Bipartisan Coalition Pushing $46 Billion Plan to Reopen U.S.

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Dr. Susan Berry 29 Apr 2020

A bipartisan coalition of former healthcare officials has been pushing a $46.5 billion plan to reopen the U.S. economy to Republican and Democrat congressional leaders as the coronavirus crisis continues.

NPR reported Monday the coalition includes former Planned Parenthood CEO Dr. Leana Wen, former Trump Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former Obama-era Medicare and Medicaid Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Dr. Bill Frist (R).

“If you’re a Democrat, you like the fact that this creates jobs and helps local economies, and that it’s really good public health policy,” Dr. Bob Kocher, a former Obama special assistant who helped design the plan, told health media outlet STAT. “And if you’re a Republican, you’re not creating some sort of entitlement program here, you’re spending money for a near-term problem.”

STAT reported President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has fielded several calls from members of the coalition who are pitching the plan.

The proposal calls for $46.5 billion in funding to assist states in tracking down individuals who have been exposed to the Chinese coronavirus and isolating infected and exposed individuals.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/29/bipartisan-coalition-pushing-46-billion-plan-to-reopen-u-s/

[Formerly Once-Ler]

$46.5 billion is all it takes?  We've already spent close to $3 trillion.

[Smokin Joe]

$46.5 billion is all it takes?  We've already spent close to $3 trillion.

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