OF AN EMERGENCY.
A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.
JON SCOTT WITH COLLIERS
INTERNATIONAL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US.
JOHN, THANK YOU.
THIS SUNDAY, CONGRESSMAN
TIM DEUTSCH TALKS ABOUT THE
PUSH FROM GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS
TO OPEN THE STATE.
WHICH ARGUES OPENING BUSINESSES
MAYBE WARRANTED, BUT ONLY IF
THE STATE HAS A CONFERENCE OF
PLAN.
HERE'S A PART OF THAT
DISCUSSION.
WE DON'T JUST WANT TO LEAVE
THE HOUSE.
WE WANT TO DO IT SAFELY AND
THEY WANT TO DO IT IN A WAY
THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW A LOT
MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN DECIMATED
ECONOMICALLY AS WERE THE
RESULTS OF THIS PANDEMIC.
RON DESANTIS SAYS HE'S
GOTTEN OVER SUPPLIER TEST THAT
THERE ARE MORE TESTS AVAILABLE
THAN PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE THEM.
I WILL TELL YOU AS WELL, I'VE
HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH JARED
MOSCOWITZ.
HIS TESTING SITES ARE ABLE TO
DO X THOUSAND A DAY AND THEY'RE
DOING LESS THAN THEY CAN.
SO THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE
ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO BE TESTED
IS THERE, PEOPLE TO START
COMING OUT TO BE TESTED.
AND THEY'VE RAMPED UP
TESTING AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
SITES NOW, AND I GIVE THE
DIRECTOR CREDIT, I GIVE THE
ADMINISTRATION IN TALLAHASSEE
CREDIT FOR FOCUSED ON GETTING
MORE TESTING, BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
THEY UNDERSTAND THAT.
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE
PLAN?
IT'S NO SURPRISE, I DON'T
THINK, JEN, THAT IF YOU'VE BEEN
AT HOME FOR SIX OR EIGHT WEEKS
AND YOU FEEL OKAY, THERE'S NO
URGENCY TO GO GET A TEST, JUST
LIKE CONTRAST THAT WITH THE
VERY BEGINNING OF THIS ONE WE
WENT ON STAY AT HOME ORDERS AND
EVERYONE WANTED TO GET TESTED
BECAUSE WE WERE ALSO AFRAID.
IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF
HAVING A TEST, BUT THERE NEEDS
TO BE A PLAN.
WHO GETS TESTED?
WHEN DO THEY GET TESTED?
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE
KNOW THAT A SANTA MEDIC PEOPLE
CAN SPREAD THE DISEASE.
HOW DO WE KNOW THAT EMPLOYEES
WHO ARE FORWARD FACING AND
TALKING TO CUSTOMERS ACTUALLY
GET TESTED SO THAT WE ARE
CERTAIN THEY ARE NOT GOING TO
SPREAD IT?
THIS ISN'T HARD, WE KNOW IT HAS
TO BE DONE.
I'M NOT SAYING THIS IN ANY SORT
OF CONFRONTATIONAL WAY.
IT PUZZLES ME THAT WE DON'T
HAVE THIS PLAN IN PLACE YET.
EVERY SCIENTIST YOU TALK TO,
EVERY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL
YOU TALK TO SAYS, YES, WE NEED
TESTING AND WE NEED TRACING.
WE NEED A PLAN TO ISOLATE
PEOPLE IF THEY TEST POSITIVE.
LET'S JUST FIGURE IT OUT.
WE'VE BEEN ASKING THESE
QUESTIONS OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA FOR WEEKS AND RECEIVED
NO ANSWERS AT ALL.
THE THING THAT'S BEEN SO
PUZZLING FOR ME THROUGHOUT ALL
OF THIS IS THE UNWILLINGNESS ON
THE PART OF SOME IN TALLAHASSEE
TO ENGAGE, TO DEAL WITH THOSE
OF US, MOST OF US, WHO ONLY
WANT TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP
THE ECONOMY MOVE FORWARD AND
HELP SAVE LIVES.
THAT IS THE GOAL HERE.
THE LAST THING I WILL SAY IS WE
HAD THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION,
THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE, BY
FAR, IS WE TAKE CARE OF THE
HEROES IN ALL OF THIS, THE
FRONT-LINE WORKERS, THE DOCTORS
AND NURSES AND HOSPITAL WORKERS
AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO TOO
OFTEN THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES WHO
STILL, STILL, TODAY, ARE BEING
ASKED TO WHERE N-95 MASKS
SOMETIMES FOR A WHOLE DAY.
SOMETIMES THE WHOLE MASK FOR A
WHOLE WEEK.
I TALKED TO SOMEONE THE OTHER
DAY AND A LONG-TERM CARE
FACILITY WHO WAS TOLD TO WEAR A
PLASTIC BAG BECAUSE THEY DID
NOT HAVE ENOUGH GOWNS.
THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
I SPOKE TO A DOCTOR AT
JACKSON YESTERDAY WHO WAS
TELLING ME THAT, YES, THEY HAVE
SUPPLIES, BUT HE IS STILL UNDER
ORDERS TO WEAR THE SAME N-95
MASKS FOR THREE DAYS.
WHEN WE RAISE THIS ISSUE,
THE ANSWER WE GET BACK IS,
WELL, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING
PURSUANT TO CDC GUIDELINES.
THE PROBLEM IS, THEY ARE USING
THE CRISIS GUIDELINES, THE ONES
THAT SAY, YES, WHEN THE
EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE
OVERWHELMED, THEN YOU HAVE TO
DO THAT.
WE CAN'T ON THE ONE HAND SAY
EVERYTHING IS GREAT, THERE'S
PLENTY OF PPE, AND THEN TURN
AROUND AND SAY, WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO USE THESE CRISIS
GUIDELINES THAT REQUIRE DOCTORS
AND NURSES WHO ARE PUTTING
THEIR LIVES AT RISK TO WEAR THE
SAME MASK DAY AFTER DAY AFTER
DAY.
YOU CAN HEAR MORE OF THE
INTERVIEW SUNDAY AT 11:40.
JIM WILL TALK AND TAKE A DEEPER
LOOK REGARDING AMENDMENT FOUR