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>> THE BIG STORY OF THE DAY
WAS THIS $2 TRILLION RELIEF
STIMULUS BILL.
IT HAS NOW BEEN SIGNED BY
PRESIDENT TRUMP INTO LAW.
MEANING MUCH RELIEF WILL COME
AS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE
IN DESPERATE NEED.
>> IT ACTUALLY GOES UP TO $6.2
TRILLION.
YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT A $6.2
TRILLION BILL.
THEY GOT A 96-0.
WHAT WAS THE NUMBER IN
CONGRESS?
>> JUST AS CLOSE.
>> PRETTY AMAZING.
THAT’S ABOUT THE SAME THING,
RIGHT KEVIN?
THAT’S FANTASTIC.
I WANT TO THANK REPUBLICANS
AND DEMOCRATS FOR COMING
TOGETHER, SETTING ASIDE THEIR
DIFFERENCES AND PUTTING
AMERICA FIRST.
THIS LEGISLATION PROVIDES FOR
DIRECT PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS
AND UNPRECEDENTED SUPPORT TO
SMALL BUSINESSES.
WE’RE GONNA KEEP OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES STRONG AND OUR BIG
BUSINESSES STRONG.
THAT’S KEEPING OUR COUNTRY
STRONG AND OUR JOBS STRONG.
$300 BILLION IN DIRECT CASH
PAYMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN EARNING
LESS THAN $99,000 PER YEAR.
$3400 FOR A TYPICAL FAMILY OF
FOUR.
FAMILY OF FOUR, $3400.
AND THEN $350 BILLION IN JOB
RETENTION LOANS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES WITH LOAN
FORGIVENESS AVAILABLE.
FOR BUSINESSES THAT CONTINUE
PAYING THEIR WORKERS, THE
WORKERS GET PAID.
APPROXIMATELY $250 BILLION IN
EXPANDED UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS.
THE AVERAGE WORKER THAT’S LOST
HIS OR HER JOB WILL RECEIVE
100% OF THEIR SALARY FOR UP TO
FOUR FULL MONTHS.
THINGS LIKE THIS HAVE NEVER
HAPPENED IN OUR COUNTRY.
$500 BILLION IN SUPPORT FOR
HARD HIT INDUSTRIES WITH A BAN
ON CORPORATE STOCK BUY BACKS.
WE DON’T LET THEM BUY BACK THE
STOCK.
WE DON’T LET THAT HAPPEN.
AND TOUGH LIMITS ON EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION.
OVER $100 BILLION TO SUPPORT
OUR HEROIC DOCTORS, NURSES AND
HOSPITALS.
YOU SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING.
I WANT TO THANK, WHILE WE’RE
HERE ALSO, THE INCREDIBLE JOB
DONE BY THE ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS AND BY FEMA.
THEY DID FOUR HOSPITALS IN TWO
DAYS OR THREE DAYS IN NEW YORK
AND THEY’RE INCREDIBLE
STRUCTURES.
WHAT A JOB THEY’VE BEEN DOING.
THEY’RE DOING THEM ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY.
$45 BILLION FOR THE DISASTER
RELIEF FUND SUPPORTING OUR
STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL
LEADERS.
BOEING JUST ANNOUNCED THEY’RE GONNA MAKE THE PLASTIC FACE SHIELDS, THE ACTUAL SHIELDS
THAT ARE HARD TO COME BY.
THEY’RE GONNA BE MAKING THEM
BY THE THOUSANDS A WEEK.
THE VENTILATORS, WHICH IS
PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT
BECAUSE IT’S LIKE BUILDING A
CAR.
WE’LL BE ANNOUNCING THOUSANDS
ARE GOING TO BE BUILT.
WE HAVE THEM UNDER CONTRACT
AND WE HAVE FAST DELIVERIES.
AS YOU KNOW, WE DELIVERED
THOUSANDS TO NEW YORK.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE
DELIVERED TO A WAREHOUSE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DIDN’T
TAKE THEM BUT NOW THEY’RE
TAKING THEM.
NEW YORK IS NOW TAKING THEM
AND RE-DISTRIBUTING THEM
AROUND THE AREAS THAT THEY
NEED.
WE DID ACTIVATE IT WITH RESPECT TO GENERAL MOTORS. MAYBE WE WON’T EVEN NEED THE
FULL ACTIVATION, WE’LL FIND
OUT.
WE NEED THE VENTILATORS.
I SAID HELLO TODAY, I CALLED
HIM A WONDERFUL GUY, BORIS
JOHNSON.
AS YOU KNOW, HE TESTED
POSITIVE.
BEFORE HE EVEN SAID HELLO, HE
SAID WE NEED VENTILATORS.
I SAID, WOW.
THAT’S A BIG STATEMENT.
HOPEFULLY HE’S GONNA BE IN
GOOD SHAPE.
I JUST SPOKE TO ANGELA MERKEL
AND SHE’S QUARANTINED ALSO.
SHE’S RIGHT NOW FOR A PERIOD
OF TWO WEEKS BEING FORCED TO
STAY IN HER HOUSE.
THIS IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE
SITUATION.
LAST NIGHT, I SPOKE TO
PRESIDENT XI.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE
THAT THEY HAD IN CHINA AND ALL
OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN
PLACE.
AND WE LEARNED A LOT.
THEY’VE HAD A VERY TOUGH
EXPERIENCE AND THEY’RE DOING
WELL AND HE’S DOING WELL,
PRESIDENT XI IS DOING VERY
WELL.
BUT WE LEARNED A LOT AND WE
HAVE GREAT COMMUNICATION
TOGETHER.
WE’RE GOING TO BE SENT GREAT
DATA FROM CHINA, THINGS THAT
HAPPENED THAT THEY SEE.
THEY’VE HAD AN EARLY
EXPERIENCE AND WE’RE GETTING
ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.
MUCH OF IT HAS ALREADY BEEN
SENT.
IT WAS SENT YESTERDAY AND SENT
TO OUR SCIENTISTS TO STUDY.
WE’LL HAVE MORE ON THAT ALSO
AND BE DISCUSSING THAT AT
5:30.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
PEOPLE BEHIND ME.
THEY’VE BEEN INCREDIBLE
FRIENDS, THEY’VE BEEN
WARRIORS.
NOBODY TOUGHER OR SMARTER THAN
THE PEOPLE STANDING ALONGSIDE
OF ME.
I THINK I WANT TO START OFF BY
ASKING MITCH AND THEN KEVIN TO
SPEAK AND THEN WE’LL GO
THROUGH A FEW OF THE FOLKS IN
THE ROOM IF THEY’D LIKE TO SAY
SOMETHING.
MITCH, I’D LOVE YOU TO SAY A
FEW WORDS.
THIS MAN WORKED 24 HOURS A DAY
FOR A LONG TIME, THIS IS THE
RESULT.
THE BIGGEST EVER APPROVED IN
CONGRESS, $6.2 TRILLION.
WE USED TO GET USED TO THE
BILLION.
USED TO BE MILLION, THEN IT
WAS BILLION, NOW IT’S
TRILLION.
AND IT’S GONNA GO A LONG WAY.
IT’S GONNA MAKE A LOT OF
PEOPLE VERY HAPPY.
MITCH McCONNELL, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
LET ME JUST SAY, THIS IS A
PROUD MOMENT FOR OUR COUNTRY,
FOR THE PRESIDENT.
THE REPUBLICANS AND THE
DEMOCRATS ALL PULLED TOGETHER
AND PASSED THE BIGGEST BILL IN
HISTORY IN RECORD TIME.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK KEVIN
McCARTHY AND OUR LEADERS ON
THE REPUBLICAN SIDE IN THE
HOUSE TO HELP SPEED THIS
THROUGH INTO PASSAGE.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEEDED
THIS, THEY NEEDED IT QUICKLY
AND WE DELIVERED.
MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.
>> IT’S SO NATURAL, I JUST
WANT TO GO BACK AND SHAKE HIS
HAND.
THEY’VE DONE SUCH AN
INCREDIBLE JOB.
KEVIN, PLEASE.
>> THE REAL ANSWER TO AMERICA
IS WE’RE LISTENING TO YOU.
YOU DO YOUR PART AND WE’RE
GONNA DO OURS.
THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT’S
HAPPENING TODAY.
WHAT LEADER McCONNELL DID WAS
AMAZING.
HE MADE IT BIPARTISAN.
EVERYBODY WAS INVOLVED.
I WISH WE COULD HAVE SIGNED
THIS EARLIER THIS WEEK.
MAYBE THERE WOULDN’T BE AS
MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF
WORK.
THIS WILL PUT PEOPLE BACK TO
WORK.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK SECRETARY
MNUCHIN.
YOU’VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB,
AND ALL THE TEAM THAT’S HERE.
AS I SAID IN MY SPEECH, THE
VIRUS IS HERE.
WE DIDN’T ASK FOR IT, WE
DIDN’T INVITE IT.
WE DIDN’T CHOOSE IT.
BUT WE’RE GONNA DEFEAT IT
TOGETHER BECAUSE WE’RE GONNA
WORK TOGETHER.
THIS IS THE FIRST START OF IT.
THE HOSPITALS WILL GET MONEY,
THE MONEY THEY NEED.
SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE
TO HIRE THEIR EMPLOYEES BACK.
THAT IS A GRANT.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BORROW FROM
THAT PLACE.
THE OTHER BUSINESSES GET A
RETENTION TO KEEP EMPLOYEES
ON.
TO THE TASK FORCE AND THE VICE
PRESIDENT, ALL THE WORK YOU’RE
DOING WITH THIS PRESIDENT,
THESE WILL BE THE NEEDED
RESOURCES YOU NEED AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>> VERY SPECIAL.
MIKE PENCE?
MIKE, COULD YOU PLEASE SAY
SOMETHING?
YOU’VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD.
IN CHARGE OF OUR TASK FORCE.
AND THEN I’D LIKE TO ASK STEVE
TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
THANKS FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS ALL OF
OUR APPRECIATION AND THE
GRATITUDE OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT
THAT’S REFLECTED IN THE
LEGISLATION THAT YOU’LL SIGN
IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS.
YOU TOLD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
THAT WE WOULD DO WHATEVER IT
TAKES.
YOU CALLED ON CONGRESS TO STEP
FORWARD TO MAKE CORONAVIRUS
TESTING FREE FOR EVERY
AMERICAN TO MAKE PAID FAMILY
LEAVE AVAILABLE.
CONGRESS WITH THE LEADERS
GATHERED AROUND US HERE
STEPPED FORWARD IN A
BIPARTISAN FASHION AND
DELIVERED.
BUT TODAY, EVERY AMERICAN
FAMILY, EVERY AMERICAN
BUSINESS CAN KNOW THAT HELP IS
ON THE WAY.
I WANT TO THANK LEADER
McCONNELL FOR HIS WORK IN
REALLY FORGING A BIPARTISAN
BILL IN THE UNITED STATES
SENATE.
I WANT TO THANK LEADER
McCARTHY FOR HIS GREAT WORK.
AS THE PRESIDENT SAID, I ALSO
WANT TO THANK THE DEMOCRAT AND
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP ACROSS
THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
THIS IS AN AMERICAN
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
MR. PRESIDENT, IT’S EXACTLY
WHAT YOU ASKED THE CONGRESS TO
DELIVER FOR THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE.
STEVE MNUCHIN, YOU KNOW HOW
HARD HE’S BEEN WORKING.
STEVE, PLEASE SAY A FEW WORDS.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT’S
LEADERSHIP.
YOU MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO US
LAST WEEK THAT WE SHOULD THINK
BIG.
THAT THIS WAS A WAR ON THE
VIRUS AND THAT WE SHOULD HAVE
THE RESOURCES TO PROTECT
AMERICAN WORKERS AND AMERICAN
BUSINESS.
I’D LIKE TO THANK THE SENATE.
IT WAS A GREAT HONOR, MITCH,
TO WORK WITH YOU AND EVERYONE
ON A BIPARTISAN BASIS TO GET
THIS DONE.
THIS IS GONNA BE A GREAT THING
FOR THE AMERICAN WORKERS.
KEVIN McCARTHY, THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR
AMERICAN WORKERS.
IT INCLUDES UNPRECEDENTED
SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN WORKERS
WHO’VE LOST THEIR JOBS THROUGH
NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN BECAUSE
OF THIS VIRUS.
GIVES THEM AS NEAR AS WE COULD
OF THE SAME WAGE THEY WOULD
HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IF
THEY’D BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THEIR
JOBS FOR UP TO FOUR MONTHS.
I THINK EVEN MORE IMPORTANT,
IT INCLUDES $350 BILLION IN
LOANS FOR SMALL BUSINESS.
>> YOU’VE BEEN WATCHING THE