[Vision2020] Emergency Aid Proposed to White House on Feb. 5

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Senator says White House turned down emergency coronavirus funding in early
February

WASHINGTON MSN March 28 — Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, says
that Trump administration officials declined an offer of early
congressional funding assistance that he and other senators made on Feb. 5
during a meeting to discuss the coronavirus.

The officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar,
said they “didn’t need emergency funding, that they would be able to handle
it within existing appropriations,” Murphy recalled in an interview with
Yahoo News’ “Skullduggery” podcast.

“What an awful, horrible catastrophic mistake that was,” Murphy said.

On Feb. 5, Murphy tweeted: “Just left the Administration briefing on
Coronavirus. Bottom line: they aren't taking this seriously enough.
Notably, no request for ANY emergency funding, which is a big mistake.
Local health systems need supplies, training, screening staff etc. And they
need it now.”

Murphy told Yahoo News that the funding he and other congressional leaders
wanted to allocate nearly two months ago would have paid for essential
preventative measures, including hiring local screening and testing staff,
researching a vaccine and treatments and the stockpiling of needed medical
supplies.

“The consequences of that in Connecticut is that we're going to test less
people today than we tested yesterday,” Murphy told “Skullduggery” hosts
Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman. “And that means that there are lots of
people who are positive who are not going to know it, who are then going to
be in contact with other people, who are going to spread the disease.”

Connecticut is so undersupplied that officials have had to cut back on
tests administered even as suspected new infections are surging, Murphy
said, calling the forced reduction in testing “an abomination.”

Murphy said Connecticut has been particularly challenged in trying to build
up its supply of re-agents, the compounds needed to run coronavirus tests.
Re-agents are mostly manufactured abroad, and Murphy said “the whole world
is competing” for them now.
The senator said he spent part of Thursday on the phone with a lab official
in Connecticut who said he cannot administer enough tests due to the
re-agent shortage.

“Had we appropriated money in February to start buying re-agent, we would
be in a position to do many more tests today than we are,” Murphy said. ”It
was just so clear to us that the administration didn't think this was going
to be a problem. We begged them in that meeting to request emergency
funding from the Congress and they told us ... that they had everything
that they needed on hand, which was false.”

Murphy also criticized the White House’s decision not to take coronavirus
test kits offered by the World Health Organization in January, which he
said was an especially devastating mistake because that test was ready to
go and easily replicable. Murphy said he believes that, as a result of the
administration’s testing decisions, only about 20 percent to 30 percent of
people who should be tested are able to do so.

“We didn't appropriate the dollars necessary to build out the testing
infrastructure,” Murphy said.

The administration’s laissez-faire approach has also contributed to the
country’s soaring infection rate, Murphy said, because Trump had resisted
calls to invoke the Defense Production Act. The Defense Production Act, or
DPA, allows the president to compel private companies to manufacture
products deemed necessary for national security.

Trump announced Friday that he was finally invoking the DPA to force
General Motors to produce badly needed ventilators. But Murphy said the
president had dragged his feet in using the DPA because some of his allies
pressured him against invoking it.
“The president is getting push back from right-wing ideologues, from those
who believe that the private sector can fix any and all problems that
confront the nation,” Murphy said.















































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trillion rescue package, the largest economic stimulus package in American
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“The national Chamber of Commerce and other conservative, free-market
ideologues inside the White House are arguing for the president to not use
the DPA simply because they philosophically disagree with the idea that
government should play any role in the management of supplies at a time
like this.”
Sabrina Fang, a spokeswoman for the Chamber of Commerce, did not respond to
Yahoo News’ requests for comment.
Calling the president’s coronavirus management strategy an “abysmal
failure,” Murphy said the lack of federal leadership continues to directly
correlate with cities’ and states’ inability to perform enough tests and
stop the disease from spreading in the U.S. He said that supply shortages
have led to a “‘Lord of the Flies’ environment in which every single state
and every single hospital is left to essentially fend for themselves and
try to scrounge together as much equipment as they can.”
Asked what he considers to be the most important thing Trump could do to
help the country turn the corner in its effort to contain the coronavirus,
Murphy said the president should rethink his recent assertion that the
country might be able to return to normal by Easter, which falls this year
on April 12.
“What I’m most worried about right now is that the president is just going
to get sort of tired of these emergency measures,” Murphy said, referring
to the social distancing efforts most Americans are now undertaking. “The
result will be that people will start coming out of their homes and we will
end up with a health care system in absolute, catastrophic failure.”
Murphy also said he is now close to proposing legislation that will bolster
coordination between the U.S, and other countries for pandemic preparedness
and protection so that next time a virus emerges, leaders are better able
to respond.
“There could be another one at our doorstep next spring at the same time
that we’re responding to the current virus,” he said.
He also hailed the passage of a $2 trillion stimulus package late
Wednesday. The package is meant to boost an economy staggering under the
weight of the coronavirus pandemic and includes billions of dollars in tax
credits for hard-hit industries and direct cash payments to individuals,
among other provisions.
But while he said he was happy the bill would help the economy recover,
“until hospitals have what they need in order to continue to respond to
this ... our salvation is really in all of our hands.”
“There is no danger of overreacting right now,” Murphy said. “As the number
of people infected grows by leaps and bounds every single day, as more hot
spots are created all across the country, we need to take drastic
measures.”
He said he is gravely worried about the administration’s “mixed messages”
to the public about the duration and importance of social distancing.
“Everything in that bill is meaningless,” Murphy said of the stimulus,
“unless we are all personally very serious about engaging in the best
practices necessary to repel the virus.”
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, says that Trump
administration officials declined an offer of early congressional funding
assistance that he and other senators made on Feb. 5 during a meeting to
discuss the coronavirus.

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Capitol Hill. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)] © Provided by Yahoo! News Sen. Chris
Murphy, D-Conn., on Capitol Hill. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

The officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar,
said they “didn’t need emergency funding, that they would be able to handle
it within existing appropriations,” Murphy recalled in an interview with
Yahoo News’ “Skullduggery” podcast
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“What an awful, horrible catastrophic mistake that was,” Murphy said.

On Feb. 5, Murphy tweeted
<https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1225073987639705600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1225073987639705600&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthebulwark.com%2Fwarnings-ignored-a-timeline-of-trumps-covid-19-response%2F>:
“Just left the Administration briefing on Coronavirus. Bottom line: they
aren't taking this seriously enough. Notably, no request for ANY emergency
funding, which is a big mistake. Local health systems need supplies,
training, screening staff etc. And they need it now.”

Murphy told Yahoo News that the funding he and other congressional leaders
wanted to allocate nearly two months ago would have paid for essential
preventative measures, including hiring local screening and testing staff,
researching a vaccine and treatments and the stockpiling of needed medical
supplies.

“The consequences of that in Connecticut is that we're going to test less
people today than we tested yesterday,” Murphy told “Skullduggery” hosts
Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman. “And that means that there are lots of
people who are positive who are not going to know it, who are then going to
be in contact with other people, who are going to spread the disease.”

Connecticut is so undersupplied that officials have had to cut back on
tests administered even as suspected new infections are surging, Murphy
said, calling the forced reduction in testing “an abomination.”

Murphy said Connecticut has been particularly challenged in trying to build
up its supply of re-agents, the compounds needed to run coronavirus tests.
Re-agents are mostly manufactured abroad, and Murphy said “the whole world
is competing” for them now.

The senator said he spent part of Thursday on the phone with a lab official
in Connecticut who said he cannot administer enough tests due to the
re-agent shortage.

“Had we appropriated money in February to start buying re-agent, we would
be in a position to do many more tests today than we are,” Murphy said. ”It
was just so clear to us that the administration didn't think this was going
to be a problem. We begged them in that meeting to request emergency
funding from the Congress and they told us ... that they had everything
that they needed on hand, which was false.”

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Murphy also criticized the White House’s decision not to take coronavirus
test kits offered by the World Health Organization in January, which he
said was an especially devastating mistake because that test was ready to
go and easily replicable. Murphy said he believes that, as a result of the
administration’s testing decisions, only about 20 percent to 30 percent of
people who should be tested are able to do so.

“We didn't appropriate the dollars necessary to build out the testing
infrastructure,” Murphy said.

The administration’s laissez-faire approach has also contributed to the
country’s soaring infection rate, Murphy said, because Trump had resisted
calls to invoke the Defense Production Act. The Defense Production Act, or
DPA, allows the president to compel private companies to manufacture
products deemed necessary for national security.

*Download or subscribe on iTunes: **“Skullduggery” from Yahoo News*
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Trump announced Friday
<https://news.yahoo.com/in-reversal-trump-uses-defense-production-act-to-force-gm-to-make-ventilators-214106403.html>
that he was finally invoking the DPA to force General Motors to produce
badly needed ventilators. But Murphy said the president had dragged his
feet in using the DPA because some of his allies pressured him against
invoking it.

“The president is getting push back from right-wing ideologues, from those
who believe that the private sector can fix any and all problems that
confront the nation,” Murphy said.

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   press after the House passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill, on March 27,
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   vote a $2.2 trillion rescue package, the largest economic stimulus package
   in American history, to aid a US economy and health care system battered by
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   Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Austin is under Stay-at-Home orders to help
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   - [image: Slide 34 of 50: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 25: A man
   crosses the unusually quiet Hollywood Boulevard near the shuttered Pantages
   Theatre as the coronavirus pandemic continues on March 25, 2020 in Los
   Angeles, California. California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a ‘stay at
   home’ order for California’s 40 million residents, with exceptions for
   essential activities, in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by]
   - [image: Slide 35 of 50: VARIOUS CITIES, - MARCH 25: Exterior pictures
   on the eve of Major League Baseball's opening day which has been postponed
   due to COVID-19 at Dodger Stadium on March 25, 2020 in Los Angeles,
   California, United States. (Photo by]
   - [image: Slide 36 of 50: A police officer mans the entrance to a
   coronavirus (COVID-19) testing center in Hansen Dam Park on March 25, 2020
   in Pacoima, California. - California, the most populous US state, has been
   one of the worst-hit during the pandemic. At least 51 people have died,
   with more than 2,500 cases, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins
   University. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by]
   - [image: Slide 37 of 50: Dylan Kyriacopoulos, left, and his fiance Mary
   Williams visit an empty Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, March
   25, 2020. Officials have urged Washington residents to stay home to contain
   the spread of the coronavirus.]
   - [image: Slide 38 of 50: People stand apart at a closed ticket counter
   at Grand Central Station on March 25, 2020 in New York City. - Wall Street
   stocks jumped early Wednesday as markets awaited a vote on a $2 trillion
   package agreed by congressional leaders to boost the US economy ravaged by
   the coronavirus outbreak.]
   - [image: Slide 39 of 50: A man bikes past boarded up businesses while
   walking his dog on Frenchmen Street, following the outbreak of the
   coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. March 25,
   2020.]
   - [image: Slide 40 of 50: Medical personnel are silhouetted against the
   back of a tent before the start of coronavirus testing in the parking lot
   outside of Raymond James Stadium early Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Tampa,
   Fla. The testing is being done by appointment only.]
   - [image: Slide 41 of 50: Pedestrians keep their distance in downtown
   Portland, Maine, just hours before a stay-at-home order goes into effect
   Wednesday, March 25, 2020, that will close all but essential workplaces in
   the city. City officials say residents must shelter in place starting at 5
   p.m. Wednesday to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Maine has
   reached 118 coronavirus cases, the majority in Cumberland and York
   counties.]
   - [image: Slide 42 of 50: A Florida Army National Guard looks on as
   people get tested for COVID-19 at a drive-thru testing center at Marlins
   Park as the coronavirus pandemic continues on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in
   Miami.]
   - [image: Slide 43 of 50: A woman takes a picture of a sign in front of
   the closed Department of Labor on March 25, 2020 in New York. - Wall Street
   stocks jumped early Wednesday as markets awaited a vote on a $2 trillion
   package agreed by congressional leaders to boost the US economy ravaged by
   the coronavirus outbreak.]
   - [image: Slide 44 of 50: Lobsang Tseten meditates and practices
   breathing exercises alone to maintain social distancing at a playground,
   Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo sounded his most
   dire warning yet about the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, saying the
   infection rate in New York is accelerating and the state could be as close
   as two weeks away from a crisis that sees 40,000 people in intensive care.
   Such a surge would overwhelm hospitals, which now have just 3,000 intensive
   care unit beds statewide.]
   - [image: Slide 45 of 50: WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: Treasury Secretary
   Steven Mnuchin talks briefly with reporters after arriving at the U.S.
   Capitol with White House Director of Legislative Affairs Eric Ueland and
   White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to continue negotiations on a $2
   trillion economic stimulus in response to the coronavirus pandemic March
   24, 2020 in Washington, DC. After days of tense negotiations -- and
   Democrats twice blocking the nearly $2 trillion package -- the Senate and
   Treasury Department appear to have reached important compromises on
   legislation to shore up the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by
   Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)]
   - [image: Slide 46 of 50: Firefighters, police officers and Emergency
   Medical Technicians (EMTs) respond to a medical call amid the coronavirus
   disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle, Washington, U.S., March 24, 2020.
   REUTERS/Brian Snyder]
   - [image: Slide 47 of 50: Beach access has been closed during the global
   outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Del Mar, California,
   U.S., March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake]
   - [image: Slide 48 of 50: Coba the Spectacled Owl is brought to see the
   Humboldt penguins while the zoo is closed to visitors, which will cause a
   $1.9 million loss in March at the Woodland Park Zoo during the coronavirus
   disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 24, 2020.
   REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson]
   - [image: Slide 49 of 50: OHIO, USA - MARCH 24: âStay home, Ohio stop
   COVID-19â sign is seen in Dayton, Ohio on March 24, 2020 amidst the
   Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic. On March 23, 2020 the state declared a
   stay at home order in efforts to reduce the spread of the virus. (Photo by
   Megan JELINGER/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)]
   - [image: Slide 50 of 50: Medics clean their equipment after
   transporting a patient into Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term
   care facility linked to confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, during
   the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
   March 24, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder]

Slide 1 of 50: US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (C) and Representatives
Kevin McCarthy (L) and Steny Hoyer show the bill to the press after the
House passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill, on March 27, 2020, at the US
Capitol in Washington, DC - The House approved by a voice vote a $2.2
trillion rescue package, the largest economic stimulus package in American
history, to aid a US economy and health care system battered by the
coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP) (Photo by
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The world is battling the COVID-19 outbreak that the World Health
Organization declared a global pandemic, which has claimed more than 20,000
lives and infected more than 500,000 people around the world.

(Pictured) US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (C) and Representatives
Kevin McCarthy (L) and Steny Hoyer show the bill to the press after the
House passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill, on March 27 at the US Capitol in
Washington, D.C.
2/50 SLIDES© Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images
General view of Park Avenue from 28th Street uptown after it was announced
that some streets will be shut as lockdown continues in response to the
coronavirus outbreak on March 27 in New York City.
3/50 SLIDES© Michael Dwyer/AP Photo
People leave a food distribution center in Boston on March 27.
4/50 SLIDES© Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo
The USNS Mercy enters the Port of Los Angeles on March 27. The The
1,000-bed Navy hospital ship is expected to help take the load off Los
Angeles area hospitals as they treat coronavirus patients.
Slideshow continues on the next slide
5/50 SLIDES© Nick Oxford/Reuters
Joe Coover monitors his 3D printer as it produces a protective mask that he
will give out for free to combat coronavirus disease in Oklahoma City on
March 27.
6/50 SLIDES© Keith Srakocic/AP Photo
A sign with corrected spelling, tells visitors the playground at the
Community Park is closed until further notice due to COVID-19 on March 27
in Zelienople, Pennsylvania.
7/50 SLIDES© Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images
Members of the National Guard gather at the Jacob K. Javits Convention
Center, which is being turned into a hospital to help fight coronavirus
cases on March 27 in New York City.
8/50 SLIDES© Matt York/AP Photo
A sign warning against COVID-19 is seen in front of a closed restaurant on
March 27 in Phoenix, Arizona.
9/50 SLIDES© Ted S. Warren/AP Photo

A flag that reads "#We Got This Seattle" flies on the roof of the Space
Needle on March 26 in Seattle.
Slideshow continues on the next slide
10/50 SLIDES© Mike Segar/Reuters
A sign displays a message outside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
which is being partially converted into a temporary hospital in Manhattan
on March 26.
11/50 SLIDES© Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Juliette rings a "closing bell" as NYSE-AMEX floor traders work in an
off-site trading office they built when the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
closed, in Brooklyn on March 26.
12/50 SLIDES© Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
California National Guard troops package food bags to assist elderly
volunteer workers in home confinement on March 26 in Indio.
13/50 SLIDES© Lindsey Wasson/Reuters
Dax Davis plays during a daycare for children of healthcare workers and
first responders at Midway Elementary School, with regular hand washing
breaks in the schedule on March 26 in Des Moines.
14/50 SLIDES© Caitlin Ochs/Reuters
A warning sign at Whitehall Terminal warns ferry riders to practice social
distancing while commuting in Manhattan on March 26.
Slideshow continues on the next slide
15/50 SLIDES© Caitlin Ochs/Reuters
Empty barbecue grills are seen on a sunny day at Jones Beach State Park on
March 26 in Nassau County.
16/50 SLIDES© Steve Helber/AP Photo
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is closed on what would've been Opening Day on
March 26 in Baltimore. The Orioles were slated to host the New York Yankees
at the park, but the season has been delayed due to the coronavirus
outbreak.
17/50 SLIDES© Kathy Willens/AP Photo
A large sign encourages people to practice social distancing by standing
six feet apart as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, outside the
Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York on March 26.
18/50 SLIDES© Drew Angerer/Getty Images
President Donald Trump speaks as Vice President Mike Pence looks on during
a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic in the White House on March 26 in
Washington, D.C.
19/50 SLIDES© Rick Bowmer/AP Photo
A worker sews face masks at SugarHouse Industries on March 26 in Midvale,
Utah. SugarHouse Industries, a Utah company that usually manufactures boat
tops and covers, has reconfigured its operation amid the spread of the
coronavirus to produce face shields and masks.
20/50 SLIDES© Malcolm Hope/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images
Super Shoes in Manchester, New Hampshire is closed as a result of the
COVID-19 crisis on March 26.
21/50 SLIDES© Ben Gabbe/Getty Images
The New York Public Library is closed due to the spread of the coronavirus
on March 26 in New York City.
22/50 SLIDES© Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images
The Holland America cruise ship Maasdam pulls into San Diego Bay enroute to
docking at B Street Pier on March 26 in San Diego, California. The Maasdam
was denied permission to dock and disembark in Hawaii due to fears
passengers may have the coronavirus forcing it to continue on to San Diego
in order to allow passengers to get off.
23/50 SLIDES© Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo
An Iowa Department of Transportation digital sign displays a message over a
highway in response to the spread of COVID-19 on March 26 in Des Moines,
Iowa.
24/50 SLIDES© Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

A view of an unusually quiet Copley Square on March 25 in Boston,
Massachusetts. A “stay at home” order was put into effect by Governor
Charlie Baker in an attempt to slow the coronavirus.
25/50 SLIDES© Win McNamee/Getty Images

The statue of Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson is shown outside
Nationals Park, home to the World Series Champion Washington Nationals,
which looks deserted on the date which was previously scheduled for Opening
Day, on March 26, in Washington, DC.
26/50 SLIDES© CJ Gunther/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Pine Glen Elementary School teachers wave to their students as they take
part in a car parade through their school district, in Burlington,
Massachusetts, on March 26.
27/50 SLIDES© David Ryder/Reuters

Jaime Casady uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect a shop in Seattle,
Washington on March 26.
28/50 SLIDES© Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

People stand in line to get tested for the coronavirus at Elmhurst Hospital
Center in the Queens borough of New York City, on March 26.
29/50 SLIDES© Mario Tama/Getty Images
An aerial view shows the intersection of Hollywood and Vine, shortly before
sunset, with lighter than normal traffic, on March 25, in Los Angeles,
California.
30/50 SLIDES© Senate Television/AP Photo
In this image from video, the final vote of 96-0 shows passage of the $2.2
trillion economic rescue package in response to the pandemic, passed by the
Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on March 25.
31/50 SLIDES© Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on the coronavirus,
outbreak flanked by Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (R) and Vice
President Mike Pence at the White House in Washington, D.C on March 25.
32/50 SLIDES© Rick Bowmer/AP Photo
A sign is shown at the Salt Lake City International Airport Wednesday on
March 25 in Salt Lake City. Many airline flights are nearly empty as virus
undercuts travel.
33/50 SLIDES© Eric Gay/AP Photo
A man has his temperature taken at a control point on a covered footbridge
to be screened for symptoms before entering the Dell Deton Medical Center
at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas on March 25.
34/50 SLIDES© Mario Tama/Getty Images
A man crosses the unusually quiet Hollywood Boulevard near the shuttered
Pantages Theatre as the coronavirus pandemic continues on March 25 in Los
Angeles.
35/50 SLIDES© Harry How/Getty Images
Exterior of the Dodgers Stadium on the eve of Major League Baseball's
opening day which has been postponed due to the spread of the coronavirus
on March 25 in Los Angeles.
36/50 SLIDES© Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
A police officer mans the entrance to a coronavirus testing center in
Hansen Dam Park on March 25 in Pacoima, California.
37/50 SLIDES© Patrick Semansky/AP Photo

Dylan Kyriacopoulos, left, and his fiance Mary Williams visit an empty
Lincoln Memorial in Washington on March 25. Officials have urged Washington
residents to stay home to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
38/50 SLIDES© Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
People stand apart at a closed ticket counter at Grand Central Station on
March 25 in New York City.
39/50 SLIDES© Jonathan Bachman/Reuters
A man bikes past boarded up businesses while walking his dog on Frenchmen
Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 25.
40/50 SLIDES© Chris O'Meara/AP Photo
Medical personnel are silhouetted against the back of a tent before the
start of coronavirus testing in the parking lot on March 25 in Tampa, Fla.
The testing is being done by appointment only.
41/50 SLIDES© Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo
Pedestrians keep their distance in downtown Portland, Maine, just hours
before a stay-at-home order goes into effect on March 25 to close all but
essential workplaces in the city.
42/50 SLIDES© David Santiago/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty
Images
A Florida Army National Guard looks on as people get tested for COVID-19 at
a drive-thru testing center at Marlins Park on March 25 in Miami.
43/50 SLIDES© Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
A woman takes a picture of a sign in front of the closed Department of
Labor on March 25 in New York.
44/50 SLIDES© John Minchillo/AP Photo
Lobsang Tseten meditates and practices breathing exercises alone to
maintain social distancing at a playground, on March 25, in New York.
45/50 SLIDES© Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talks briefly with reporters after
arriving at the U.S. Capitol with White House Director of Legislative
Affairs Eric Ueland and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on March 24
in Washington, D.C.
46/50 SLIDES© Brian Snyder/Reuters
Firefighters, police officers and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)
respond to a medical call amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
in Seattle, Washington on March 24.
47/50 SLIDES© Mike Blake/Reuters
Beach access has been closed after the announcement of a lockdown in Del
Mar, California on March 24.
48/50 SLIDES© Lindsey Wasson/Reuters

Coba the Spectacled Owl is brought to see the Humboldt penguins while the
zoo is closed to visitors, which will cause a $1.9 million loss, at the
Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle on March 24.
49/50 SLIDES© Megan Jelinger/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Stay home, Ohio. Stop COVID-19 sign is seen in Dayton, Ohio on March 24.
50/50 SLIDES© David Ryder/Reuters
Medics clean their equipment after transporting a patient into Life Care
Center of Kirkland. The long-term care facility is linked to confirmed
coronavirus cases in the state, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak,
in Kirkland, Washington, on March 24.
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“The national Chamber of Commerce and other conservative, free-market
ideologues inside the White House are arguing for the president to not use
the DPA simply because they philosophically disagree with the idea that
government should play any role in the management of supplies at a time
like this.”

Sabrina Fang, a spokeswoman for the Chamber of Commerce, did not respond to
Yahoo News’ requests for comment.

Calling the president’s coronavirus management strategy an “abysmal
failure,” Murphy said the lack of federal leadership continues to directly
correlate with cities’ and states’ inability to perform enough tests and
stop the disease from spreading in the U.S. He said that supply shortages
have led to a “‘Lord of the Flies’ environment in which every single state
and every single hospital is left to essentially fend for themselves and
try to scrounge together as much equipment as they can.”

Asked what he considers to be the most important thing Trump could do to
help the country turn the corner in its effort to contain the coronavirus,
Murphy said the president should rethink his recent assertion that the
country might be able to return to normal by Easter, which falls this year
on April 12.

“What I’m most worried about right now is that the president is just going
to get sort of tired of these emergency measures,” Murphy said, referring
to the social distancing efforts most Americans are now undertaking. “The
result will be that people will start coming out of their homes and we will
end up with a health care system in absolute, catastrophic failure.”

Murphy also said he is now close to proposing legislation that will bolster
coordination between the U.S, and other countries for pandemic preparedness
and protection so that next time a virus emerges, leaders are better able
to respond.

“There could be another one at our doorstep next spring at the same time
that we’re responding to the current virus,” he said.

He also hailed the passage of a $2 trillion stimulus package late
Wednesday. The package is meant to boost an economy staggering under the
weight of the coronavirus pandemic and includes billions of dollars in tax
credits for hard-hit industries and direct cash payments to individuals,
among other provisions.

But while he said he was happy the bill would help the economy recover,
“until hospitals have what they need in order to continue to respond to
this ... our salvation is really in all of our hands.”

“There is no danger of overreacting right now,” Murphy said. “As the number
of people infected grows by leaps and bounds every single day, as more hot
spots are created all across the country, we need to take drastic
measures.”

He said he is gravely worried about the administration’s “mixed messages”
to the public about the duration and importance of social distancing.

“Everything in that bill is meaningless,” Murphy said of the stimulus,
“unless we are all personally very serious about engaging in the best
practices necessary to repel the virus.”

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US industries devastated by coronavirus

The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, which has been designated a global
pandemic by the World Health Organization, is having a devastating impact
on the U.S. economy.
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Amazon unintentionally hid competitors' faster delivery options

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Trump didn't calm oil markets, and now it might be too late

Weeks later, the crisis remains a low priority for the president, who has
continually expressed his satisfaction with cheap gasoline and whose agenda
has been consumed by the coronavirus pandemic itself, according to people
familiar with the situation.
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Are grocery stores and pharmacies vectors for the coronavirus?

Stores have ramped up cleaning efforts but caution is urged about crowds
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Economy had worst week in decades, with more to come

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Cheap things to have on hand during the pandemic

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Yes, you can use this crazy market to help your 401(k)

It’s a golden chance for a portfolio do-over
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How do you choose between the economy and more virus deaths?

President Trump warns of ‘suicides,’ and Bill Gates talks of ‘pile of
bodies,’ but they’ve both touched upon an economic term known as the
Identifiable Victim Effect.
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