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THE LATEST EPISODE WHILE YOU'RE
THERE, TAKE A MOMENT AND
SUBSCRIBE TO US AS WELL.
>>> WE ARE HEARING FROM A LOT
OF PARENTS RIGHT NOW WITH
SCHOOL CLOSED FOR AT LEAST TWO
MORE WEEKS, WHAT IS GOING TO
HAPPEN WITH THEIR CHILD'S
EDUCATION?
EDUCATION? WITH TESTING, WITH FEDERAL FUNDS
, ATTENDANCE, EVEN COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONIES?
CEREMONIES? WE ASKED CONGRESSMAN RON WRIGHT
TO ANSWER SOME OF THESE
QUESTIONS FOR US THIS MORNING.
HE IS ON THE HOUSE COMMISSION
OF LABOR.
OF LABOR.
OF LABOR. CONGRESSMAN WRIGHT IS WITH US
FROM HIS HOME THIS MORNING.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, CONGRESSMAN.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, THANKS FOR
HAVING ME ON.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US
FROM HOME.
FROM HOME. HEADLINES ARE SAYING GOALS WILL
LIKELY BE CLOSED PERHAPS UNTIL
AUGUST.
AUGUST.
AUGUST. HOW REALISTIC DO YOU THINK THE
PROJECTION IS CONSIDERING WHERE
WE ARE TODAY?
>> I THINK IT IS HARD TO SAY
BECAUSE IT WILL DEPEND ON THE
TESTING, WHICH HAS REALLY
RAMPED UP.
RAMPED UP. ONCE WE HAVE REALLY GOOD
NUMBERS NATIONALLY, THEN, WE
WILL HAVE A BETTER IDEA.
I THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY A
POSSIBILITY.
POSSIBILITY. MY OLDEST GRANDDAUGHTER WAS
SUPPOSED TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
THIS YEAR, SHE'S NOT GOING TO
GET A PROMPT, SHE MAY NOT GET A
GRADUATION CEREMONY, WE DON'T
KNOW YET.
KNOW YET.
KNOW YET. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF UNHAPPY
SENIORS.
SENIORS.
SENIORS. IT IS NECESSARY.
>> JUST TO REMIND OUR VIEWERS,
WE ARE ON SKYPE BECAUSE WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THE CONGRESSMAN
AND I PRACTICE SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
DISTANCING. WE MIGHT HAVE A FEW HICCUPS
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. CONGRESSMAN, I WANT TO ASK YOU
TOO, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WILL
TAKE PHYSICALLY TO REOPEN
SCHOOLS?
SCHOOLS?
SCHOOLS? ZERO CASES, OR A PEAK IN THE
NUMBER OF CASES?
>> WELL, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ON
OUR WAY UP AND DOWN.
WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN
NATIONALLY.
NATIONALLY. I GOT TO HAND IT TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE, THEY HAVE
RESPONDED IN A VERY POSITIVE
WAY TO THE REQUEST OF THE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. IF WE CAN FLATTEN THAT, THE TOP
OF THAT AMOUNT, IF WE CAN
FLATTEN THAT CURVE, IT WILL BE
OVER A LOT MORE QUICKLY.
ONCE WE ARE ON THE DOWNSIDE,
AND IT TOOK CHINA TWO MONTHS TO
GET THERE, ONCE WE ARE ON THE
DOWNSIDE, THEN, WE CAN MAKE
SOME PREDICTIONS ON HOW LONG IT
WILL LAST.
WILL LAST. >> LET'S GO BACK THROUGH WHAT
IS GOING ON NOW AS FAR AS
EDUCATION GOES, NO STANDARDIZED
TEST THIS SCHOOL YEAR, THE
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED.
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED. THEY ARE WAIVING ALL INTEREST
ON STUDENT LOANS, SUSPENDING
STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS WITHOUT
PENALTY FOR 60 DAYS, THE
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED.
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED. THOSE ARE SIGNIFICANT STEPS,
CONGRESSMAN WRITES, WHAT ELSE
ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS SAYING
THEY NEED RIGHT NOW?
>> EVERYBODY IS AFRAID OF
LOSING THEIR JOBS, LOSING THEIR
INCOME.
INCOME.
INCOME. WE HAD THIS PHASE DURING
CONGRESS THE FIRST $8.3
BILLION, HALF OF THAT WAS FOR
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, INVESTING
IN VACCINES, AND THE SECOND
PHASE, WHICH THE SENATE PASSED
EARLIER IN THE PRESIDENT SIGNED
WEDNESDAY, THAT IS TO HELP
WORKERS DIRECTLY. WE ARE NOW IN
PHASE 3, WHICH THE SENATE IS
WORKING ON, THAT THE PUBLIC
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE
NEGOTIATING RIGHT NOW AND COULD
BE VOTING AS EARLY AS THIS
WEEKEND, IN WHICH CASE IT WILL
TAKE UP EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THAT WILL INFUSE A LOT MORE
MONEY INTO THIS, UP TO $1
TRILLION.
TRILLION.
TRILLION. IT WILL CASH PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE
UP TO $1200 IF YOU ARE A SINGLE
ADULT MAKING LESS THAN $75,000
A YEAR, $150,000 A YEAR IF YOU
ARE A COUPLE, ALSO $500 PER
CHILD.
CHILD.
CHILD. POTENTIALLY, A WORKING COUPLE
WITH TWO CHILDREN CAN GET $3400
VERY QUICKLY. THEY WANT TO GET
THAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO FILE TAX
RETURNS UNTIL JULY 15th.
THAT WILL HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WE WILL ALSO BE HELPING
AFFECTED INDUSTRIES, LIKE THE
AIRLINE INDUSTRY WITH LOANS AND
LOAN GUARANTEES.
LOAN GUARANTEES. ALSO, THE INTERRUPTION LOANS
ARE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT TO SMALL BUSINESSES.
THIS IS THE BRIDGE LOANS, LIKE
$300 BILLION OF THAT TO HELP
THEM KEEP THEIR PAYROLL.
>> LET ME ASK YOU THIS,
CONGRESSMAN IN THE LAST FEW
SECONDS, A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE
FROM FLORIDA HAS THE VIRUS.
YOU TALK ABOUT WAITING TO GET
THE CALL TO GO BACK TO DC TO
VOTE, HOW LIKELY IS THAT TO
HAPPEN?
HAPPEN?
HAPPEN? >> I THINK IT IS VERY LIKELY.
WE HAVE DISCUSSED VOTING
REMOTELY. I THINK SOMETIME IN
THE FUTURE, THAT MAY BE A
POSSIBILITY.
POSSIBILITY. RIGHT NOW, IT IS NOT.
WE ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE TO GO TO
WASHINGTON TO VOTE REMOTELY.
THAT WILL NOT