PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY HAS SHOWN HIMSELF TO BE STILL ON THE
DEFENSIVE OVER ASPECTS OF THE
VIRUS HANDLING.
VIRUS HANDLING. WE SAW THAT IN THE BRIEFING U
I’M ABOUT TO BE JOINED LIVE BY
SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI.
SHE HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS AS WELL
WITH THE PRESIDENT ATTACKING
HER, INCLUDING ON TWITTER.
MEANWHILE, THE BATTLES CONTINUE
IN CONGRESS, THE BIG STORY THAT
AFFECTS SO MANY AMERICANS LIVES
IS THE FATE OF THE PAYCHECK
PROTECTION PROGRAM.
PROTECTION PROGRAM. THIS WAS DESIGNED TO GIVE LOANS
TO SMALL BUSINESSES TO HELP
PEOPLE WORK IN SMALL BUSINESSES
AROUND THE COUNTRY.
IT’S ALREADY RUN OUT OF MONEY.
LEADING DEMOCRATS HAVE ARGUED
THAT THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE PROVIDED
WITHIN A BIPARTISAN RELIEF
PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES NEW HEALTH
CARE FUNDING.
CARE FUNDING. SENATE REPUBLICANS LED BY MITCH
McCONNELL DID NOT WANT TO
NEGOTIATE ON THAT.
INSTEAD, TRIED TO GO IT ALONE
WITH A VOTE THAT DID NOT
SUCCEED.
SUCCEED. REPUBLICANS ARE SHOWING NEW
SIGNS THEY MIGHT BE READY TO
WORK WITH SPEAKER PELOSI AND
OTHERS.
OTHERS. HOUSE MINORITY LEADER KEVIN
McCARTHY SAYING HE WOULD COME
BACK TO THE TABLE TO NEGOTIATE
WITH SOME OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS. HAVING HEARD FROM THE LEADER OF
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, WE TURN TO
THE LEADER OF THE CONGRESSIONAL
BRANCH, HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY
PELOSI JOINS ME LIVE.
GOOD EVENING, THANKS FOR JOINING
ME.
ME. >> MY PLEASURE.
I WISH IT WERE OTHER
CIRCUMSTANCES.
CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT HERE WE ARE.
>> HERE WE ARE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
LET’S GO RIGHT TO THE HEART OF
THIS ISSUE THAT AFFECTS SO MANY
AMERICANS.
AMERICANS. WALK US THROUGH WHAT YOU’RE
TRYING TO DO, WHAT YOU SEE AS A
SOLUTION IN THIS SMALL BUSINESS
PROGRAM THAT CAME -- THE PATH
THAT HAD APPARENTLY RUN INTO
SOME SHORTAGES.
SOME SHORTAGES. >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME
SAY THAT THE LIVES AND THE
LIVELIHOOD OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE ARE OF COURSE OF THE
HIGHEST PRIORITY.
HIGHEST PRIORITY. BUT YOU CAN’T HAVE ONE WITHOUT
THE OTHER.
THE OTHER. WE HAVE TO MOVE IN A
SCIENCE-BASED, EVIDENCE-BASED
SCIENCE-BASED, EVIDENCE-BASED WAY.
WAY. TESTING, TESTING, TESTING.
BUT GETTING BACK TO YOUR
QUESTION, I WILL SAY THIS.
THE BILL THAT WE PASSED, CARES
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATION LEGISLATION, WAS BIPARTISAN.
WE’VE HAD THREE BILLS IN THE
MONTH OF MARCH, ALL OF THEM
BIPARTISAN BECAUSE WE ALL WANT
TO ADDRESS AND HELP THE LIVES
AND THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
AMERICAN PEOPLE. HOWEVER, WITH THE CARES ACT, IT
WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO ASSERT
OURSELVES AND I WAS VERY PROUD
THAT WE’RE WORKING TOGETHER,
HOUSE AND SENATE, DEMOCRATS WERE
ABLE TO FLIP A CORPORATE TRICKLE
DOWN BILL TO A WORKERS AND
FAMILIES FIRST BILL.
NOW THE ’EMIMPLEMENTATION, THERE
MORE MONEY NEEDED.
WE WANT MORE MONEY, WE BELIEVE
IN THAT.
IN THAT. THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA IS SO
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. BUT IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR US
TO HAVE MORE FUNDS FOR THE FUNDS
SO THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES, THE
HEALTH CARE WOKERS, THE POLICE
AND FIRE, EMS, FOLKS AND ALL
THOSE WHO REALLY NEED HELP AS
THEY TRY TO SAVE LIVES.
SO WE’RE HOPING THAT WE CAN COME
TO AGREEMENT.
TO AGREEMENT. AGAIN, WE ALL WANT THE
INITIATIVE TO SUCCEED.
SO HOPEFULLY, WE CAN COME TO A
BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT VERY SOON.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
>> UNDERSTOOD. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF DEBATE
OVER KEEPING THE COUNTRY CLOSED
FOR THE MOST PART ACCORDING TO
MEDICAL EXPERTISE.
MEDICAL EXPERTISE. THE PRESIDENT, THOUGH, I WANT TO
SHOW, SOME OF THE PROTESTS WE’VE
SEEN AROUND THE COUNTRY.
YOU’RE FAMILIAR.
YOU’RE FAMILIAR. SOME OF OUR VIEWERS HAVE SEEN
IT.
IT. SOME OF IT QUITE HEATED WHEN WE
LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND
FOLKS PROTESTING IN MICHIGAN,
GATHERING TOGETHER AND SOME OF
THIS FOOTAGE PEOPLE WILL SEE THE
PROTESTERS THEMSELVES NOT
FOLLOWING THE DISTANCING
GUIDELINES.
GUIDELINES. THEN THE PRESIDENT MAKING
HEADLINES TONIGHT MADAM SPEAKER,
NEW YORK TIMES REPORTING
TRUMP -- FOMENTS -- OUR VIEWERS
ARE SEEING AGAIN SOME OF THAT.
WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO WHAT
THE PRESIDENT IS DOING THERE?
>> I WON’T TAKE THE BAIT.
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE
DISTRACTION THAT THEY WANT TO
MAKE FROM THE FACT THAT THE
PRESIDENT HAD SAID THAT THIS
PANDEMIC WAS A HOAX AND THAT’S
NOT TRUE.
NOT TRUE. THAT THE PRESIDENT SAID IT WILL
MAGICALLY DISAPPEAR.
MAGICALLY DISAPPEAR. THAT’S NOT TRUE.
AGAIN AND AGAIN HE WAS IN DENIAL
AND DELAY IN DEALING WITH THIS.
THIS IS JUST A DISTRACTION.
DON’T FALL FOR THAT.
DON’T TAKE THE BAIT.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
>> UNDERSTOOD. LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC
HARDSHIP, WHICH OF COURSE IS
PART OF THE BILL YOU MENTIONED
THAT YOU’RE WORKING ON.
"WASHINGTON POST" REPORTING 22
MILLION UNEMPLOYED.
MILLION UNEMPLOYED. THIS WAS WIPED OUT A DECADE OF
JOB GAINS.
JOB GAINS. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DECLARED A
NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY. LET’S WIPE THIS OUT.
THE U.S. HAS NOT SEEN IT TH
LEVEL OF JOBLESS SINCE THE GREAT
DEPRESSION.
DEPRESSION. SPEAKER, DO YOU VIEW THIS AS
SIMPLY A PRODUCT OF THIS TOUGH
PANDEMIC OR DO YOU VIEW THIS AS
A TRUMP RECESSION?
>> IT’S PROBABLY A COMBINATION.
LET’S RIGHT NOW TALK ABOUT THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. BECAUSE THAT’S A MATTER OF LIFE
AND DEATH.
AND DEATH. WE’RE IN THE SITUATION THAT
WE’RE IN BECAUSE EARLY INTO THIS
THE PRESIDENT REFUSED TO ACCEPT
THE FACTS.
THE FACTS. ON MARCH 4th WE SENT THE BILLOW
OWE PASSED A BILL IN THE HOUSE
ABOUT TESTING, TESTING, TESTING.
YOU MUST HAVE TESTING, TESTING,
TESTING.
TESTING. THAT IS THE KEY TO OPENING THE
DOOR TO LETTING US OUT TO GROW
OUR ECONOMY.
OUR ECONOMY. IT HAS TO BE SCIENCE-BASED.
THE PRESIDENT SAID IN OPENING IT
UP, I HAVE FULL AUTHORITY, TOTAL
AUTHORITY.
AUTHORITY. THE NEXT DAY, HE SAID FOLLOWING
THAT HE SAID OH, THE GOVERNORS,
IT’S UP TO THEM TO OPEN UP AND
FOLLOWING THAT, HE CRITICIZED
THE GOVERNORS FOR THE APPROACH
THEY WERE TAKING, WHICH WAS TO
FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OF THE
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL.
SO LET’S JUST SAY, WE NEED
TRUTH.
TRUTH. WE HAVE TO INSIST ON THE TRUTH
AS TO WHAT THIS IS.
WE MUST HAVE TESTING.
WE MUST HAVE CONTACT TRACING SO
THAT WE CAN STOP THIS.
PEOPLE KNOW, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
ARE WISE.
ARE WISE. THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A THREAT
TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF
THEIR FAMILIES.
THEIR FAMILIES. OF COURSE, THEY WANT TO GET BACK
TO WORK TO GROW OUR ECONOMY.
BUT THE FACT IS, THAT THEY TAKE
THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF
THEIR FAMILIES FIRST AND
FOREMOST.
FOREMOST. WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
WE CAN FIND A CURE.
WE CAN FIND A VACCINE, WE PUT
MONEY IN THAT.
THAT FIRST TESTING, TESTING,
TESTING BILL.
TESTING BILL. THE SECOND BILL WAS MASK, MASK,
MASK.
MASK. TRYING TO FACILITATE THE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
THAT WE DON’T REALLY HAVE AS
MUCH AS WE NEED IT WHEN WE
NEEDED IT BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT
WOULDN’T DO DEFENSE PROTECTION
ACT.
ACT. SO THE SITUATION WE’RE IN IS
LARGELY OF HIS MAKING.
CALLING IT A HOAX.
SAYING MAGICALLY IT WILL
DISAPPEAR.
DISAPPEAR. NOT CALLING UPON THE DEFENSE
PRODUCTION ACT TO PROTECT THE
WORKERS WHO ARE TRYING TO SAVE
LIVES AS THEY RISK THEIR OWN
LIVES IN DOING SO.
THAT’S WHY IN THIS PACKAGE WE
WANT TO PROTECT THOSE ON THE
FRONT LINES, WHETHER IT’S IN THE
HOSPITALS OR THE PPE, THE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
WHETHER IT’S OUR POLICE AND
FIRE, SOME OF THE EMERGENCY
SERVICES PEOPLE ARE THE FIRST
ONES TO COME IN CONTACT WITH
SOMEBODY.
SOMEBODY. WE HAVE TO HAVE INSISTENCE ON
THE TRUTH.
THE TRUTH. THE TRUTH IS THAT THE BILL THAT
THE REPUBLICANS PUT FORTH WOULD
NOT PASS WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
IT DIDN’T IN THE SENATE EITHER.
SO LET’S FIND OUR COMMON GROUND.
WE ALL SUPPORT IT
WE WANT TO SUPPORT A CARES TWO
WHERE WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT STEP
BUT LET’S NOT LEAVE PEOPLE
BEHIND AND IGNORE THE TRUTH,
WHICH IS THE DOOR TO OPENING THE
ECONOMY, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT
TO DO WITH THIS SMALL BUSINESS
INITIATIVE.
INITIATIVE. THAT DOOR IS OPENED BY TESTING,
TESTING, TESTING CONTACT
TRACING.
TRACING. EVIDENCE --
EVIDENCE -- >> YOU JUST LAID OUT YOUR VIEW
OF HIS FAILURES COMING FROM THE
TRUMP WHITE HOUSE ON DOWN.
DO YOU THINK THOSE FAILURES COST
LIVES?
LIVES? >> YES, I DO.
I THINK DELAYING WERE DEADLY.
SO YOU SAY OKAY, THAT’S WHAT I
DIDN’T KNOW.
DIDN’T KNOW. THE REASON I’M SPEAKING OUT AND
I SENT A LETTER TO MY COLLEAGUES
WHICH I’M OVERWHELMED BY THE
RESPONSE I RECEIVED NATIONALLY
AND FROM MY COLLEAGUES INSISTING
ON THE TRUTH IS LET’S NOT
CONTINUE ON A PATH OF MISS
REPRESENTATION AND FALSEHOOD,
LET’S GET TO THE SCIENCE, THE
EVIDENCE, THE DATA AND FACTS AND
THAT’S WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR
PROPOSAL ON THE HOSPITALS IS
HOPEFULLY TO HAVE TESTING WITH
THE DATA COLLECTION HOW RACIAL
DIFFERENCES ARE REVEALED IN
GETTING THE FACTS AND THE DATA.
THAT’S SO IMPORTANT AND CONTACT
TRACING SO THAT WE CAN KNOW WHEN
CONTEXT IT HAD WITH OTHER PEOPLE
AND THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND THE
REST.
REST. >> WE CUT AWAY FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE
BRIEFING IN ORDER TO HEAR FROM
YOU.
YOU. NOW WE’VE HEARD FROM AS I
MENTIONED THE PRESIDENT AND YOUR
SIDE LEADER AND WHEN YOU
RECOMMEND THAT PUBLIC OFFICIALS
GET INFORMATION OR DO YOU THINK
IT’S BETTER TO AVOID WATCHING
THEM?
THEM? >> PEOPLE CAN DO WHATEVER THEY
WISH.
WISH. IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR THE
PRESIDENT TO TELL THE TRUTH AND
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE INSIST ON
THE TRUTH, THEIR LIVES AND
LIVELIHOODS DEPEND ON IT AND I
DON’T REALLY WATCH THEM BECAUSE
EVERY DAY THE PRESIDENT IS
CONTRADICTING HIMSELF WITHIN THE
SAME PRESENTATION OR FROM THE
DAY BEFORE.
DAY BEFORE. I’M FULLY IN CHARGE, I HAVE
AUTHORITY.
AUTHORITY. IT’S UP TO THE GOVERNORS AND
FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES, THAT’S
WRONG AND PUTTING IN THESE
DISTRACTIONS.
DISTRACTIONS. WE NEED CENTRAL COMMAND.
CENTRAL COMMAND RECOGNIZES THE
HEALTH CHALLENGE IT IS AND
ECONOMIC CHALLENGE IT IS AND
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO AND
AGAIN, THE TESTING FROM THE
START
START START, THE SHELTER AT HOME SO
IMPORTANT AND THE PRESIDENT
BEING FRIVOLOUS ABOUT THAT.
SOME IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SAY
SOME PEOPLE WILL DIE.
I DON’T THINK WE HAVE TO MAKE
THAT CHOICE.
THAT CHOICE. I DON’T THINK IT’S THE LESSER OF
TWO EVILS.
TWO EVILS. WE DON’T WANT THIS TO BE
PARTISAN AND I HESITATE TO GO TO
THAT PATH.
THAT PATH. THREE BILLS IN MARCH, ALL OF
THEM STRONGLY BIPARTISAN.
BUT AS LONG AS THE PRESIDENT
MISREPRESENTS THE FACTS LIKE
IT’S A HOKE AND MAGICAX AND WILL
DISAPPEAR.
DISAPPEAR. WE DON’T HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO
PROTECT OUR WORKERS.
I’M AN INTELLIGENCE PERSON FOR A
LONG TIME IN CONGRESS AND
INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL
SECURITY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE PRIORITIES WE HAVE ANY TIME
WE HAVE FORCE PROTECTION, WE
WANT TO FRONT PROTECT OUR
TROOPS, PRESIDENT SAID WHERE WE
ARE AGAINST A PANDEMIC BUT FORCE
PROTECTION ISN’T THERE BECAUSE
WE DID NOT PROTECT OUR PEOPLE ON
THE FRONT LINE AND WE HAVE TO DO
BETTER.
BETTER. WHY SHOULD IT BE A HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER IN A NEW YORK HOSPITAL
GOES THERE INSTEAD OF BEING
EQUIPPED WITH THE GOWN, THE
MASK, THE GLOVES, THE REST IS
GIVEN A NEW YORK YANKEES RAIN
PONCHO AS HER PROTECTION?
AND THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO GO FROM
PATIENT TO PATIENT WITH ACTUALLY
MEDICAL DEGREE ON THEIR HANDS
AND FACES.
AND FACES. COME ON, LET’S DO THIS RIGHT
LET’S PUT WHATEVER IS BEHIND US
FOR ACTION LATER BUT WE CANNOT
ALLOW THE SAME FALSEHOODS TO BE
THE BASIS FOR OUR DECISIONS AS
WE GO FORWARD.
WE MUST INSIST UPON THE TRUTH,
THE LIVES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
DEPEND ON IT.
THAT IS OUR PRIORITY AND SMALL
BUSINESS IS THE VEHICLE TO THAT.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
>> UNDERSTOOD. BEFORE I LOSE YOU, A FINAL
QUESTION ON A DIFFERENT ISSUE AS
YOU KNOW THERE WAS AN AXIZATIONC
OF MISCONDUCT AGAINST JOE BIDEN.
HE’S PUBLICLY DENIED IT.
HE’S THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH HIS
ANSWER?
ANSWER? >> YES, I AM.
I’M VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THIS
ISSUE.
ISSUE. I ALWAYS WANT TO GIVE THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT WOMEN DESERVE
TO BE HEARD.
I AM SATISFIED WITH HIS ANSWER,
YES.
YES. >> SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI MAKING
TIME FOR US HERE.
WE’RE COMING UP AGAINST THE END
OF OUR HOUR.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU JOINING