Senior Dems call for national plan to reopen U.S.

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The Trump administration last week indicated they’re hoping to reopen the economy as early as May 1. But the president’s Democratic opponents — along with public health experts — have argued that easing the national lockdown measures anytime soon would lead to a spike in new cases.

Several senior Democrats are now calling on Congress to create a national plan that decides when to reopen businesses and schools in consultation with agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services and state governments, not just the president’s pulpit. And after the reopening, it would also require adequate testing and contact tracing to prevent a second outbreak.

"Basically we’ve been operating without a national plan and the administration just veers from one set of talking points to another without giving us a plan,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), one of the co-sponsors, said in an interview Monday.

"Our point is that we need a serious structure and process in place in order to institute a reopening that will be safe and enduring,” Raskin said, calling the president’s initial hopes to reopen the country on Easter “patently ridiculous.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/senior-dems-call-for-national-plan-to-reopen-us/ar-BB12zOzS?li=BBnb7Kz

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1. "Not my responsibility" and I like "Chaos" ... tRump. n/t

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2. 'The bill -- led by Raskin and Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, Donna Shalala, Anna Eshoo and Peter Welch

— is the latest way that Democrats in Congress have looked to wrest at least some control from the White House, which has largely led the federal public response to the crisis.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi also criticized Trump during a private call with House Democrats Monday afternoon, saying he was moving ahead "not based on science." Pelosi told Democrats it was up to them to speak out publicly and raise alarms about Trump's potential plan.'