Senate approves coronavirus bill for sick leave, free testing. The bill now goes to President Trump’s desk.
The 90-8 vote of approval comes after days of intense negotiations and maneuvers to keep broad bipartisan support for the package, the second Congress has passed to combat the coronavirus.
A total of 12 weeks of paid leave to many of those who have children whose schools have closed. Workers would get about 67% of their normal salary for this period.Boosts food assistance and federal funding for Medicaid When asked again whether he was closing the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump said:"No we’re not going to close it."- Courtney Subramanian and John FritzePresident Donald Trump said he has no plans to suspend tariffs on China or other nations as part of the U.S.'s effort to battle the coronavirus.
As it relates to the Southern Border: "No we’re not going to close it," Trump said of the Southern border,"but we’re invoking a certain provision that will allow us great latitude."President Donald Trump said he is invoking the Defense Production Act, which allows the administration to expedite and expand the supply of resources.
The federal government is recommending Americans and doctors postpone elective surgeries, including dental surgery, to increase capacity at medical facilities, said Seema Verma, director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. “We fully appreciate that this is going to have a major impact on the health care system,” Verma said.
Trump said the government is ordering “thousands and thousands” of ventilators in case they’re needed. The government already has a stockpile of more than 10,000 ventilators, Pence said. Esper also said the Defense Department would make up to 2,000 operational ventilators available to HHS as needed. Two medical ships, Comfort and Mercy, will be deployed to assist with hospital beds. He said the Army Corps of Engineers in New York is meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He said the Defense Department remains"ready and capable" to defend the U.S. and interests abroad.
Air Force Gen. David Goldfein, the Air Force chief of staff, told reporters Wednesday that he worked from home on Tuesday to mitigate the risk. The House bill, which includes a controversial provision to guarantee paid sick leave for workers affected by the pandemic, is expected to pass and be sent to President Donald Trump for his expected signature.
“Secretary Mnuchin says he wants legislation passed by the end of the week. The McConnell process will not get us there," he said. "We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with Canada to non-essential traffic," Trump tweeted."Trade will not be affected. Details to follow!"
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