President Donald Trump listens to a question during press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Washington.
The Canada-U.S. border, the world’s longest, was effectively closed, save for commerce and essential travel, while the administration pushed its plan to send relief checks to millions of Americans. The Senate overwhelmingly passed a second coronavirus response bill, which Trump signed Wednesday night. The vote was a lopsided 90-8 despite worries by many Republicans about a temporary new employer mandate to provide sick leave to workers who get COVID-19. The measure is also aimed at making tests for the virus free.
No longer able to run for reelection on a healthy economy, he was taking on the mantle of a wartime leader after played down the severity of the crisis for weeks. “It’s been something, but we’re winning and we will win,” he said. “It’s a question of when and I think it’s going to go quickly. We hope it’s going to go quickly.”
Trump also said he would soon invoke a rarely used federal statute that would enable the U.S. to tighten controls along the southwest border because of the new coronavirus, based on a recommendation of the U.S. surgeon general. Asked about the administration’s mixed messages when it comes to the threat posed by the virus, Birx said new studies about how long the virus can be transmissible on hard surfaces helped prompt the administration’s tightening of recommendations on social distancing. “None of us really understood” that, she said. “We’re still working out how much is by human transmission and how much is it by surface.” She added, “Don’t exposure yourself to surfaces outside the home.
noteworthy that employees who work for companies like Amazon with more then 500 employees do not qualify. employers who have less the 50 employees can get an exemption. People that are just being told to go home and are not sick do not qualify for the sick leave.
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trump should put his name and picture on a new $1000 bill
BigTucsonDad Uh oh. Someone’s gonna win 2020
99 billion for the airline industry and rich people.
What if this Virus is created by Govt to kill off Senior Citizens so they dont collect Social Security which technically does not exist realDonaldTrump BernieForPresident
Think of the money he could have saved by not shutting down the pandemic response team in 2018
War on coronavirus, led by our Commander in Chief
Hoax? realDonaldTrump
Coronavirus in middle east👇
It only passed because the R's wouldn't agree to more than 20% of people receiving paid sick leave 🙄
RepStefanik Thanks..proud of you
That $100B would be blown away in minute before the ink gets dried or the virus gets detected.
16 days ago, Trump said the virus was a Democratic hoax.
Oops there goes another 100 Billon dollars! Not only 3 trillion is equity, another 3 billion in fixit gunds. Remember the tax break costs 2 trillion without increasing revenue. The market does not trust Donald Trump. Donald Trump must resign.
colvinj TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.....BILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS LOST BECAUSE TRUMP FAILED TO ACT WHEN THE FIRST CASE OF COVID 19 IN JAN WAS KNOWN. HE HAS SQUANDERED TAXPAYERS MONEY ...HE BANKRUPT SIX COMPANIES....AND NOW HE'S DOING THE SAME TO THE COUNTRY RESIGN TRUMP!
Free testing with tests that don’t exist?
So we aren't getting paid for being forced to close
Less than 10 days ago he thought $8B in the first bill was a lot of money but 'he would take it'.
This way oversells what the bill does. Sick leave doesn't apply to most of the workforce and the treatment related to the test isn't free.
RepStefanik Thank you Speaker Pelosi and the Democratic majority house! TrumpPandemic WorstPresidentEver
BigTucsonDad the fact that these fucking bozos don't account for the fact people can be asymptomatic for two weeks is astounding
What about those forced to go home from their jobs because of closures?
To half of workforce. The companies most able to pay for sick leave are exempt.
So far that’s 8000 people and of those, the ones that work. Keeping in mind most patients are elderly. So what’s the money for again?
🤨🤨 Trudeau 🇨🇦 is giving us $82 billion and our population is nearly 10x less
RepStefanik Thanku being involved! Be safe
IF you can get a test.
The Congress is the hero here.
This does nothing for myself and every self employed person I know. Nothing
Republicans will now be going ALL OUT on spending with no concern for the deficit. They have realized that they are now the lame-duck party and anything they can do that will make the upcoming Democratic control of the government be as much of a nightmare as possible is a plus.
No, he just signed it. Congress passed this, including and especially the House Democrats.
So nothing for people forced out of work or to stay home without pay? I’ve been wanting to get tested but have been refused. So basically we need to get it and show symptoms to get paid. Fucking ridiculous.
JohnBasham Except I can’t find anybody who has it.
Testing that does not yet exist. As of this AM, our nation has only tested about 60k of ~331M people. Do you realize how shit-poor this is re: Management of a Crisis?
timelywriter GodBlessPresidentTrump
K, keep going.
RepStefanik Now everyone should support the senate bill! But the dems will resist against the people!
Atta boy. How can you blame Obama for this’n?
Pocket change. Maybe assess Big Business a matching contribution for all the previous freebies he gave them.
It only took too damn long for him to half-heartedly admit the his administration was maybe slow on making a perfect decision. Aka he’s full of 💩
What is DrBirx even doing there. Didn't she botch the hivaids outbreak?
Obamacare anybody?
So who does this apply to and when does it go into effect?
He's got his 'My Mom says I need to say sorry' face on
Senate will crawl to his demands.
And... his fiscal mismanagement is exacerbated.
'I screwed up package' but thanx I guess
Too late, but, coo.
what_speed Yeah. Now try and find a test.
So.. who does this apply to and when does it go into affect? People who make hospital visits?
Bankrupting the US like just another Trump casino. coronavirus COVID19
Wait what if your not sick but out of work because of it ?
That's mighty White of him.
Did he sign it alone?
Where are these tests?
PaulZeise What about people without childcare and the schools and daycare centers are closed?
I hate to be suspicious, but how much of that $100 BILLION is going into his pockets?
Normally there is no fee for a test that you can’t get...
THEY NEED FREE TREATMENT ALSO!!!!! People who can't afford to go in for either, are going to wait until they've infected a ton of people & until they are extremely sick.
What about small business owners?
He's not always there when you call, but he is always on time.
Well done realDonaldTrump and the UnitedStates Congress!!
Nice
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