Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Nanette Barragan (D-CA) discuss the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak, and The Hill's Reid Wilson previews Tuesday's primary contests in six states.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield testifies on the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak and President Trump's 2021 budget request for his agency.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump's 2021 budget request for his department. The secretary fielded questions on range of issues, including the 2020 census, space commerce, trade relations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operations, and the protection of fisheries. This is the first portion of the hearing, before the committee took a short break.
President Trump spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill following a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans to discuss the coronavirus response. The president said he and Republican senators were exploring a number of legislative options to provide relief from the coronavirus outbreak. When asked, he said that he had not been tested for coronavirus because White House doctors did not believe it was necessary. President Trump praised his administration's response and urged the public to remain calm. "It will go away," he said. "Just stay calm."
President Trump spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill following a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans to discuss the coronavirus response. The president said he and Republican senators were exploring a number of legislative options to provide relief from the coronavirus outbreak. When asked, he said that he had not been tested for coronavirus because White House doctors did not believe it was necessary. President Trump praised his administration's response and urged the public to remain calm. "It will go away," he said. "Just stay calm."
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump's 2021 budget request for his department. The secretary fielded questions on range of issues, including the 2020 census, space commerce, trade relations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operations, and the protection of fisheries. This is the second portion of the hearing, after the committee took a short break.
The White House Coronavirus Task Force, led by Vice President Pence, held a briefing on the government's response to the outbreak. They discussed increases in testing, that risk to Americans contracting the virus still remain low, that private health insurance companies have agreed to waive co-payments on coronavirus testing and treatment, and that the White House is looking at possibly instituting a payroll tax holiday to help lift financial burdens attributed to the coronavirus.
President Trump spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill following a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans to discuss the coronavirus response. The president said he and Republican senators were exploring a number of legislative options to provide relief from the coronavirus outbreak. When asked, he said that he had not been tested for coronavirus because White House doctors did not believe it was necessary. President Trump praised his administration's response and urged the public to remain calm. "It will go away," he said. "Just stay calm."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield testified on the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak as well as President Trump's 2021 budget request for the agency. Dr. Redfield answered lawmakers' questions about the nature of the virus and how the CDC was working with other federal agencies and international partners to help prevent and mitigate the outbreak.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield testified on the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak as well as President Trump's 2021 budget request for the agency. Dr. Redfield answered lawmakers' questions about the nature of the virus and how the CDC was working with other federal agencies and international partners to help prevent and mitigate the outbreak.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump's 2021 budget request for his department. The secretary fielded questions on range of issues, including the 2020 census, space commerce, trade relations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operations, and the protection of fisheries. This is the first portion of the hearing, before the committee took a short break.
President Trump spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill following a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans to discuss the coronavirus response. The president said he and Republican senators were exploring a number of legislative options to provide relief from the coronavirus outbreak. When asked, he said that he had not been tested for coronavirus because White House doctors did not believe it was necessary. President Trump praised his administration's response and urged the public to remain calm. "It will go away," he said. "Just stay calm."
President Trump spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill following a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans to discuss the coronavirus response. The president said he and Republican senators were exploring a number of legislative options to provide relief from the coronavirus outbreak. When asked, he said that he had not been tested for coronavirus because White House doctors did not believe it was necessary. President Trump praised his administration's response and urged the public to remain calm. "It will go away," he said. "Just stay calm."
The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery held a hearing with former Ebola Czar Ron Klain and others to examine the coronavirus response from the state and local perspective. The witnesses testified about the federal government's response to the coronavirus and how it has impacted efforts by state and local governments, discussing the need for increased and consistent funding for testing and prevention efforts, as well as putting science above partisan politics when putting forth a federal response. They also discussed the administration's travel ban, agreeing that it did help to slow down the introduction of the disease into the states, but did not stop the spread.
