government wear houses stashed with three sources to combat large-scale crises. the wear houses had strategically placed about the country. it's the nation's largest supply of potentially lifesaving pharmaceuticals and medical supplies in the event of medical health emergency, severe enough for local supplies to rupp out. inventory valued at $8 billion. it's the health and human services office that overcease it through the office of the assistant secretary for preparedness and response. 200 federal and contract employers work around the clock to perform inventory and sustain the supply. according to this article, the departments of the stockpile currently holds 16,616 mechanical ventilators that could immediately be deployed to supplement state and local equipment. i believe andrew cuomo was saying they need about 30,000. n the state of new york alone. let's go to florida. caller: yes, good morning. the guest you had on earlier dr. heck talking about let's say it's a call to duty, a call to duty. well, we are talking about the defense procurement act. and trump keeps dancing around it saying we don't want to nationalize companies. we don't want to be venezuela. me while you have an emergency in this country, and i'm 78 years old, i have never, even my parents, have never seen. you get those car automobile industries, you don't wait for volunteers, little companies, he brags on it. you do the big stuff. you do it at the top. you want to call to duty. get this damn socio-path to do the right thing. host: katie bo williams, what she said about invoking this defense production act. how much pressure. is there any role for congress to play? guest: there is a lot of pressure on the president. one of the things we saw this week that i think hints at a lot of the turmoil to use it behind the scenes, a couple days ago the fema administrator said we are going to start use the act for the first time. leverage the authorities the act has given us for the first time to place an order for 60,000 tests kits. shortly thereafter later in the day you had another person come out say the company's volunteered to do this and we don't have to use the act. that quick turn around raises questions for me and points that -- puts the pressure that the administration is facing behind the scenes. on capitol hill there are lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, everybody from -- very conservative senator, ted cruz, from texas, to the more liberal senator chris murphy from connecticut who are urging the administration to leverage the authorities that it has. there are two bills in the senate right now, both of them democratic, that would essentially compel the president to use the authorities that he has to compel companies and allocate resources. it's not fair to me that either of them will go anywhere. the senate is republican controlled. neither of these pieces of legislation as far as i know right now have any republican co-signers. and in order for it to pass, it would presumably need -- it would need a veto-proof majority because my assumption is the president would veto that. it's not clear to me that there is anywhere near that level of support for either of these pieces of legislation. that said, if things get worse, if lawmakers from the republican side of the aisle start receiving more pressure from their constituencies, why isn't the president using his authority, that might change. host: john in california. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. you know, the liberals, the democrats like our governor out here in the state, this thing wasn't a week old and he's talking about martial law and all that. what president trump is saying is that the businesses are doing what they need to do without being forced. if it was left up to the liberal democrats we would be restricted to our homes instead of just a suggestion or whatever it is. we are staying home. we are doing what we need to do. why do we need martial law? why do we need to take over the businesses? this goes right in line with the democrats' idea of never let a crisis go to waste. usurp more power, take away more freedom from the people. we are going to get through this. i'll point something out to all these people that are bashing trump, they bashed him just as bad when he shut off the immigration from china. they just pillried him about how racist and bad -- how much worse , young lady, would this crisis be had we still been getting thousands of people a day from a country that was -- where obviously very badly affected with this virus? furthermore, trump's not the one that got 95% of our antibiotics manufactured in china. the people that have been there for all these years and doing business and the globalists and all that, they are the ones that ceded our drug manufacturing to a state that really doesn't like us very much. host: ok, john. grab on tos going to the martial law question. that's something that i think i'm hearing as a reporter i'm hearing a lot of concerns across the country. there clearly have been viral rumors running rampant over text message, what'sapp, social media warning that a governor of a given state is about to march in the national guard and basically order martial law. this is not true. at least if you speak to the heads of the national guard units who are saying, look, what the national guard is being used for is things like providing support to hospital facilities, transportation, providing food services, helping deliver food to people that are stuck at home. there are a lot of different things that states have called up the national guard to do to help respond to the coronavirus crisis. assisting with law enforcement is right now is not one of them. now, i should be clear state national guards do have the authority when they are under the control of the government to assist with law enforcement. but the way that this works is that they tend to be under the authority of the liberal law enforcement. the local police chief, for example, would still be the guy who was in charge. you would just be national guard troops assisting in the enforcement of basic laws like everything from preventing -- anything from crowd control to helping maintain -- avoid civil unrest in any way. that is a hugely from identity dethat we are going to have martial law where you are going to have national guard troops enforcing quarantine or stay-at-home orders. that's not something currently being contemplated. host: tim in wisconsin. good morning to you. tim, good morning. tim in wisconsin, are you on the wear with katie bo williams. you have to turn down that television. one last call. let me go to brian in new york. brian. brian in new york, you with us? caller: yes, i'm here. host: question or comment. caller: questions. host: go ahead. caller: hello? host: go for it, brian. caller: i'm with you. how you doing today. good morning. i have a question. host: we are listening. caller: my question, my question is, for you, is why do we have to deserve certain things like this? host: i don't understand you, brian, what? caller: why do we have to deserve situations like this? for us people in the united states. host: i'm not sure what brian's referring to. woim let me ask you about this tweet sent out by phil stuart who covers military issues with i reuters. the u.s. military has decided to stop providing some of the more granular data within its ranks out of concern that the information might be used by adversaries as the virus spreads. your reaction to that? guest: increasingly been getting that answer as i have been talking to military commanders about and services about the health of their service members. they cited operational security. i think broadly speaking there is a concern for the military to have its -- to have its service members be seen as either sick or unprepared for a potential conflict. you don't want your adversaries to think, ooh, the united states military has been decimated by the coronavirus and they are not able to -- they are in a weak position and now would be a good time to attack them. you don't want that. that said, these are our service members of the nation. your tax dollars help pay their salary, and many of them are going about in the name of the united states and putting their lives in danger. so the idea that their health is not a matter of public interest is equally, i think, concerning. i think you will probably see quite a bit of bushback on this the the -- pushback from pentagon. when you get down to the individual level, obviously there are privacy concerns involved that have to be considered. but in terms of, well, ok, this guy marine, is it somebody deployed overseas? that's vital information in the public interest. host: katie bo williams, senior national security correspondent with defense one. follow her reporting if you go to defenseone.com. we thank you for your time. guest: my pleasure. host: we'll get back to your phone calls this morning after the senate passed that $2.2 trillion economic aid package. it now is slated for a vote in the house on friday. this from the majority leader steny hoyer to his colleagues. the house will convene at 9:00 a.m. on friday to consider the bill in order to protkt the safety of members and staff -- protect the safety of members and staff and prevent further spread of code of through members' travel. the republican leader and i expect that the house vote on final passage will be done by, he says, a voice vote. members who want to come to the house floor to debate this bill will be able to do so. in addition, we are working to ensure that those who are unable to return to washington may express their views on this legislation remotely. my office will send out more information, he says, tomorrow with those details. that was sent yesterday to house members. the 800-plus page bill, the entire text of it, is now available for you to read, if you go to our website c-span.org. find it in the upper right-hand corner. can you do a control f and search through the legislation to see what you can find. here are some highlights from it. this is from the hill and "politico" reporting. there's $500 billion in here for corporate liquid it. major corporate we are talking about. small businesses can tap into $367 billion for loans. hospitals have access to $1 po billion. state and local governments, $150 billion. there is also one time checks right now for every adult making up to $75,000. a check for $1,200. it gets less as you make your way up to $100,000. and also in an additional $500 per child. there is funding for emergency education to the tune of $30 billion. $35 billion for emergency transit. there is also an employee retention tax credit in this bill. $25 billion for the airline companies. and $4 billion for cargo companies. another $200 billion for domestic priorities, including childcare and assistance for seniors, and then there is a $-- another $17 billion for distressed companies. we also know that money cannot be used for the border wall. they have extended unemployment insurance to four months. and for a credit of $600 for people. and we also know that republicans had left out an agreed upon language that requires the treasury department and the fed to publish for the public to see every seven days which companies gain financing through treasury's lending of the bailout fund. without this language the information could have been kept secret from the public. that was ultimately included. your reaction to that this morning. jerry is up first. in minnesota. jerry, good morning to you. jerry, in minnesota. jerry, democratic caller. caller: yes. good morning. host: good morning. you are on. caller: thank you. i just wanted to reply there is a comment made by an earlier caller that him and his wife would never consider him accepting that stimulus check. it occurred to me to him and maybe others who have that same sentiment that perhaps they could consider donating that to their own community, local food shelter there, homeless shelter. perhaps their place of worship. i'm sure all those areas are going to be suffering to some degree. host: ok. gary in florida, republican. good morning to you. hi, gary. caller: yes. host: what are your thoughts on action taken by the senate last night? $2.2 trillion economic aid package. caller: my first comment is that in the time of crisis to add additional things that are unrelated to the virus i just think is not prudent at all. it's not fair to the taxpayers. i think it shows the democrats just doing a grab during a time of crisis. by the way, that person you had on 20 minutes ago, someone called in about the florida lottery. neither one of you even commented on that. i think that's a great point. why is new york, i don't live in new york, but if new york is still doing the lottery, maybe they do need to consider shutting that down, that might contribute to the spreading of the virus. host: there are your thoughts there. the report went on, katie bo williams covers defense issues and we were asking about the defense production act. i want to show you what the majority leader, mitch mcconnell, one of the key negotiators for this $2.2 trillion economic aid package had to say on the floor last night after it was approved. >> if circumstances require the senate return for a vote sooner than april 20, we will provide t least 24 hours notice. our nation obviously is going through a kind of crisis that is totally unprecedented in living memory. stay connected and continue to collaborate on the best ways to keep helping our states and our country through this pandemic. let's continue to pray for one another, for all of our families, and for our country. host: majority leader on the senate floor last night. before they voted. apologies, correction there. you might note that the vote was 96-0. four members, four members of the senate were missing. one of them was senator john thune, republican of south dakota. fox news tweets out from thune's office that after he started to feel bad yesterday, senator thune took a charter flight from d.c. to sioux falls. he and one member of his capitol police security detail, because he's a member of leadership, were the only passengers. out of an abundance of caution, he wore a mask for the duration of the flight. tom in florida, independent caller. your thoughts on this economic aid package. caller: yeah. the comment was just made about the senator thune on the flight home. if you notice, nobody was practicing any of that stay away stuff in the senate and on the vote last night. the other thing i want to comment is about how the republicans like senator ted cruz and some other republican senators were fighting about what -- how much money unemployment insurance was going to pay out. pretty much telling his constituents that you're not going to do the right thing. we don't trust you. we don't want to give you that money. you're going to not go back to work. i'm sure his constituents will not like to hear that. host: tom's thoughts in california, independent. beverley in pennsylvania, democratic caller. caller: hi, there. i called in with a few suggestions what the american people could do to help the doctors and that would be to get the painters of america, they have suits, they have masks, so do the car painters that paint our vehicles. can you hear me? host: yeah. you're saying get them employed? caller: no. they have -- i heard about garbage bags that the doctors are using. they have protective suits. they have masks whether it be industrial paint, car painting, they do have those items. my other suggestion people could use if they don't have a lot of hand sanitizers, would be natural apple sider sin gar. does wonderful things. look it up. we don't have a lot of those items. that would work. host: all right. caller: that's just -- ok. host: heard you. we'll go to stephanie in texas, a republican. stephanie, good morning to you. turn down that television, please. caller: ok. got it. host: all right. your turn. caller: all right. good morning. thank you for this. i'm from texas. and right now in my city we have two cases. i want to say i'm so proud of governor abbott. i'm so proud of president trump. and i thank all of the people who are working to help america. would like to see all the non-virus help listed so everybody in the nation sees what the democrats are trying to add to spend our money for things like planned parenthood or the kennedy center. that isn't necessary right now. but i just want to thank you. and i want to say how proud i am of president trump and our nation. host: all right. stephanie. from "the new york times," a little bit more about what's in this legislation. senators also directly targeted those in the frontlines of the pandemic. allocating $100 billion to hospitals. more than $1 billion for virus related research. and $150 billion for state and local governments to help them weather dropoffs in tax revenue in the cost of fighting the pandemic. buried in thousands of pages dense legal text were less visible steps to mitigate the pandemic's effects on american lives and retool large sections of the government to function remotely for the first time. the bill would funnel $3.5 billion to states to prop up childcare facilities and allow universities to keep paying students in federal work study jobs even if their academic terms have been cut short. $100 million for additional rural broadband, and $150 billion for arts and humanities grants to bring cultural programs to americans stuck at home. increase funding for domestic violence shelters and hotlines and setaside $425 million to deal with mental health and substance abuse disorders related to the pandemic. under other provisions americans affected by the virus will soon be able to temporarily withdraw up to $100,000 penalty free from their retirement accounts to use for virus related expenses. that according to "the new york times." you can read more there. again, if you want to read the text yourself, you can find it on our website c-span.org in the upper right-hand corner. --ant to show you what couch dr. fauci had to say when he was at the latest coronavirus task force briefing. he talked about the -- being prepared for a seasonal cycle of the coronavirus. >> many of you in the audience have asked of us would this possibly become a season cyclic thing. i always indicated to you i think it very well might. the reason i say that is that what we are starting to see now in the southern hemisphere in southern africa and the southern hemisphere countries is that we are having cases that are appearing as they go into their winter season. and if, in fact, they have a substantial outbreak, it will be inevitable that we need to be prepared that we'll get a cycle around the second time. what does that mean for us in what we are doing? it totally emphasizes the need to do what we are doing in developing a vaccine, testing it quickly, and trying to get it ready so we'll have a vaccine available for that next cycle. in addition, to do the randomized controlled trials of drugs so we'll have a menu of drugs we have shown to be effective and shown to be safe. i know we'll be successful in putting this down now. but we need to be prepared for another cycle. what we are doing, i believe, will prepare us well. host: that was dr. anthony fauci yesterday. you probably have seen the news this morning, biggest spike in jobless claims in u.s. history in the last week. 3.3 million people filing for unemployment in the last week. hawaii, independent. good morning, what are your thoughts this morning on the outbreak and action by washington to combat it? are you there? caller: yeah, i'm here. host: we are listening to you. go ahead. caller: i was just wondering, like, the college people going ascollege, do we get a break well? host: in what way? trillion. ke the $2. do we get a cut of that as well? host: in what way? for college loans? they are postponing college loans if that's what you are referring to. caller: yes. host: according to the hill newspaper, this bill will defer federal student loan payments through september 30, 2020. i'm going to move on. richard in texas. democratic caller. hi, richard. richard, good morning to you. caller: yes, hello. host: what are your thoughts? caller: i just wanted to find out if you are on social security do you get any help on that stimulus package? host: yes. according to the "wall street journal" story that we read earlier that there is assistance for those on social security who don't have income coming from a job, who are on social security. caller: do you have any idea how much? host: do i not. it didn't say in the "wall street journal." find the text on our website c-span.org. as we said, the unemployment rate has gone up. those filing for unemployment in this last week, 3.3. steve mnuchin in an interview this morning from jake sherman's tweet, when he was asked about the high jobless numbers right now, quote, are not relevant, he said. end quote. businesses will rehire due to the bill congress is passing, hopefully. amy in pennsylvania, republican. hi, aimy. caller: how are you? i just want to call and say i agree with senator cruz. i'll be one of the few people, one of us, many people, to collect unemployment and i don't feel i should make double what i was making at my job. that doesn't make sense. i feel like we shouldn't be divided right now. we should come together. hank you, mr. trump. host: caller mentioned the kennedy center, provision for that in this legislation. karen who covers national politics wrote on twitter last night, people on twitter don't seem to know that the kennedy center is a federal entity under congressional supervision. its employees are federal workers, with no money coming in from performances they can't get paid without an appropriation. john in pennsylvania. independent. caller: good morning, greta, how are you? host: good morning. .aller: i have a small business right now everything is shut down. i can't take people in or out. can't show up to the hotels and restaurants. this is a good start for small business. is there any way anyone's considered a freeze on bills, mortgage payments, rent, utilities for everyday workers so there won't be fear and panic that they won't be able to pay the bill? is congress considering something like that? if this goes on it's going to be trouble. $1,200 for a lot of people is nothing. it will be gone in half a month. host: i don't know if that is specific in this legislation. california governor gavin newsom yesterday at his briefings announced mortgage relief plans. listen to what he had to say. >> over the course of the last few weeks we have been sitting down with banks large and small, credit unions large and small throughout the state of california and been in contact with national bank and c.e.o.'s around the united states. i personally have had conversations with the heads of jpmorgan, head u.s. bank, wells fargo. a number of other of our nation's largest institutions and state banks like east-west baming here in the state of california. some 200 state charter banks and credit unions have committed to the state of california that they will provide forbearance on foreclosures and mortgage payments. that is significant. but the nation's banks we were encouraged to do the same. i'm very pleased that wells fargo, u.s. bank, citi and jpmorgan chase have all greed to 90 day waiver -- agreed to 90 day waivers of those who have been impacted. host: chris keen teen, what do you think about how washington has responded so far to this pandemic? caller: well, honestly i think that we need more leadership and the speed of what they are handling right now is just not accessible. we are behind the curve. they need to be a little bit faster. i'm watching the stimulus pack pack ang and i'm one of the people that applied for unemployment. i think that to identify who needs the money, waiting another month for me to get money has been most americans, it isn't enough. if you have already got unemployment, numbers and figures, and we should be able to roll that money out first. i just think it really -- we are spending too much time squabbling back and forth. i do understand why they are taking time to ensure that the american workers get money, but we are not going to be able to afford to pay our bills. actually, i'm one of the people, i have been waiting since saturday for my chance to see if i'm positive for covid, actually. it's been that congress. i have still received no results yet. host: how did you go about getting tested? caller: i was sick and i went to the e.r. to the doctor's office. they told me hi bronchitis. sent me home. three, four days later aim still sick. they brought me to the local doctor's office again like a med express. they tested me there. and then they sent me on to the e.r., and there was nothing they could do other than give me fluids and everything and send me back home because unless you need to be on oxygen, like on a breathing ma sheep or something like that, they can't even help you at the hospital. which i understand 100%. i'm still waiting for my test and that's been since saturday. host: what have your symptoms been like? can you describe them? caller: sure. it started off with for two weeks hi stomach problems, dire rea, really lethargic. and i explained that to my doctor. my doctor said at the med express, he said, well, have you been out of the country? have you been to china? i said no. i said, but, i'm reading things -- i'm on the internet and i can see people talking in china saying that they do have some stomach issues. he said, nope, that's not one of the symptoms. i said ok. low grade fevers. i also have lupus, too. i have a couple of auto immune diseases as well. i'm high risk with that, too. it's scary. and do i hair for a living. -- and i do hair for a living. i don't want -- i work at a major corporation, reterrell, that also has a hair salon in their store. i was off without pay almost a week and a half before i could even apply for unemployment. the only reason i was able to apply for unemployment because they finally shut the mall down that i work in. host: what was it like to file for unemployment? caller: the process wasn't too bad. but only because i couldn't apply until they actually shut their doors down. they wouldn't lay me off. i don't get sick pay. i was out -- only get a couple hours of sick pay. my paycheck's 95 bucks for two weeks. i just got it. in the state of maryland we only do 54% of our earnings. host: christina, we learned yesterday from an interview that minority leader chuck schumer did with cnn he thought the checks could go out by april 6. depending when this actually gets signed into law. by april 6, what will your situation be like? caller: i called my it -- locally i called my -- i have to pay my bills, like everybody else, i live off commission and work paycheck to paycheck. they did -- they are not going to take my car from me yet. i do have a couple -- they didn't say i still have to make the payment, but they did give me a grace period. my landlord, we had to pay rent. i paid rent. me and my boyfriend paid our share of the rent. we are broke. everybody is going out and mass buying groceries and things. it's like we only have what's in our cub barred -- cupboard week to week. we didn't even have any money to go out and stock up on groceries or anything like that. not even two weeks' worth. i have a $97 paycheck for two weeks. and because i -- because of the covid, my boyfriend also has to stay home until we get the test results back. which is fine. we are all about not spreading it. but, he has to stay home. he only had a few days of it sick time. he'll be without his -- his hours will be short on his next paycheck, too. assuming i don't have it and he goes back to work. host: christina there, democratic caller in maryland. mike's in alaska, independent caller. mike. mike, good morning to you in alaska. caller: good morning, greta. thank you for taking my call. thank you for listening to my pfpblet host: you bet -- my opinion. host: you bet, go ahead. caller: to me it's impeachment phase four, five, or six. they have weaponized this new disease, quote new disease. and they are going overboard. they are building hospitals now. national guard. shut down the country. the unemployment numbers are actually false. they are forced furloughs. and they will all go back to work eventually. this will blow by, in my opinion. and china obviously going back to work. i just think it's a setup. if you look at all the media channels, they are thriving on this. salivating over donald trump's or tole impeachment again bring this economy down to get us on our knees again. to me it's nothing new. host: ok. karen in florida. democratic caller. caller: hello. host: hi, karen. caller: hi. host: good morning to you. caller: good morning. yeah. i just have a question. regarding the stimulus package. why did nancy pelosi play games it put all this other extraneous issues in there when we have a national crisis? host: well, karen have you looked through the bill yourself? caller: yes, i have. host: ok what did you see that's extraneous? caller: well, she wants to give $35 million to the kennedy center. and i don't see that as being a priority right now. host: did you see the tweet that we read that that's a federal entity? and that it's under congressional supervision. the employees are federal workers. they can't get paid? proud and appropriation? too much money. caller: goes to the workers. it needs to go out to the people that are the worker bees. and nancy pelosi, who is queen bee, she's worth millions of dollars, it's not hurting her any. host: karen, it is the speaker of the house's birthday today. howard at c-span noted -- notes this on twitter. she turns 80 today after elected to the house democratic whip in 2001 she told c-span, when you have five children and you have such a system, and you work so hard, and then they are in school, when they got to be teenagers, they told me to get a life. so i did. and here i am. brad in minnesota. republican. caller: good morning, greta. we are going through a terrible time in our history as we all know, but i really don't think the media's doing any good service what they are doing. and by -- can you hear on your callers. -- you can hear on your callers. how can they say we need more leadership? what's wrong with these people? the only way they have learned that is from the media. the media has to stop. ok. this get trump has to end, ok. they have to stop -- the real al has to happen is that the democrats have to boot the media out of running their party. that's all it seems like it's turning out to be. it you look back at trump trying to stop the chinese from flying in here in january. and they went all off on him. then calling it the chinese war on virus. i mean, what's wrong with these people? host: ok, brad. here's a text here from one of our viewers. can you please explain the relief bill to me. i have three kids. as a single mother i understand the bill includes $500 per child. but is that in addition to the $1,200 or does the $1,2 already include the $500 per child? it is from our understanding it is a $1,200 check per adult for those making up to $75,000. and then, an additional $500 per child. again you can find the legislation on our website, c-span.org on do your own research. andrew in new jersey, independent. caller: yes. good morning, greta. host: good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call, thank you. first i have a question why $500 billion are going to corporations when you know what they are going to do. they are going to byback stock with this. host: they are not allowed to. there is a provision and it prohibits them from buying back stock. caller: hospitals are getting i think about $165 billion? host: i think somewhere between $100 and $130 billion. caller: ok. they had on the front page of the "new york post" this morning hospitals in new york that are at the epicenter of this thing, they are wearing glad garbage bags because they are running out of protective equipment. in the meantime i saw earlier on c-span the defense act where there's like 600-plus ventilators sitting in a warehouse, why are they stating in a warehouse when trump already signed this? host: that was from the strategic reserve. e are reading from health care about the strategy reserve across the country. that was the stockpile in the strategic reserve. they sew co have been deployed. i was just noting for you the number that they say they have in the stockpile. caller: ok. just on a side note. they knew as early as december what was happening. this thing could have been stopped. that's all. thank you. host: we'll go to joan, minnesota. democratic caller. caller: hello. host: hi, joan. what are your thoughts on what washington is doing? caller: i'll tell you what. just bear with me. we work every day and we get money from these companies. we pay taxes. every bit of that $2 trillion all that money comes from the people's pocket. my pocket. everybody around me. we should have a right to say what happens with it. it goes from our pockets to the taxes, to the government then they pay subsidies to the big people and we are supposed to be the ones who are benefiting from the money that we put in their hands to take care of our country. do our infrastructure. take care of our health. take care of our schools. which before 1968 was just a great country. people helped each other and we didn't have the greed at the top of the channel. we need to take our country back. there's millions of us and there's only a handful of them. why are they running us around by our noses? that's all our money. it needs to be spent to make us well, to put our kids through school, to put our kids in college. it's my money. host: ok. want to show you what is happening in russia. there was a story in the "washington post" yesterday, russia's office coronavirus numbers are rell relatively low. even moscow's mayor is questioning the count. "the washington post" said washington spanning two couldn't tn minutes ravaged by the coronavirus the pandemic remains an anomaly. just 495 confirmed cases of the disease and one possible death. but the statistics have prompted skepticism on both the method of texting and tick of pneumonia cases. putin said last week the situation is under control. that our country looks a lot better. state television showed putin wearing a hazmat, full hazmat suit while visiting one of moscow's coronavirus hospitals tuesday. there he is in a full hazmat suit. nd the russian president addressed his nation yesterday as well. here's what he told them. >> i urge everyone to follow strictly the suggested regulations and ways of produce texting your sefment a lot of depends on them. especially so for the high-risk groups. the elderly population. and people with chronic diseases. for them and for every other citizen it is of primary concern today to lower the risks as much as possible. of course we cannot but make the question of the amendments vote. we have established it's going to take place on the 22nd of april. you know how serious i am about this vote. i will, of course, will ask you to come and cast your votes, express your opinion on this critical issue for our country, for our society. wever, as i said before, our absolute priority is the health of our people. their safety. that is why i believe that we .eed to postpone the vote we will assess the situation in the regions of russia and based on professional expertise of our doctors and scientists, we will make the decision when to have that vote on the amounts to the constitution. host: russian president putin announcing they have postponed the referendum due to the coronavirus outbreak. this story from axios says the referendum is a series of constitutional amendments, including one that would allow him to remain in power through 2036. dave in new hampshire, independent, hi. caller: hi. how's it going? host: good morning to you. caller: i only have a couple of questions. as it been outlined what the $500 billion at the top, who it's going to? it says -- i guess to bigger businesses, but is there like a list of who gets it? how it's laid out? host: i don't think they have -- they have certain criteria for who gets it. and there is also going to be oversight of it. similar to the the tarp program. it was established according to start schumer in the same way. there will be oversight of it. and that it will be made public which companies are getting the money and how much. caller: no list as of yet. it's to be determined? host: when you look at this legislation, there is no specific carve out that x companies are going to get this. they have language in there like $17 billion, for example, for corporations who are key to national security. some people look at that line, like in the headline, say, that's for boeing. but we don't know that yet. caller: it's to be announced as far as specifics. host: that's the way i read t go to our -- read it. go to our website. caller: one more question. why are there no cameras in the senate? you do so much coverage of the house and virtually we hear blips from the senate. caller: do you have c-span2? caller: can oh, no, i don't. you cover them in that? host: yes. you need c-span2. talk to your provider. your television provider you would like c-span2. that is where we dedicate gavel to gavel coverage of the senate. caller: cool. all right. thank you. host: you can also find it on our website, c-span.org. you are out and about download the free c-span radio app and find on there c-span2 as well if you want to listen to debate in the senate. richard in new hampshire. a republican. hi, richard. caller: how you doing? i would like to say i really think that the president is really doing a real great job in this crisis here. especially not letting china or people from outside of this country to come in. i think he's a really brave and intelligent and wise man. a strong leader. i don't think that there's anybody that could ever been any stronger than trump. under this crisis. and i believe that all of us really trust his wisdom and knowledge of his and vice president pence's guidance. host: richard. here's some news four this morning on the military. u.s. troop movements ordered to a halt over coronavirus. ben watson tweets out, 73 new confirmed covid-19 cases in the u.s. military over the past 24 hours for a total of 280 as of today. more each day as testing capabilities gradually expand to cover more suspected cases. we'll go to jean in maryland, democratic caller. caller: yes. my name is jean. i'm calling to thank our governor, i hear a lot of people saying different things, but we have a republican governor in maryland who is great. he is great. he jumped right on this. he set up a lot of programs and things to help us. he tells us the truth. and i'm just so thankful for him. i hope he's looking at this and he knows how much we all appreciate him. thank you very much. host: all right, jean. rebecca in new york, a democratic caller. rebecca, you are up. hi, rebecca. caller: hi. yes. just wanted to comment on klobuchar, i wanted to thank her for really coming through for us while her husband is in the hospital. but also one of your earlier callers were referring to the corporate bailout. and i'm a democrat who understands that this was not a corporate bailout. this was -- this is a loan to help keep millions of people employed, millions of americans who are working for corporations that we, frankly, need in this country such as the airlines. and the provisions were put there no bonuses for executives. no buybacks, no layoffs for the life of the loan plus one year. i think that was a very fair compromise between the democrats and republicans. and we should all be happy that that is in there. and the shoutout to -- i said mario, i mean andrew cuomo. really stepping up to take care of us new yorkers. host: rebecca there from new york. democratic caller. your thoughts on this $2.2 trillion economic aid package? as we have noted, the senate passed it last night, 96-0. the house is slated to come in to session on friday at 89:00 a.m. -- 9:00 a.m. to hold their vote. it is the hope of the democratic leadership there that they will be able to do this by voice vote. then the president has indicated he will sign this legislation. the hill reporting this morning that leaders in the house and senate are looking for the next -- already looking at the next round of economic stimulus aid package. that there could be a fourth -- the one passed in the senate was the third. there could be a fourth and fifth one. there is the hill headline. democrats eyeing more cash payments for americans in the next emergency bill. so that $1,200 cash payment that they have in this third economic stimulus bill, there could be additional cash payments that go out to americans if they were to go forward with the fourth or fifth economic aid package. florida, independent. go ahead. caller: so i'm concerned -- i want to say thanks to all those people on the frontlines trying to keep us safe. they are putting their families at risk. and we should all keep them in our prayers. but i wanted to address the issue of it competence. we are living in a capitalist society. it seems like when these companies make profit, that profit is capitalized. however when they make losses, it's socialized. people are seeing that the president should not invoke the defense production act, you wonder where the disconnect is. this is equivalent to socialism. however companies feel -- when "new ail -- read on the york times" where they are 6 ing american airlines made point something billion several years, c.e.o. in 2017 said they'll never make a loss. as soon as covid-19 hits they have no funds available. they use their money for the stock buyback. i know they are relying on the american people to come in and use taxes to rescue them. there is that disconnect. something has to be done where these companies when they are making profits they understand the importance of preparing for reality. i have to do that in my personal finances. i don't understand why they are not doing that. and these republicans who seem to be concerned about deficits, hey are all big spending democrats. all they want to do is just spend the american people's money rather than doing what is in the best interest of the american people. they are all interested in their own preservation. both democrats and republicans, people don't seem to be doing what is in the best interest of the country. even the defense production act, listen to mr. cuomo on a daily basis, everyone is saying the purchases that are needed must be coordinated. it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize this is important that it's coordinated. why you going to allow companies to make that decision on their own and then they overproduce and end of making losses? the government needs to back this and give us the reassurance that, hey, we are not just concerned about abortion, we are concerned about every single life and we'll do whatever we need to do to ensure the american people are protected. and the federal government is behind them. i think at this point we are going to look back on this and be embarrassed at whole government. host: ok. brenda in florida. democratic caller. we have about maint left here. go ahead. caller: ok. hi. my name is brenda. i just wanted to say that having politics aside i think it's time we stand up as one nation and stick with our president and to justrealize how working -- tired he's been being on tv twice a day. giving updates. and that we should really appreciate that. never before have i seen a president do as much work as trump has done. it's not a perfect world. and all the states are in different situations. it's not a cookie cutter type of problem. from state to state and see how bad new york is. california. they all have different issues. but i just think it's time to stand behind our president and appreciate what's been going on. and the news media does not help. i like the fact that trump has given us a target date of easter. i mean, it's probably too soon, but at least we have something to look forward to to get the economy going. getting back to work. no one likes to be on spring break vacation for so long. or summer vacation. you want to get back into going to school, work, and business as usual. i just wanted to say that. host: ok. brenda. thank you very much for your call. thanks for all the calls. we are sharing your stories without your concerns. we appreciate that. we'll be back here tomorrow morning at 7:00 eastern. 8:00 a.m. eastern time for more. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> more than three million americans were laid off over the past week and applied for unemployment benefits. quadruple the previous record set in 1982. it's due to the economic by the caused coronavirus. the labor department released the numbers today. graph of the the past week's claims. economists say the nation's unemployment rate could approach 13% by may. last month, the unemployment of was at a 50-year low 3.5%. eactions, senator tom cotton tweeted -- the toll of this virus is staggering. stimulus is survival. we'll come back together. please help those in need where you can. unanimously approved a $2 trillion coronavirus relief give ast month and will most americans a check for $1,200 or more depending on the children. the house will meet at 9:00 on the measure and if approved send it to the president's desk. we'll hear from house speaker nancy pelosi about her xpectations for the bill at 0:45 eastern, she'll answer reporters' questions on the bill tomorrow.the floor will be leader mccarthy talking about it. and the task force will hold a briefing on the federal response to the pandemic this afternoon. expected to start at about 5:00 eastern. live, -span for unfiltered coverage. >> follow the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak at c-span.org/coronavirus. watch congress, white house briefings, and updates from governors. the spread throughout the u.s. and the world with interactive maps. demand anytime unfiltered at c-span.org/coronavirus. >> last night after the senate the economic stimulus plan, senate leaders went to talk with reporters about the effort. began with senate republican leader mitch mcconnell followed by democratic leader chuck schumer. senator mcconnell: a week ago stood before i you and said this was no ordinary time. called out for extraordinary measures. i'm proud to announce tonight ot a single senator voted against this $2 trillion rescue bill to save american small businesses, to provideesses, and considerable funding for the workers, and the scientists and doctors and trying to solve this pandemic. were writing i your headline i would say the senate has pivoted from one of contentious, partisan nation's history to passing this rescue package in one quarter of this year. the most partisan, divisive thing you could to coming together ntirely, 100 of us, to meet this challenge. i think it says a lot about the an ed states senate as institution, our willingness to differences to do something really significant for country. i think one of the reasons that we're inspired what's going on around the country. people are helping each other, out, looking for ways to make a difference, following the directions of the health professionals. this is a proud moment of the for thetates senate and country. we're going to win this battle the very near future. with that i'll take a couple of any.ions if there are mcconnell, nator crisis nding this is a and time is of the essence, the vote began and the public had not seen the bill, lobbyists had ot seen the bill and there is virtually no public debate on what looks to be the largest bill in american history. why that was and should the public have more time to understand what this bill is, them?s meant to help senator mcconnell: do you work here? reporter: yes, sir. senator mcconnell: we are the elected

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