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Good afternoon,
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump has supported the farmers, ranchers, fisherman, and producers who put food on America’s kitchen tables.
- On Friday, USDA approved $1.2 billion in contracts to support both American producers and communities in need through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
- President Trump signed an Executive Order and announced $300 million to assure America’s competitiveness in the seafood industry and to support fishermen and related businesses hurt by the coronavirus.
- Last month, President Trump issued an Executive Order to ensure that meat and poultry processors continue operations to the maximum extent possible.
- The President authorized $16 billion in funding to counter economic losses during the pandemic for farmers, ranchers, and food producers.
- The Administration has provided small agricultural businesses access to capital through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.
Today, President Trump met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at 12:30pm ET. Later, the President and Administration officials deliver remarks and hold a press briefing on COVID-19 testing at 4:00pm ET.
Additional Guidance (as of 5.10, 5:00pm):
- WH - April’s Job Losses Show Many Workers Are Still Connected to Their Employers (Click here)
- HHS - HHS Deploys New Portable Dialysis Machines to New York for COVID-19 Response (Click here)
- HHS - Community-Based Testing Sites for COVID-19 (Click here)
- CDC - What Long-haul Truck Drivers Need to Know about COVID-19 (Click here)
- CMS - CMS Announces Final Payment Notice for 2021 Coverage Year (Click here)
- FDA - FDA Authorizes First Diagnostic Test Using At-Home Collection of Saliva Specimens (Click here)
- FDA - FDA Issues Guidance on Reporting and Mitigating Animal Drug Shortages during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Click here)
- NIH - NIH clinical trial testing antiviral remdesivir plus anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib for COVID-19 begins (Click here)
- Treasury/IRS - Treasury, IRS Deliver Economic Impact Payments to 130 Million Americans in Record Time (Click here)
- Treasury/IRS - Treasury, IRS release latest state-by-state Economic Impact Payment figures (Click here)
- Treasury/IRS - Act by Wednesday for chance to get quicker Economic Impact Payment; timeline for payments continues to accelerate (Click here)
- DHS-FEMA - FEMA Awards $78 million to Iowa for COVID-19 Response (Click here)
- DHS-FEMA - Mid-Atlantic Region Receives PPE Donation from the Republic of Turkey (Click here)
- DHS-FEMA - Preparing for Hurricane Season During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Click here)
- DHS-CISA - COVID-19 Disinformation Activity (Click here)
- USDA - America’s Meatpacking Facilities Practicing Safe Reopening to Ensure a Stable Food Supply (Click here)
- USDA - USDA Approves Rhode Island to Accept SNAP Benefits Online (Click here)
- DOC - Secretary of Commerce Allocates $300 Million in CARES Act Aid to U.S. Fishermen and Seafood Industries Impacted by COVID-19 (Click here)
- DOL - Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Scalia on the April Jobs Report (Click here)
- DOD - Air Defense Artillery Battalion Maintains Combat Proficiency During COVID-19 (Click here)
- DOD - N.C. National Guard Helps Distribute Food During COVID-19 Pandemic (Click here)
- DOD - Precision Measurement Equipment Lab Calibrates On During COVID-19 (Click here)
- DOD - Northcom Has Stepped Up to Battle COVID-19
- VA - Department of Veterans Affairs Announces Process for Charting the Course - Agency Plan on Returning to Pre-COVID-19 Operations (Click here)
- VA - VA kicks off online campaign emphasizing mental health support (Click here)
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News of the Day 5/11/20
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TESTING
- We now have sufficient testing capacity for states to being phase on of reopening when they choose.
- President Trump rapidly revolutionized our testing system and scaled up testing across the country to an unprecedented level.
- This is the first time in US history that we’ve ever scaled a testing regime to meet massive needs of nationwide pandemic.
- Thanks to President Trump’s efforts, we have now performed more than 8 million tests – far more than any other country.
- Some impacted communities and states are doing 2x, 3x, and even 4x times the per capita testing that other countries are – including South Korea.
SAFE REOPENING
- The American people can have confidence that President Trump is doing everything possible to keep the American people safe as states across the country move towards reopening.
- President Trump released “Opening Up America Again” guidelines and a testing blueprint to help states safely reopen when the time is right.
THERAPEUTICS AND VACCINES
- Experts across the government are working day and night to get safe, effective therapeutics to the frontlines as soon as possible.
- President Trump has launched Operation Warp Speed to develop a vaccine as quickly as possible to save lives.
- The Administration is delivering shipments of Remdesivir for hospital patients in need across the country.
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
- The President has moved heaven and earth to ensure supplies get to where they are needed most.
- The President launched Project Airbridge to bring in supplies from all over the world and get them to the frontlines.
- President Trump effectively leveraged the Defense Production Act to secure massive amounts of needed supplies.
- We have not seen this kind of private sector mobilization since WWII. We are truly working as one nation to combat this invisible enemy.
ECONOMY
- 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 families, expanded unemployment benefits, paused foreclosures and student loan payments, and more.
- President Trump has secured over $650 billion from Congress for PPP, helping small businesses stay on their feet and keep tens of millions of American workers employed.
- 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.
REPORTS ON CDC GUIDELINES
- The leaked CDC guidelines were not finalized and had not been vetted through the interagency process.
- As CDC Director Redfield said the draft guidance had not incorporated interagency and task force input, and he was therefore “not yet comfortable” releasing them.
FLYNN
- General Flynn spent decades serving his country proudly, and we’re glad to see him vindicated.
- As the President has said, what happened to Flynn should never be allowed to happen again.
- It’s important to take these revelations about how this case was handled very seriously in order for Americans to have faith in our justice system.
WHITE HOUSE PRECAUTIONS
- The White House continues to take every precaution to keep the President, First Family and the entire complex safe and healthy at all times.
- Everyone in close proximity to the President and Vice President is tested daily for coronavirus.
- Extensive precautions are being taken, including social distancing, checks of temperatures and symptom histories, and deep cleaning of work spaces.
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