With all of the uncertainty around the #COVID19 pandemic, I want my constituents to be certain of one thing: your safety is my top priority.

I’ve been working hard to ensure our response matches the seriousness of the coronavirus threat. I’m on the Senate floor laying out what must be done to combat this public health emergency.

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just said and and I think he his message because as of afternoon we usually facing global pandemic, The Corona virus pandemic lead to more than a hundred country in the world. The world realization has declared it a deck. The economic means have taken on a global dimension and this is also a virus that is impacting Americans on a very personal dimension. Massachusetts residents are worried children their families and their day to day to our there is uncertainty during this emergency will I will I be able to get medical care? Will I be able to pay the or the rent, but there's one thing I want my kids to know far certain I share your concern for your loved ones in a safety is my top priority. We need our response to this and see to match the serious of the crisis and the governors and mayors. This country who have stepped up provided leadership constituents, including Houston's Governor Charlie Baker, wisely and swiftly declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts to Boston. Martin Walsh, who has led early on this issue to make that we deal with crisis leadership more than because we have seen dangerous complete abdication of leadership. Donald Trump His mismanagement of this is unconscionable, is immoral and the higher it is causing the American people is an injustice. The Trump administration has let this crisis spin out of control. President Trump has repeatedly said risk is low and minimize implications of the disease even saying America likely to die from an impact, but just today Doctor Tony Foucher director the National Institutes, LG and Infectious Diseases and the Native expert unit. Explain that Corona's 10 Todd Lethal, then the blue the administration overall health officials who wanna commend the elderly and physically fragile Americans. He advised not to fly Trump called efforts to draw attention to the real risk. Corona virus The New Democrats created Hokes and just today it's being reported that the White House has ordered for health officials to treat towel. Corona virus means as classified for the hampering. Information sharing my response to this virus saw what a lack of transit information did in China with bread of this virus. We cannot allow that to happen in the United States of America. The bottom line families need clear non biased, accurate and reassuring information. they need it from public health. They need it from elected leaders. They should be no partisanship in pandemics isn't it inspiration have? To mind plants in our scientists, we have best scientist world, but their expertise to to solid. We've shown that we can do that. Congress came together eight point three been emergency funding to respond to this crisis, but we end and do much most immediately declare the virus Pandemic under the Staff Act at declaration would allow Fema access to over 40 billion dollars in debt isn't and supports. Community directly as they'll with the spread of this virus, I am a on President Trump to do that today to declare this an emergency under staff at Act free, the Fema money two billions in disaster relief, but we can work on this right now dealing with it in a way that reflects the series of the threat the present act today. Second, we need want spread in. Testing in a treatment for all third, we need to the federal Medicaid assistance percentage. This increase the amount of federal dollars go into Medicaid immediately, pumping pumping or resources into States to deal with Christ We discussion as to assist States and prepare we should do it again and I will be introducing legislation to accomplish that we need to click leave for our work. We need to pass set. Patty Mother's legislation to provide in a four K sick levies event of any public health emergency, including the Corona virus crisis fifth. We need to enhance insurance and expand and support programs, app and women children and school others to support security and banks suspend payments on mortgages for those ugly economic hacks of this crisis, worship of a rental assistant for those who need six resumes and that angle. From scams and catching, which I called on Amazon to do and took action, removing bad at the site who were charging up to $400 for hand, Sanitize, no one should be allowed to reap windfall from fear and human suffering. We need to provide clear unprotected frontline health workers and they needed protective men and Democrat our health care workers by these heroes need help make sure they get the protective gear, which they but the Corona. Is not the first and it will not be the last real threat, The United States bitches. That's why I've introduced legislation to Pavilion dollars for research. Universal Corona virus vaccine that prevents the next bio threat that would come in the form of our grown of Iris. they different types of virus. We have to plan for the future bind a universe Corona virus vaccine now enough to fund it, which is why I am asking billion dollar section to be. Found sadly, the reality is that this pandemic is going to get what's better, but I call this is to come together. We all have a responsibility to act to show leadership to support those most vulnerable and will be most impacted by this virus The sentencing homes are young the uninsured undocumented they need our help right now. These are the lives to be saved livelihoods to be protectors to ensure I will continue to work with and fight for legislation. Provides Massachusetts and businesses all across our country resources, which think I urge all of my colleagues to join me in this commitment to action the President without a year, I question the presence of a quad Hardcore called Mister Alexander.
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