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riversedge

(70,215 posts)
Mon Mar 2, 2020, 05:51 PM Mar 2020

Elizabeth Warren Announces Plan For Swift Federal Action On Coronavirus

I really hope Warren does well tomorrow.


03/02/2020 10:30 am ET Updated 3 hours ago


Elizabeth Warren Announces Plan For Swift Federal Action On Coronavirus
She wants free tests and treatment, and paid leave for patients and caregivers.



https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elizabeth-warren-coronavirus-plan_n_5e5cb3c2c5b6010221136780


Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday will lay out a detailed plan for swift federal action to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

The proposed initiative, which Warren’s presidential campaign shared with HuffPost on Sunday evening, is not another item on Warren’s agenda for what she would do if she becomes president.

It is, instead, a list of steps that she would like to see Congress and President Donald Trump take right now, in order to contain the outbreak, to help those affected by it, and to stop the economy from falling into a recession.

Key actions would include making tests and treatments free to anybody who needs them, providing paid leave to people who must miss work or care for relatives, and propping up the economy with about $400 billion in new government spending.

Many of the moves Warren has in mind would mirror actions the federal government has taken to address past outbreaks and pandemic scares, including H1N1 in 2009 and SARS in 2003.

The plan follows up on a broader public health agenda she released when news about the outbreak became prominent in January. It also fleshes out promises Warren has been making in just the past few days, as the outbreak has gained a footing in the U.S. and seized the nation’s attention......................

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Elizabeth Warren Announces Plan For Swift Federal Action On Coronavirus (Original Post) riversedge Mar 2020 OP
It makes perfect sense, of course. It's a public health hazard on a potentially large scale. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #1
✔️ blm Mar 2020 #4
Good for her. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #2
Quickest, sharpest, most comprehensive thinker in either party. blm Mar 2020 #3
Yes. This is why I want to live in Elizabeth Warren's world. stuffmatters Mar 2020 #7
Wrong forum. n/t demmiblue Mar 2020 #5
This is a 'what govt needs to do NOW' issue from a Senator not a candidate. blm Mar 2020 #6
Wrong forum. Ptah Mar 2020 #8
It's a senator planning NOW for a crisis today, not a candidate with blm Mar 2020 #9
From the OP: Ptah Mar 2020 #10
She's wasting her time. 'Mother' has it all under control. sandensea Mar 2020 #11
STOP IT SANDENSEA Skittles Mar 2020 #12
Why, thank you. sandensea Mar 2020 #13

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)
1. It makes perfect sense, of course. It's a public health hazard on a potentially large scale.
Mon Mar 2, 2020, 05:57 PM
Mar 2020

As such, the government must find a way to create an adequate response network and cover the costs of tests and treatment in the interests of the public welfare.

It should be common sense, but, of course, it's not.

blm

(113,060 posts)
9. It's a senator planning NOW for a crisis today, not a candidate with
Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:57 PM
Mar 2020

a policy position for January 2021.

sandensea

(21,635 posts)
13. Why, thank you.
Mon Mar 2, 2020, 10:02 PM
Mar 2020

I wish someone would paste Pence's head on Anthony Hopkins, Karen Pence's on 'mother' (of course), and Biden's (or Bernie's) on the man who saves Vera Miles.

Any takers?

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