They will need a fourth one. Since then, Kevin Mccarthy and Mitch Mcconnell have said, we want to see how this phase three, this third package they passed, see how it is going. Right off the bat, we have been hearing from Small Businesses that almost 350 billion is not enough to keep them afloat. From restaurants to bookstores do anything like that, you will have difficulty making payroll and paying peoples insurance. The speaker says they will need to double that amount in the next stimulus package. The speaker floated some ideas last week about whether or not they wanted to do the infrastructure package. The president himself has said we should go big, we should spend up to 2 billion is one of those things that gets trotted out every once in a while. It is a signal that we are going to have a weird week. That was bandied about. It seems like the president wanted to do it. Republicans in Congress Said lets focus on health care workers. The speaker sent out a letter over the weekend in
Once it gets underway here on cspan. With the news that the briefing has been pushed back another 15 minutes, we will have it live here on cspan when it starts. We will show you some more from todays washington journal. Host he serves as president of the International Association of chiefs of police. When it comes to Law Enforcement in the age of coronavirus, how much has policing had to change . Guest thank you for having me. We have completely changed the way we do business on a daily basis. We have civilian personnel working remotely from home. We conduct our daily briefings either outside or we conduct a briefings electronically. We are taking more Police Reports over the phone. Stopped all of our classroom training. We are really changing the way we do business. Officersng a lot of back to uniform patrol to fill in for those positions who are being that are being vacated because officers are sick. Host how do you how to the officers keep safe themselves during the crisis . Guest i
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As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning, it is monday , april 6, 2020. The u. S. President warned americans to prepare for a pivotal week, with the Surgeon General drawing comparisons to the 1941 pearl harbor attack in the 9 11 terror attacks to describe the dark days likely ahead. This morning we are doing what we always do, opening up our phone lines and letting you talk about it. If you are in the eastern or central time zones, text messagesand this morning, if you would like to join us that way, the number is 2027488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. You can get us on twitter cspanwj and on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Good monday morning, the front page of usa today with a picture of Surgeon General jerome adams on meet the press yesterday when he was asked about of the advice he has given to governors who have not issued stayathome orders. Say. Is
Deputy editor of roll call newspaper. We found out this week and Speaker Pelosi once a fourth stimulus bill move any matter of weeks on capitol hill . How has that been received by the white house and Republican Leaders in the senate . So, they have been talking about a fourth stimulus package and trading bit, ideas about what might be in such a package. Even Mitch Mcconnell, who is typically one of Nancy Pelosis antagonists said before they even passed the third stimulus that they would need fourth one. , mccarthy and mcconnell have said, we want to thatow this third package they passed recently and the president signed late in march, see how it is being of lemonade. But right off the bat, we are been we have been hearing from Small Businesses that almost 350 billion in the last stimulus is not enough to keep them afloat. Anyone from restaurants to bookstores to anything like that, you know, blood difficulty making payroll and paying pipos insurance and so forth and paying Peoples Ins