JUST IN: Pres. Trump sends letter to U.S. governors, saying administration is working on 'new guidelines” for state, local authorities to use for “maintaining, increasing, or relaxing” coronavirus mitigation measures.
Here are Thursday's most significant developments in Washington:The Senate passed a $2 trillion relief package in a unanimous vote, heads to the HouseTrump confirms he'll appear at the White House coronavirus task force briefing scheduled for 5 p.m.
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room, March 25, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listen.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is"very proud" of the $2 trillion relief package the House is set to consider Friday morning, adding she feels"certain we will have a bipartisan vote."
"Everybody has to be on-call for what we need, when we need it, and we don't know what that might be," she said."But whatever it is, we'll be ready."House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks to reporters at a news conference about legislation addressing the ongoing coronavirus outbreak March 26, 2020, in Washington.
"By the way," he added,"lots of big companies do continue to hire, for obviously grocery stores, pharmacies, delivery services. These companies are on overtime, so I know they're hiring people as fast as they can." "This is to be totally expected," Navarro said."We put public health above economics in the very, very short run. So, this is no surprise. This is expected, and we should accept the news because we’re doing what we need to do to combat the virus."
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