DOWN 65%. % 30 STATES HAVE JUST ONE CASE OR
LESS PER 1,000 PEOPLE, FAR
FEWER CASES PER CAPITA AS AN %
EXAMPLE THEN GERMANY, UNITED
KINGDOM, FRANCE, ITALY,
IRELAND, SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM,
SPAIN, NORWAY, NETHERLANDS,
AUSTRIA, SWEDEN. %
MY ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO %
PRESS CONGRESS TO REPLENISH THE
ENORMOUSLY SUCCESSFUL PAYCHECK %
PROTECTION PROGRAM WHICH HAS %
IMPACTED 30 MILLION AMERICAN %
JOBS. %
JOBS. % WE HOPE TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT %
VERY SOON AND HOPEFULLY %
TOMORROW THE SENATE IS GOING TO
BE ABLE TO VOTE. %
A LOT OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE
ON THAT, TREMENDOUS PROGRESS. %
IT’S A GREAT PLAN. %
IT’S A GREAT PLAN. %
WE HOPE TO HAVE A VOTE MAYBE %
TOMORROW IN THE SENATE. %
BASED ON THE RECORD LOW PRICE %
OF OIL THAT YOU’VE BEEN SEEING,
IT’S AT A LEVEL THAT’S VERY %
INTERESTING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WE’RE FILLING UP OUR NATIONAL %
PETROLEUM RESERVES, THE %
STRATEGIC RESERVES. %
WE’RE LOOKING TO PUT AS MUCH AS
75 MILLION BARRELS INTO THE %
RESERVES THEMSELVES. %
THAT WOULD TOP IT OUT. %
THAT WOULD BE FIRST TIME IN A %
LONG TIME IT’S BEEN TOPPED OUT.
WE GET IT FOR THE RIGHT PRICE. %
WE ARE ALSO PUSHING FOR THE %
DEAL TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL
$75 BILLION, OUR DEAL. %
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT $75 BILLION
FOR HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH %
CARE PROVIDERS. %
MANY PROVIDERS AND THEIR %
EMPLOYEES HAVE TAKEN A HUGE %
FINANCIAL HIT IN RECENT WEEKS %
AND VISITS, ELECTIVE
PROCEDURES, SURGERIES, ET
CETERA, ET CETERA, WERE %
CANCELED. %
CANCELED. % WE THINK THEY CAN ALL GET BACK %
ON-LINE, GET IT DONE. %
THE HOSPITALS HAVE REALLY BEEN %
FANTASTIC. %
FANTASTIC. % THE HOSPITALS, THEY’VE STEPPED %
UP TO THE PLATE. %
THEY’VE REALLY DONE A GREAT %
JOB. %
JOB. % WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. %
FOR AREAS LESS EFFECTED BY THE %
VIRUS, WE’VE ISSUED %
RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW TO %
SAFELY RESUME ELECTIVE %
TREATMENT. %
TREATMENT. % HHS HAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED THE %
FIRST $30 BILLION IN DIRECT %
PAYMENTS TO A MILLION HEALTH %
CARE PROVIDERS ACROSS THE %
COUNTRY AND INVESTED $1.4 %
BILLION IN COMMUNITY HEALTH %
CENTERS TO ENSURE OUR MOST %
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES INCLUDING AFRICAN-AMERICAN
INCLUDING AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND HISPANIC %
COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO %
SERVICES AND TESTING THAT THEY %
NEED. %
NEED. % EARLIER TODAY, VICE PRESIDENT %
PENCE SPOKE WITH GOVERNORS FROM
ALL 50 STATES ABOUT OUR UNIFIED
EFFORT TO DEFEAT THE VIRUS. %
HE HAD A GREAT CALL. %
IT WAS A GREAT CALL. %
VERY POSITIVE IN I’D SAY EVERY %
WAY. %
WAY. % PRIOR TO THE CALL, WE PROVIDED %
EACH GOVERNOR WITH A LIST OF %
THE NAMES, ADDRESSES AND PHONE %
NUMBERS OF THE LABS WHERE THEY %
CAN FIND ADDITIONAL TESTING %
CAPACITY WITHIN THEIR STATES. %
MANY, MANY LABS. %
WE’RE PROVIDE YOU WITH A LIST. %
WE’LL GIVE YOU THE DETAILS. %
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF LABS %
ARE READY, WILLING AND ABLE. %
SOME OF THE GOVERNORS AS AN %
EXAMPLE THE GOVERNOR FROM %
MARYLAND DIDN’T REALLY %
UNDERSTAND THE LIST. %
HE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND TOO MUCH %
ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. %
NOW I THINK HE’LL BE ABLE TO DO
THAT. %
THAT. % IT’S PRETTY SIMPLE. %
THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS CAPACITY %
AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO HELP %
HIM OUT. %
WE’LL WORK WITH HIM AND WORK %
WITH ALL THE GOVERNORS. %
SIMILAR TO THE SITUATION WITH %
VENTILATORS, STATES NEED TO %
ASSESS THEIR COMPLETE INVENTORY
OF AVAILABLE CAPACITY. %
SOME STATES HAVE FAR MORE %
CAPACITY THAN THEY ACTUALLY %
UNDERSTAND AND IT IS A COMPLEX %
SUBJECT. %
SUBJECT. % SOME OF THE GOVERNORS DIDN’T %
UNDERSTAND IT. %
THE GOVERNOR IS AN
EXAMPLEPRITZKER FROM ILLINOIS
DID NOT UNDERSTAND HIS %
CAPACITY. %
CAPACITY. % NOT SIMPLY ASK THE FEDERAL %
GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE UNLIMITED
SUPPORT. %
SUPPORT. % I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE %
SUPPORT WHERE YOU HAVE IT, BUT %
WE ARE THERE TO STAND WITH THE %
GOVERNORS AND TO HELP THE %
GOVERNORS AND THAT’S WHAT WE %
ARE DOING. %
THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS CAPACITY