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InProgress: A Weekly reCAP

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Failure of Competence and Confidence
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With each day, concerns that the outbreak of the new coronavirus-which causes the disease COVID-19-may become a pandemic are increasing, raising serious questions about how the U.S. government is currently responding to the threat. The broad-spectrum effects that COVID-19 could have on everything from the economy, supplies, and national security to health care workers, rural Americans, and the uninsured require an intensive and effective governmentwide response. Instead of assuring crowds that it will "work out fine" because the virus "will go away in April," President Donald Trump and the federal government should prioritize and integrate their response efforts with state and local governments, private industry, and international governments.

To educate the American people on the many implications of COVID-19, the experts at the Center for American Progress are rolling out a a new series <[link removed]>-including an event with leading health experts <[link removed]>-focusing on an appropriate government response to the threat as well as the various factors that must be considered, such as national security at home and abroad, health care access for rural Americans and the uninsured, the economy, infrastructure investments, and more.

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[Related: How Many Would Be Affected by Affordable Care Act Repeal In Your State <[link removed]>]

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In the Spotlight
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A Focus on Reproductive Justice and Climate Change

Two devastating truths that exist the world over are the continued discrimination of women and the mounting, disastrous effects of climate change. This International Women's Day, on Sunday, March 8, CAP is drawing attention to the intersection of these two global issues and how they must be addressed with a focused lens on how climate change exacerbates the inequities that women face. Policymakers and political leaders must use a reproductive justice framework to better understand and effectively respond to the inequitable effects that climate change has on women.

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Livestream the event "The Power of Women <[link removed]>" on Monday

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Major Stories This Week

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In the Fight for Equal Pay, Data Matter <[link removed]>

The lack of access to comprehensive pay data-including breakdowns by factors such as race, gender, and ethnicity-is a long-standing gap in the toolbox for federal agencies charged with enforcing equal pay laws.

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Gun Theft in Your State, by the Numbers <[link removed]>

Stolen guns do not simply disappear when they are stolen; far too often, they end up being used to perpetrate violent crimes. See how many guns have been stolen in your state.

Mark Your Calendar

March 9
The Power of Women
Intersections in the Global Climate and Reproductive Rights Movements
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March 9
'Slay the Dragon' A Reel Progress Screening and Discussion
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March 10
Young Voters Could Decide the 2020 Election
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CAP in the News

The New York Times
Why Is Europe So Islamophobic? <[link removed]>

Essence
What The Spread Of The Coronavirus Means For Black Communities/ <[link removed]>

The Hill
State momentum in criminal record sealing fuels federal clean slate bill <[link removed]>, op-ed by Nila Bala and CAP's Rebecca Vallas

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