I am gary peters, probably representing michigan in the United States senate. Typically you would see the democratic weekly address from a studio. But, like americans across the country, i am faxing social distancing, and join you from my home in michigan. I am practicing social distancing. We are facing an unprecedented Public Health emergency, and an economic crisis of epic proportions. As cases of coronavirus skyrocket, i and my Senate Democratic colleagues work to protect the health and safety of people across the nation. Families here in michigan, and americans across the country, are struggling. They are worried about their health and safety, worried about whether they will be able to make ends meet, and what about with her help is on the way. After working around the clock and pressing for significant a more funding and federal resources for our heroic Health Professionals on the front lines, negotiated and passed the coronavirus aid relief and economic secured act, also known a
Major stop people crossing borders to panic buy things in supermarkets as well but its one of the germany hungary said it was closing all its borders potence already done so in the Czech Republic as well. And altogether now you have a 100000000 europeans in lockdown spain is now going through the same trajectory as italy did just reported a big spike in fresh case in the last 24 hours and so increasingly these enforced stay at homes for people are being done theyre being put into place by by the police and probably in the fullness of time by the military as well and frankly i have to say that despite the fact that europe is now the center of the pandemic and obviously is a very big rise in cases they talk about trying to flatten the curve out of the virus the other thing that i think European Countries are going to have to start to address very very quickly is what on earth you do with all these people are staying at home to pay them any money so they can buy things well spain is also
The next few Weeks Congress has already put forward a bill to provide sickly as well as Food Assistance to children and the elderly it still needs to pass the Republican Controlled Senate before us President Donald Trump can sign it into law. But the new proposed payments which also need to be approved by congress would be part of a package worth more than a trillion dollars. Clude help for the airline and other Industries Hit hard by the slowdown in business this is worse than 911 that for the Airline Industry were going big with this invisible enemy we dont want airlines going out of business we dont want people losing their jobs the Hotel Industry has also been hard hit tuesday mariya the Worlds Largest Hotel Company started furloughing thousands of employees as their hotels see fewer customers but its not just the economy that has the white house worried it says Public Health remains a priority on standby in new york the army corps of engineers to increase Hospital Capacity in resp
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2018 and met with our troops there. The back up said quote well take all necessary measures to protect and defense u. S. Personnel, partners and allies in the region. The president has been briefed and hes monitoring the situation closely. We are just learning he may address the nation tonight. We may be hearing from President Trump about this attack tonight. Do not forget iran had promised historic revenge for the killing of general soleimani as someone who murdered as many as 00 americano as many as 600 amers on for the attacks on the u. S. Embassy in baghdad. Joining me former delta force member, retired Lieutenant General william borsma. General, i will start with you. What is yr sense of what the iranians have done . They promised a historic revenge. When you hear about 1 Ballistic Missiles when you hear about 12 Ballistic Missiles launched from iran targeting u. S. Bases, whats your response to that. If they are planning historic revenge there is more to come, there has to be. Th