1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: We shouldn't as Democrats be a power in the Republicans. 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: President Trump was sent here to smash conventional norms. I 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: would rather see a congressional solution. It's part of my DNA. 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: This is Bloomberg sound On on BLOOMBERGHD two. Governor Larry 5 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: Hogan promises caution as he looks to reopen the economy. 6 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: We're gonna check in with the chairman of the Republican 7 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 1: Study Committee this as he says they've got some type 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: of rubric for how to reopen the economy. Don't miss 9 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: that exclusive interview now, uh. And we're also going to 10 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: check in with Jason green lad an exclusive interview that 11 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: I did with the former U. S Special Envoy to 12 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: the Middle East and the Trump administration. He's got a 13 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: column out and the Jerusalem Post saying that the Israelis 14 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: and Palestinians have been playing nice with each other as 15 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: it relates to the COVID nineteen response. And we are 16 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: still on standby for that daily Coronavirus Task Force briefing. 17 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: They weren't going to have it now they are going 18 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: to have it. Josh Wyn grib Bloomberg White House reporters 19 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: going to break down the latest. We are on standby 20 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: for the five thirty pm Eastern daily Coronavirus Task Force briefing. 21 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: You can listen to that right here on Bloomberg One 22 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: gem Pack Show. Josh wyn Grove is on the line 23 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: Bloomberg's White House reporter. Josh, I thought that there wasn't 24 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: going to be a pressor. Now there is a press or. 25 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: What's what's the before we dive into the policy? What 26 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 1: was going on all day with that there will be 27 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: there won't be a pressor. Yeah, there have been signals 28 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: that they're trying to, you know, um turn around the 29 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: way they're doing their messaging, and so I guess they 30 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: canceled the regular press conference, the one that's been going 31 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: daily in the briefing room, and instead the president is 32 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: going to go out into the Rose Garden. Sounds like 33 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: he'll be flanked by retail CEOs from Walmart and others, 34 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: and they're gonna talk about testing. It looks like so 35 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: it looks like he's trying to pivot to talk more 36 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: about the economy. So he's gonna be He met with 37 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: the ret owlers last week. We had Jay Timmins on 38 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: National Association of Manufacturers, the manufacturers obviously a part of 39 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 1: this too. And you know, I guess what I want 40 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:12,679 Speaker 1: to know is at a time when all of the 41 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: states Maryland for example, Mayor Bowser and d C grappling 42 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: with you know, various reopening plans, it's it's really going 43 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: to be up to these too, many of these retailers 44 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: to to to administer many of the tests and ultimately 45 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: vaccines several months from now. But each state and each 46 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: region is on a very different timetable, absolutely. And remember 47 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: they had planned or pitched, I suppose over a month 48 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: ago that we would have drive through testing in Walmart's 49 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 1: or what have you, targets maybe, and you know, we 50 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: just haven't had that. So that gut check has applied 51 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: to whatever they announced today, you know. And the White 52 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: House began the day by saying that they have data 53 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: showing that the virus A spread rate is different but 54 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: shrinking in counties that have been working this whole time, 55 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: say a county with an essential factory, you know, where 56 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: folks have been kind of going about the daily business 57 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: relatively normally as compared to a normal county that's been 58 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 1: shut down. And they're saying that that is justification or 59 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: footing to take these steps to open up as many 60 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: states have started to do. But of course they haven't 61 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: actually shared that data and they're not uh, sort of 62 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: providing any detail on it. So you know, a lot 63 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: of questions are hanging over this whole thing. So, I mean, 64 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: as Governor Hogan, by the way, did you see this 65 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: with Mayor Bowser, the former First Lady Michelle Obama could 66 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: aid in the d and the d C reopening. The 67 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: Washington Post reporting the DC Mayor Murial Bowser is recruiting 68 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: high profile individuals, including Michelle Obama and celebrity chef Jose 69 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: Andreas to assist in the coronavirus response effort. This according 70 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: to Wappo uh and the group is also going to 71 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: be led by Susan Rice. Susan Rice and Andreas is 72 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: gonna you know, Susan Rice was back Obama's National security advisor. 73 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: How's that going to play with Pennsylvania Avenue. That's a 74 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:11,119 Speaker 1: good question, as expect we'll see some tweets about that. 75 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: But you know, like I, I think that it's a 76 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 1: notable signal from d C, which of course is one 77 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 1: of the most Democrat heavy communities in the country that 78 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: they're starting to pivot towards that. I think it shows 79 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: that politicians on the left or under pressure to to 80 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: chart some kind of path, even as governors and other 81 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: leaders in the Republican Party are are just sort of 82 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: running a bit more headlong into it. Missouri, for instance, 83 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: announced it in a week or so pretty much all 84 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: businesses are able to reopen under certain conditions, So you know, 85 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: we're seeing things sort of take step by step approaches. 86 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:46,919 Speaker 1: But yeah, Susan Rice is not a name that I 87 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: expected to be coming off the bench with here we are. 88 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: It's remarkable, and I'm not sure that it's going to 89 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: make make Mayor Bowser have any friends in the White 90 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: House with with with with this dynamic, especially though it's 91 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: been fascinating to watch our our local politicians in the 92 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: d C region, from Governor Hogan, Mayor Bowser, Governor Northam, 93 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: all spanning the different ideological political spectrum and to have them, 94 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 1: you know, really elevates, so to speak, uh, their stature 95 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: in the in the middle of all this, it's been 96 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: really fascinating to watch. Just one final question for you 97 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: before I let you go, and that is specifically, what 98 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: what is the White House's reaction been to uh to Georgia. 99 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: As Georgia has reopened, and and and increasing protesters in 100 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: states like Pennsylvania and Michigan, as protesters are urging people 101 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: for the lawmakers to reopen the economy. I mean yeah, 102 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,559 Speaker 1: I mean Trump has gone back and back and forward 103 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: with Georgia. Um, he did take aim today at Democrat 104 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: governor states, saying that he doesn't think that the FEDS 105 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: should have to bail them out for, in his view, 106 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: mistakes on that. So, you know, there's a bit of 107 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: a political lens on not. I think we'll hear more 108 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: obviously in about twenty minutes or so. But you know, 109 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: I think the President has really, after taking heat for 110 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: saying that is up to him, has really handed it 111 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: off to governors and in some cases has handed some 112 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: of the tougher, fuzzier decisions off to governors. And so 113 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: I think as he's trying to sort of lead the 114 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: charge while leaving governors in a position to have to 115 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,919 Speaker 1: field any blowbacks that could come from if we open 116 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: too early or aren't cautious enough, or see that second 117 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: waves take hold. All right. Josh Win Graw, Bloomberg White 118 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: House Reporter, Thanks so much, for making time for us 119 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: to head of the President's daily Coronavirus Task Force briefing. 120 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: You can listen to that right here at five thirty 121 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: pm Eastern. Meanwhile, well, it's not just governors who are 122 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: announcing frameworks to reopen the economy. The Republican Study Committee, 123 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: which is the largest caucus of conservatives in the House 124 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: of Representatives, has presented both Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority 125 00:06:55,240 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: Leader Mitch McConnell with the with their conservative framework for recovery, accountability, 126 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: and prosperity. The RSC, as it's called, is adapting more 127 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: than a year of internal RSC policy development to provide 128 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: Congress with the solutions oriented blueprint to lead America through 129 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen. It's interesting, folks, because this is such a 130 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: crucial caucus in the House of Representatives, and so they 131 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: are also, um, you know, gonna be on the front 132 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: lines of negotiating with Speaker Pelosi and whatnot for this. 133 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: So I'm very, very grateful to have the chairman of 134 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: the RSC, Chairman Mike Johnson of Louisiana's fourth Congressional District, 135 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: joining us on the telephone line. Chairman Johnson, thank you 136 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: so much. For joining us tell us about this thirty 137 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: seven point blueprint. Yeah, thanks for having us. It's our honor. 138 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: This is an important time for the country, as you know, 139 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: and we need principal leadership and and the Republican Study 140 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: Committee as largest caucus of conservatives in Congress, forty eight 141 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: members in the House, and we've all been wringing our 142 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: hands as so many of the American people have. We're 143 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: concerned about the growing debt. We're concerned about this unprecedented 144 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: crisis we're in, and we know that the same trusted principles, 145 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: the core principles we have in this country, that's our 146 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 1: conservative principles that have guided the country since the time 147 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: of its founding, are going to be the things that 148 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: got us through this. And so we issued this framework today. 149 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: Is thirty seven point proposal. It's comprised of five different pillars, 150 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: and that represents the work of our five policy task 151 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: forces that have been an operation for more than fifteen 152 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: months prior to the pandemic. And UM, we we released 153 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: that today to the House Intendent leadership. UM, it's a 154 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: kind of a comprehensive framework of blueprint, if you will, 155 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: on how to lead us through this thing. And get 156 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: about the recovery of this country and its economy, because, um, 157 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: that's the only way we're gonna be able to stablish 158 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: what we have a deserve, our liberty. So one of 159 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: the one of the most important parts of the plan 160 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: is holding China accountable. So talk to me specifically about 161 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: how the United States can hold China accountable. Yeah, really 162 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: important point right now. And that's one of our task forces, 163 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: is the National Security and Foreign Affairs Task Force. So 164 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: that pillar of our of our framework today includes ten 165 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: recommendations to hold the Chinese government accountable. Now, we know 166 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: that they have engaged in some very harmful actions. They 167 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: have operated in bad faith and um, and that's made 168 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: the pandemic what it is. And so we really believe 169 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: that there's some responsibility that they have to take for 170 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: those harmful actions. So among the recommendations there, we would 171 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: authorize sanctions against any foreign officials who's found to have 172 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: been involved in a in a cover up of this thing. Um, 173 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: we would um, we would end all visas for Chinese 174 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: government officials and their immediate family members. You know, they 175 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: come to the US routinely for education and leisure and 176 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 1: all these purposes. But we think China ought to retract 177 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: their their ridiculous statements actually blaming the US for the 178 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 1: pandemic and for the niet virus, but right before they can, 179 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 1: those visas should be continued, and other ideas to press 180 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: the Chinese government to permit access to to China for 181 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: the US centerst for Disease Control prevents in the CDC. 182 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: I mean, they can't adequately respond to this unless we 183 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: have valid and accurate information, and so we need them 184 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: to open the door, so to speak, and allow that 185 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: to happen, and then undertaking congressional probe of the World 186 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: World Health Organization, I mean that would be a ho 187 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: in its response to this pandemic. It's relationship with China 188 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: have raised a lot of eyebrows and a lot of questions, 189 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: and we think we need to get to the bottom 190 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: of that, you know, maybe a few of the things 191 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: that we think need to happen. Chairman Mike Johnson is 192 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: on the line. He's a Republican UH from Louisiana's fourth 193 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: congressional district, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, and I'm 194 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,719 Speaker 1: focusing on the China portions UM because I think it's 195 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: interesting and I think as a journal as journalists. Uh, 196 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 1: you know there's there there were three uh Chinese journalists 197 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: who went missing. One of the things your plan one 198 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: of the points, and your plan is to investigate that 199 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: as well. But there's this other um point as it 200 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: relates to China, which is to undertake a congressional probe 201 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: of the World Health Organization and it's response to the 202 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen pandemic. How how will that work? Because I 203 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: think there's a lot of confusion, and we talk about 204 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: it basically every day on this program, Congressman, But how 205 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: would that work? Who has the lead to investigate the 206 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: World Health Organization? Is that Congress is at the state's department. 207 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 1: Who has jurisdiction on that? Well, Congress has a jurisdiction there, 208 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:24,559 Speaker 1: and we think that there ought to be a probe. 209 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: Now some of these other agencies within the executive branch 210 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: of the government ought to be doing that as well, 211 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: we would argue, but um, but we think that our 212 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: our role in that is a really important one as well, 213 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: and so we could undertake a probe of the w 214 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,079 Speaker 1: h O. I think it's it's um something we owe 215 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: the American taxpayers and build off the what President Trump 216 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: has already done. You know, he has a this funding 217 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: freeze idea that that we base future federal funding decisions 218 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: on the results of what we find out with these investigations. 219 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: UM and and we need new reforms there. We we 220 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: need some further independence there, we need transparency, we need 221 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: accountability at the w h O. And I think there's 222 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: a rising call for that among the American people because 223 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: this this pandemic has has put on naked display. I 224 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: think some of the problems there, and I think it's 225 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: a growing frustration for a lot of people. So we 226 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: just have a couple more minutes left, and we talked 227 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: about the national security components of this, but there's another 228 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: portion of this about the gig economy. And clearly America 229 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: has has really had a reckoning of sorts over the 230 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: past several weeks, as we all now have seen in 231 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: real time just how much the gig economy impacts UH 232 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: the US larger economic system as a whole. UH. The 233 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: Gig Act tell us about what the Gig Act would 234 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: do and how that would work, because it would essentially 235 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: allow for a gig employee or a gig worker to 236 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: be treated as an independent contractor and not as an employee, 237 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: that's right, and that would be a change in in 238 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: existing law and policy. This comes under the the framework 239 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: of our American Worker Task Force that has worked for 240 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 1: over a year. We were developing a comprehensive publication that 241 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: was expected to come out the early part of April 242 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: before the pandemic hit. But that's that's one of the 243 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: bills that we had featured in that that program, and 244 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: we we've issued it today because it creates a safe 245 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: harbor for these gig economy workers too, as you said, 246 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:20,559 Speaker 1: qualifies independent contractors because, um, in so many cases, people 247 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: who are engaged in gig workers and these are like, uh, 248 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: you know, musicians for example, that that would play music 249 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: in a bar on the weekends, or just any variety 250 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: of persons who have those types of jobs. They're sort 251 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: of a morphous they're kind of hard to pin down 252 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: and in in so many cases under for income and 253 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: employment tax purposes, they've not been given validity and there's 254 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: no way to for them really to account for that. 255 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: So this would allow for them to be treated, um 256 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: like reality like they are, like they service so many 257 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: functions in the economy, and that's an important thing. But 258 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: we've got other components there as well. We talked about 259 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: promoting worker up skilling opportunities. You know, we want to 260 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 1: allow businesses to deduct their investments and education services for 261 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: all as employees out there that want to seek career advancement, 262 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: they want to get the next level on the run, 263 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 1: so to speak. We ought to be incentivizing that. And 264 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: we want to encourage states to eliminate unnecessary employment barriers 265 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: as well. You know, this occupational licensing requirement that we 266 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,319 Speaker 1: have in so many areas of the economy in many states, Um, 267 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: that needs to go away. I mean, we have healthcare 268 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: workers who should be able to work across state lines, 269 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: but they're not allowed to do that right now, and 270 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: at the time of pandemic that brings that into focus, 271 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: and so there's a lot of changes I think that 272 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: would make sense from a free market standpoint. Would not 273 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: require additional taxes in many cases, it would reduce them, 274 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: and it would reduce the size and scope and the 275 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: power of the government that really interferes in so many 276 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: aspects of the economy. We think now is the time 277 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: to do this. Congressman, do you think that any of 278 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: this will gain traction with your Democratic colleagues, and if 279 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: so specifically, which ports. Yeah, I think there's a lot 280 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: of ideas in here that are just common sense proposals, 281 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: and I think that we are the child there does UM. 282 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: But you know, I'm on the President's um task Force 283 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: for the Reopening America and UM, there's thirty two members 284 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 1: of Congress on that twenty two Republicans, tend Democrats. The 285 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: Democrats that are on that committee. I believe that we're 286 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: all in one accord and that we need to get 287 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: the economy rebbed up again. Everybody recognizes that, no matter 288 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: where they are on the political spectrum. So we're bringing solid, 289 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: common sense solutions to the table for dialogue and discussion, 290 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: and I believe that that discussion will be fruitful and 291 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: I hope we'll have some open minds about this, because 292 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: this is no time for partisan politics and people are 293 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: going to start crazy. And we all know the importance 294 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: of social distancing. In Louisiana, mind you has extended this 295 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: to your state, has extended to stay at home order 296 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: until May fifteenth. But from from where you sit, I mean, 297 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: how do you balance the science with the economic or 298 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: as the President says, you know you don't want the 299 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: social distancing to be worse than the coronavirus itself. How 300 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: do you balance that because so many people are hurting 301 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: economically right now, and I don't need to go on 302 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: a soapbox. I mean clearly you know that Democrats know that, 303 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: Republicans know that, everyone sees that. But how do you 304 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: find that balance, especially now as people are staring down 305 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: two to four more weeks of this. Yeah, it's it's 306 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: devastating for us in Louisiana because we have the one 307 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: to punch. Really, we have the pandemic, and then we 308 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: have the effectual crash of the oil and gas market, 309 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: which is a critical component of our state's economy. We 310 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: have small businesses that are literally dying on the vine 311 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: right now. They don't have weeks to go for this, 312 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: and so I've been very aggressive and talking about this 313 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: reality and the necessity of us protecting lives and livelihoods 314 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: at the same time, they're not mutually exclusive pursuits. We 315 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: can do this. It's again the application of common sense. 316 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: We can trust small business owners to um to apply 317 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: social distancing standards in their in their businesses that you know, 318 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: they'll have to innovate. Some of them be creative, but 319 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: they can do it that we can. We can institute 320 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: sanitation protocols. I mean, this is not rocket science. But 321 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: if you keep businesses closed down like this for these 322 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: extended periods, many of them will not come back, and 323 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: we won't have people with jobs to go back to. 324 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 1: And that is the greatest threat in my view, to 325 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: long term public health. I mean, the left has always 326 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: said the greatest threat of public health is poverty, right, 327 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: And and what we're gonna do now is doom more 328 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: and more people to poverty, and and the long term 329 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 1: consequences of this I think is difficult to calculate right now. 330 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 1: So look, I'm on the I mentioned, I'm on the 331 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,400 Speaker 1: President's task force to reopen America. It's a three phase plan. 332 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: I think it's a common sense plan, and I think 333 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: every state needs to begin it as soon as possible. 334 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: All Right, final question for you, just because you brought 335 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: it up in terms of oil and gas. I had 336 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: Secretary of lett on the other week and we we 337 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: were talking to him about the impact that the Saudis 338 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: in particular had on this. Are you disappointed how the 339 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: Saudis have been reacting to and playing their their cards 340 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: here in the past couple of weeks. It's unconscionable. And 341 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: and I think they've truly taken advantage of a situation. 342 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: We feel like we've been kicked while we're down. And 343 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: and you know, we've given a lot and done a 344 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: lot for the Saudies over the years, and we deserved 345 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: and better and and so you know, the President, I 346 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: think is ready to be very aggressive on that. He's 347 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: already shown some mendications of it. We need it desperately 348 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 1: because we cannot lose we you know, his rally cry 349 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: for us when he got elected was we weren't talking 350 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: about energy independence anymore. We were talking about energy dominant 351 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 1: and we had gotten to that point and then this 352 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: hit us. And now these so called you know, friends 353 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: and allies and trading partners of ours, um, you know, 354 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: jump on and pile on while we're down. It's it's um. 355 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: We really need to address it, and I hope that 356 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: the White House will address it aggressively. All right, Congress 357 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 1: From Mike Johnson, chairman of the Republican Study Committee of 358 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: Louisiana's fourth Congressional District, thanks so much for joining us 359 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: to break down that framework that they just released today. Again, 360 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 1: that's the Republican Study Committees framework, and he, of course 361 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 1: is a member of the President's UH coronavirus tax forced 362 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: to reopen the economy. Take a listen to my interview 363 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: sticking with GA politics that I have with Jason Greenblatt, 364 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: former Trump Administration UH top official for the US Middle 365 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: Eastern Special Enboys published in Hebrew, in Israel, you Home, 366 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: English and Jerusalem Post and Arabic. Can I'll just Europe 367 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: because people were fascinated by peace. In fact, I got 368 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: a call from the President of the State of Israel, 369 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:08,360 Speaker 1: President of Riblin about the piece, and what it highlights 370 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 1: is that the Israelis and the Palestinians and the region 371 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: really share a trench in this battle against the invisible, 372 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: deadly enemy, and they recognize that and they want to 373 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 1: work together. More importantly, they need to they need to 374 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:23,120 Speaker 1: work together, and they recognize this in order to fight 375 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: against it and prevented from coming back or handling it 376 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: when it comes back. You outline this in your piece, 377 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: But what are some of the ways that the Israelis 378 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:34,440 Speaker 1: and the Palestinians have worked together on combat and COVID nineteen, Well, 379 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: their security cooperation has been strengthened. The Israeli government has 380 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: given Palestinian healthcare worker professionals training, They've sponsored joint workshops. 381 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 1: Both sides are exchanging information together. The Israelis have given 382 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,479 Speaker 1: a lot of protective gear to the Palestinian healthcare workers 383 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 1: and security personnel. Palestinian workers, who normally come in in 384 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: droves to the Israeli side for money, which is essential 385 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: for their economy, are able to now stay longer in 386 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: Israel to make sure that they don't bring the virus 387 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: back into the Palestinian territories. So there's a tremendous amount 388 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: of cooperation. That was Jason Greenblatt. He was the former 389 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: Trump administration's Special Envoy to the Middle East. You can 390 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: hear my full interview at Jason Greenblatt and what else 391 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: he's been working on on the Bloomberg Sound On Extra 392 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:28,640 Speaker 1: podcast Get That on iTunes, I Heart, Spotify, Radio dot Com, 393 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 1: and of course the Bloomberg Business app. Coming up. We 394 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 1: check in with guys Snodgrass, sticking with how Israelis and 395 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 1: Palestinians are working together. You're listening to Bloomberg. You're listening 396 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: to Bloomberg Sound On with Kevin's related on Bloomberg and 397 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: one on five point seven F M h D two. 398 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 1: How's everybody doing. It's Monday, New week, social distancing, still 399 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: in effects. We're listening. We're waiting rather for President Trump's 400 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: daily Coronavirus Task Force briefing, which you can listen to 401 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: right here on Bloomberg n F. We're expecting that in 402 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: the next in this half hour. If you hear me, 403 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: I'm not stretching them. I'm looking for the clock. Uh, 404 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:12,160 Speaker 1: we're expecting that right here in this half hour. Joining 405 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 1: us on the telephone line. It's a friend of the program, 406 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: Guy snod Grass. Guy, I gotta be honest, So I 407 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: did some rearranging over the weekend. I was I was 408 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 1: listening to my Stoic podcast. I was reading my Daily Stoic. 409 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: You know, I was getting in my meditative state, my zen, 410 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 1: my calmness, take a deep breath. There's only so many 411 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 1: walks you can go on for a day. But I 412 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:37,640 Speaker 1: rearranged some of the uh the home office. I don't 413 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:42,920 Speaker 1: there's only uh, never mind, but pretty much my setup now. 414 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 1: Guy Snodgrass, former chief speech writer at the UH at 415 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: the Defense Department of Defense for Secretary Maddis. You know, 416 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: I now have to do. I don't know if you 417 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 1: ever saw Mission Impossible. I assume you have, given your 418 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: background as a former fighter pilot. Uh, but you know 419 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,400 Speaker 1: a scene where he's got to like go under the lasers, 420 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: the red lasers. That's me, ladies and gentlemen every single 421 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: day getting into my I don't even know if you 422 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: can call it an office. It's like a it's it's 423 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: like a mix of the lasers and there's there's like 424 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: jungle Jim domes that kids play on where they like 425 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: swing from it. It's like that. That's what I get in. 426 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: How's your home office, guy? You know it's it's looking 427 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:35,640 Speaker 1: really nice. I've got a bunch of uh basically looking 428 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: at all those sorts of installation I've been putting up. 429 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 1: I've kind of work out of my basins. I'm refinishing 430 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: it right now. That's where I'm talking to you from. Alright, alright, 431 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: and just as if I interrupt you, just so that 432 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: people know, uh, we're awaiting President Trump's daily Coronavirus Task 433 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 1: Force briefing. So let me get your take in terms 434 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: of give us an update on how the military has 435 00:22:56,040 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: been uh reacting to this as top executive officials are 436 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: trickling out into the White House Rose Garden, sure, So 437 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: I think you know it's it's a constant since of 438 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: just being aware of where are the hot spots, right. 439 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: I mean, there's been ships of the news. We've talked 440 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 1: previously about the U S. S. Theodore Roosevelt still peer 441 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: side in the U. S. Territory of Guam as they're 442 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 1: taking a look at trying to get that ship rehabilitated, 443 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: the sailor's healthy and back out to seat again. You've 444 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: had other ships in the US Nadia in particular, Yeah, 445 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: that are starting to post cases as well. So there's 446 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: a lot of you know, whether it's the Army, Air Force, 447 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: Nadian Marine Corps, or Coastguards. You're just taking a close 448 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 1: look at what's going on. And I think I'm watching 449 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 1: what you're watching, and I'm seeing some people trickling out 450 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:39,959 Speaker 1: as well here. But we've got time because the President 451 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,679 Speaker 1: is not out there yet. So as you look at that. 452 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: And I was struck by this because I spoke with 453 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 1: Jason Greenblatt earlier today and he, of course, uh, I 454 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:49,679 Speaker 1: had worked for President Trump in the private sector at 455 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: the Trump Organization and then was his top lawyer official 456 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: as an advisor for Israel. But he made this point 457 00:23:56,480 --> 00:24:00,199 Speaker 1: that there are there have been hopeful instances of the 458 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: Israelis and the Palestinians working together. There have been some blemishes, 459 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: but for the most part, there there's some signs of positivity. Well, 460 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: you know, look, I mean that's that's the nature of 461 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: something like this, like the like the coronavirus pandemic, That 462 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: is there's a benefit and that a lot of times 463 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: people can put aside longstanding differences come together as a community, 464 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: whether that's here at home in the United States or 465 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: abroad UH in the Middle East and elsewhere where you say, 466 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: this is the most important thing, and so where you 467 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: can find common ground, it's important to recognize that and 468 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 1: make the most of that opportunity. So as you look 469 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 1: in terms of where the US is heading, and there 470 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 1: were some reports today with troops server seas in Afghanistan, 471 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: for example, seeking in this region, um about how the 472 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 1: president is growing increasingly concerned about protecting our troops overseas 473 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:52,360 Speaker 1: and countries where there isn't the medical infrastructure to protect 474 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 1: against UH coronavirus. What are some things that the government 475 00:24:56,520 --> 00:25:00,640 Speaker 1: can do to to protect our troops from the from 476 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 1: from who are stationed overseas in parts of the world 477 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 1: without that lacking that medical infrastructure. Sure, and I think 478 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 1: the biggest thing you can do, whether you're overseas and 479 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 1: you're a member of the armed forces or you're here domestically, 480 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: it's what the White House and the Adminstration has already 481 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: put out the CDC UM it's practicing good hygiene, making 482 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 1: sure you're washing for twenty seconds with soap of water 483 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: on your hands, making sure you've got those uh face covering. 484 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: You limit your exposure to the indigenous population. So wherever 485 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: you are on the world, and there's been articles recently, 486 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: whether it's Japan or South Korea, have been two seasons 487 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: that are outside of course in the least where they're 488 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 1: talking about UM