I spoke at length with mitch mcconnell, and there is tremendous spirit to get something done, so we will see what happens, but my conversation was very good with senator schumer. I thank you all for joining us, and i would like to begin by providing an update on what we are doing to minimize the impact of the virus on our nations students. With many schools closed due to the virus, the department of education will not enforce standardized testing requirements for students in elementary through high school or the current year. They have been through a lot. They have been going back and forth. School is open. School is not open. It has been all standardized testing, you know, its we are not going to be enforcing that. O i think you can let people know. I think probably a lot of the students will be extremely happy. Some, probably not. The ones that work hard, maybe not, but it is one of those things. Unfortunate. Very unfortunate circumstance. We have also temporarily waived all interest
Likewise are wanting something to happen. There is tremendous. To get something done, so we will see what happens, so my conversation was very good with senator schumer. I thank you all for joining us, and i would like to begin by providing an update on what we are doing to minimize the impact of the chinese virus on our nations students. With many schools closed due to the virus, the department of education will not enforce standardized testing for students in elementary through high school for the current year. They have been through a lot. They have been going back and forth. School is open. School is not open. Testing, you know, its we are not going to be enforcing that. So i think you can let people know. I think probably a lot of the students will be extremely happy. Some, probably not. Once who work hard, maybe not, but it is one of those things. Unfortunate. Very unfortunate circumstance. We have also temporarily waived all interest on federally held student loans. They will be
Destabilize the on mobile and airline industries. Watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 eastern saturday morning. Join the discussion. Earlier today, President Trump along with that White House Coronavirus task force held a briefing on the government efforts to respond to the nationwide outbreak. President trump thank you very much. I had a very good telephone conversation, extremely good with senator schumer a while , ago. We are working on various elements of the deal. The democrats are wanting something to happen and the republicans likewise are wanting something to happen. And i think it will. I spoke at length with Mitch Mcconnell, and there is tremendous spirit to get something done, so we will see what happens, but my conversation was very good with senator schumer. I thank you all for joining us, and i would like to begin by providing an update on what we are doing to minimize the impact of the virus on our nations students. With many schools closed due to the virus, the
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Laboratory i think is really important. We also form a laboratory simple and has developed a Laboratory Task force. No test will leave the agency now without triple review. That is something that is now in place. In terms of the Core Public Health infrastructure, laboratory, data, and workforce. And what i really believe as i certainly would not have imagined in 2022 in addition to covid i would be dealing with a National Monkeypox challenge. If you could have predicted [ laughter] but what it really does say is we need a nimble workforce that knows how to deal with Public Health challenges, whatever they may be because we dont know what tomorrows are. So we have a workforce, a laboratory system, and a data system that is really strong and really elevated us to our core cap abilities. Whatever the subject matter is the challenge, we will be prepared to tackle it. It is a lot to do in the cdc and looking at it from a Headquarters Point of view, but i think our commission and many of us