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Good afternoon,
Yesterday, President Trump signed an Executive Order to preserve the safety of our Nation’s food supply chain during the COVID-19 outbreak. This order directs the Department of Agriculture to ensure America’s meat and poultry processors continue both safe and uninterrupted operations to the maximum extent possible. This action is part of continued efforts by President Trump to support our farmers and make sure Americans have food to put on their tables.
- In March, the President held a teleconference with grocery store executives to ensure essential products and food would remain available and accessible during the outbreak.
- In April, the President announced $16 billion in aid to farmers, ranchers, and food producers who experience economic losses during this pandemic.
- Through the Department of Agriculture, the Administration is purchasing $3 billion in fresh produce, dairy, and meat products of excess supply to assist Americans in need and producers with lost markets.
- Please click here for more information: Fact Sheet
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Small Business Administration released additional guidance regarding the Paycheck Protection Program:
Today, the President participates in a Phone Call with Food and Agriculture Industry Leaders at 10:00am ET. The President then meets with Governor John Bel Edwards of Louisiana at 11:00am ET. The President later participates in a roundtable with industry executives on the plan for Opening Up America Again at 4:00pm ET.
Additional Guidance (as of 4.28, 5:00pm):
- WH - President Donald J. Trump Is Ensuring States Have The Testing Capacity Needed To Safely Open Up America Again (Click here)
- WH - Deregulation Sparks Dramatic Telehealth Increase During the COVID-19 Response (Click here)
- HHS - Eligible Providers Can Submit Information to Receive Additional Provider Relief Fund Payments (Click here)
- CDC - Living in Shared Housing (Click here)
- CDC - FAQs for Law Enforcement Agencies and Personnel (Click here)
- FDA - April 27 Daily Roundup (Click here)
- DHS-FEMA - Distribution of Cloth Facial Coverings (Click here)
- ED - Secretary DeVos Reiterates Learning Must Continue for All Students, Declines to Seek Congressional Waivers to FAPE, LRE Requirements of IDEA (Click here)
- DOC-Census - 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19 (Click here)
- DOD - Marines, NYPD Officers Unite to Fight COVID-19 (Click here)
- DOD - West Point Esports Carries the Torch During COVID-19 (Click here)
- DOD - Learning Continues for DOD School System Students Despite COVID-19 Restrictions (Click here)
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What You Need To Know | President Trump Has Quickly Built the World’s Most Effective Coronavirus Testing System
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President Trump and his Administration quickly built the world’s best testing system.
- President Trump has quickly revolutionized an inherited testing system that was not built for this pandemic.
- Thanks to the President’s efforts, the United States has now tested more than 5.4 Americans – far more than any other country.
- In hot spots like New York City, the United States has conducted several times more tests per capita than South Korea.
The Trump Administration has revolutionized our testing approach to testing by cutting red tape and bureaucratic obstacles to get new tests to the frontlines as soon as possible.
· The FDA has quickly reviewed and issued dozens of emergency use authorizations for coronavirus tests.
o Abbott Laboratories designed a test that can detect coronavirus in just five minutes.
· To expedite testing, the FDA allowed certain labs to begin using validated tests while their emergency use authorization request was reviewed.
· The FDA even empowered states to authorize tests manufactured and used within their borders.
President Trump is leveraging the innovation of America’s private sector to rapidly increase testing capacity nationwide.
- The President has formed innovative public-private partnerships to expand testing capacity, develop new tests, and get tests to the frontlines as soon as possible.
- The Federal government has worker with Thermo Fisher, LabCorp, Quest, U.S. Cotton, and the American Clinical Laboratory Association to increase testing capacity.
- Companies like CVS, Target, and Walmart have worked with the Trump Administration to facilitate drive-through testing.
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