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How to reopen an economy, a step-by-step guide: |
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Via The Hill’s Morgan Chalfant, the White House is expected to release a plan today for how states can relax social distancing guidelines and reopen businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. https://bit.ly/3bg1foj Trump’s reasoning: President Trump claimed yesterday that the U.S. has “passed the peak” of coronavirus cases nationwide. When to expect the announcement: After President Trump and Vice President Pence’s 3 p.m. call with governors. |
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This a.m. — Trump chooses a group of lawmakers to advise on reopening: |
| Via The Hill’s Morgan Chalfant, Jordain Carney and Scott Wong, Trump is asking a bipartisan group of lawmakers to help with determining when and how to reopen the U.S. economy. https://bit.ly/3et6Jhi Democrats invited to be on the panel: Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.); Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Angus King (I-Maine); Reps. Josh Gottheimer (N.J.), Stephanie Murphy (Fla.), Ro Khanna (Calif.), Jimmy Panetta (Calif.) and Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) https://bit.ly/3et6Jhi Republicans we know have been asked: Via Politico, “Among the Senate Republicans asked to be on the task force are Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Sens. John Barrasso of Wyoming, Rob Portman of Ohio, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Mike Braun of Indiana, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, John Cornyn of Texas, Ted Cruz of Texas and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota … Among House Republicans invited is House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Greg Walden of Oregon and Patrick McHenry of North Carolina.” https://politi.co/2VgVrFz |
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| It’s Thursday. I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook. Did someone forward this to you? Want your own copy? Sign up here to receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox daily: http://bit.ly/2kjMNnn |
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The sharpest rise in unemployment in U.S. history: |
| More than 5.2 million people filed unemployment claims during the week ending on April 11, according to the Department of Labor. https://bit.ly/34FeNqV For context: More than 22 million people have filed for unemployment benefits in the last four weeks. Today’s report is the fourth in a row with more than 1 million claims. That level had never been reached. What to expect with the unemployment rate: “Economists believe that the unemployment rate is likely already up to at least 15 percent, a stunning rise from a 50-year low of 3.5 percent earlier this year. Some predict that number could end up reaching as high as the Depression-era peak of 20 percent.” |
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The small business loan program is out of money: |
| Via The Hill's Jordain Carney and Sylvan Lane, "The initial $349 billion pool for emergency loans for small businesses derailed by the coronavirus pandemic has run dry as Republicans and Democrats squabble over how to replenish the relief program." https://bit.ly/2VBfo8G Details: "The Treasury Department and Small Business Administration (SBA) have tapped the entirety of funding allotted for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which offers forgivable loans to small businesses intended to keep workers on payroll and small firms from going under." |
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| Cases in the U.S.: 640,014 Deaths in the U.S.: 31,002 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
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| TIDBIT -- WOW, THAT'S AN EFFECTIVE PSA: |
| Using mouse traps and ping-pong balls. Watch: https://bit.ly/3eoHnRQ |
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Interesting read -- Reopening the economy has become a partisan debate: |
| Via The Hill's Mike Lillis, the question of when and how to reopen the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic has become a divisive issue for Republicans and Democrats. https://bit.ly/34Kki7Q Where Republicans stand -- open sooner rather than later: "Behind President Trump, Republicans are increasingly eager to get businesses reopened and customers into their doors, warning that a prolonged economic shutdown -- even in the name of protecting public health -- will do more harm to the nation's long-term viability than the coronavirus itself." Where Democrats stand -- wait until we know it's safe: "Democrats are sounding a different alarm. While they, too, want to get the economy back up and running as quickly as possible, they warn that scaling back public safeguards too soon would cause more infections, kill more people, spark deeper societal fears and undermine the economic rebound that any reopening was intended to promote." Where the decision ~actually~ lies -- think local: "The ultimate decision about when and how to reopen the country's economy is largely in the hands of state and local officials, and governors in both parties have suggested they fear opening their state economies and relaxing social distancing policies too early could backfire." President Trump has a lot at stake: "The balance they're seeking is a delicate one -- more nuanced than just a simple case of economic versus public health, since the two are intrinsically entwined. And perhaps no one is walking a finer line than the president, who believes his best chance at reelection is a booming economy but is also wary that reopening the country prematurely could backfire if it spikes the number of coronavirus cases, spooks markets and drives the economy further downward." How this could play out: https://bit.ly/34Kki7Q Op-ed on how to reopen: https://bit.ly/2KbtVCQ |
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200 days until Election Day: |
| Via The Hill's Julia Manchester and Max Greenwood, "Democrats are growing more confident about their chances of retaking power in Washington with 200 days to go before Election Day. It's an election that both sides now see as turning on the coronavirus pandemic and the American public's views on how President Trump steers the country through the worst public health crisis in modern memory." https://bit.ly/2VBDPTJ What to expect: https://bit.ly/2VBDPTJ |
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If you've been watching Andrew Cuomo's briefings, you will find this Twitter account funny: |
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| The House and Senate are out. President Trump and Vice President Pence are in Washington, D.C. 8:30 a.m. EDT: President Trump participated in a Group of Seven video teleconference to discuss the coronavirus. 10 a.m. EDT: President Trump held a phone call with members of the House. 11 a.m. EDT: President Trump held a phone call with senators. 1 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence speaks with Senate Democrats. 3 p.m. EDT: President Trump and Vice President Pence participate in a video teleconference with governors. |
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| 2:15 p.m. EDT: President Trump gives remarks to celebrate America's truckers. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3afpRw6 5 p.m. EDT: The White House Coronavirus Task Force holds a press briefing. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3ad5m37 |
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| Today is National Eggs Benedict Day. |
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Remember sports?: |
| NBC Sports is airing nearly 100 hours from previous Olympics each night for the rest of April. Details: https://on.today.com/3coITS9 |
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| And because you made it this far, here's a dad who figured out a way for his daughters to keep skiing this season: https://bit.ly/2Vu7Gxg |
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