TOPLINE MESSAGE

·       The President continues to work every day to protect the safety of the American people as we begin moving toward reopening the country.
·       President Trump has led the largest mobilization of the public and private sector since World War II – using every resource to combat this invisible enemy. 

TESTING

• President Trump rapidly revolutionized our testing system and scaled up testing across the country to an unprecedented level.
• Starting from scratch, the United States has now performed more than 6 million tests – far more than any other country.
• Impacted communities like New York are doing multiple times the per capita testing that other countries are.
• President Trump recently released additional guidance on testing to help states as they plan for reopening.

THERAPEUTICS

• President Trump has made clear he wants to get therapeutics for coronavirus to the frontlines as soon as possible.
• Experts across the government will continue examining therapeutics to ensure they are safe and effective.

WORKING WITH STATES
·       President Trump has worked hand in hand with our nation’s governors and is delivering critical support to states to help combat the coronavirus.
·       An effective response is federally supported, state managed, and locally implemented.
·       Governors like Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) and Gavin Newsom (D-CA) have extensively praised President Trump’s response efforts.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

• The President has moved heaven and earth to ensure supplies get to where they are needed most.
• President Trump effectively leveraged the Defense Production Act to secure massive amounts of needed supplies.
• In one agreement alone, 3M agreed to produce 166.5 million masks over the three months.
• The Administration is procuring 100,000 ventilators in 100 days – three times more than the U.S. normally produces in a year.
• Just this week, the President announced he was utilizing the Defense Production Act to increase the supply of swabs that will enable us to expand testing across the country.

JOBLESS CLAIMS/GDP NUMBERS

• Americans are hurting through no fault of their own due to the coronavirus, and President Trump is working to ensure they have the support they need. 
  • President Trump secured direct payments for Americans, expanded unemployment benefits, paused foreclosures and student loan payments, and more.
• President Trump’s policies took this economy to historic heights and they will do so again.
• The President wants to see the country reopen and ensure we emerge healthy, stronger, and more prosperous than ever.

PROTECTING SENIORS

• President Trump has taken steps to protect senior citizens, people with disabilities, and those with preexisting conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing States with $81 million from the CARES Act to increase their inspections of nursing homes at this crucial time.
• To protect seniors, the President directed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to raise the infectious disease standards at nursing homes across America.
• FEMA will send supplemental shipments of personal protective equipment to 15,400 Medicaid and Medicare certified nursing homes in America

FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN

• President Trump has taken action to ensure our food supply chain remains safe, stable, and strong.
• President Trump signed an Executive Order allowing meat and poultry processors to continue operations uninterrupted to the maximum extent possible. 
• Recently, the President announced that his Administration would provide $16 billion to farmers, ranchers, and food producers who experience economic losses during this pandemic.
• We are all grateful for our incredible American farmers and ranchers.

PPP

• The Administration is providing unprecedented support to small businesses through loan and grant programs like PPP. 
• PPP is helping keep small businesses on their feet and workers on the payroll.
• After only 24 hours of PPP relaunching with the second round of funding, nearly $50 billion was distributed to small businesses.