COVID-19 Recovery Panel Suggests Path for ‘Expeditious’ Return to Work

Plus: The Truth About China and the Coronavirus

Apr 21, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where a panel of leaders assembled by The Heritage Foundation releases its first recommendations on getting the nation back to work. Fred Lucas has the details, plus President Trump's take on some governors who are close to relaxing stay-at-home orders. On the podcast, a key House conservative weighs in on reopening America. Plus: Sebastian Gorka on China's deceit; the sheer enormity of the coronavirus relief package; and a challenge to union leaders. On this date in 1895, a former Confederate officer and his two sons demonstrate their "Panopticon," the first movie projector developed in the United States, to a New York audience.     News COVID-19 Recovery Panel Suggests Path for 'Expeditious' Return to Work By Fred Lucas The 17-page report has 47 specific recommendations to allow the U.S. to slow the spread of COVID-19 but also begin to reopen some businesses in certain regions. More Commentary The Truth About China and the Coronavirus By Sebastian Gorka At the same time the Chinese Communist Party and its security organs were suppressing the truth domestically and arresting those who knew the truth about the new coronavirus, its diplomats and bureaucrats initiated a global disinformation campaign. More Analysis How and When Should States Reopen? This Congressman Has Answers By Rachel del Guidice "You're seriously almost at Depression-era levels of unemployment ... that causes enormous economic stress in families," says Rep. Andy Biggs. More Commentary This Is How Big the COVID-19 CARES Act Relief Bill Is By Romina Boccia The CARES Act is more than twice the size of the 2009 stimulus package, dwarfing what was previously the country's largest stimulus package since World War II. More News Trump, Advisers Look to Specifics of Reopening Economy in Phases By Fred Lucas "Following the release of our reopening guidelines, governors across the country are looking forward to phase one and announcing plans for an economic resurgence," President Trump says. More News Free Market Group Calls on California, 4 Other States to Suspend Government Union Dues By Kevin Mooney If elected officials were to suspend the deduction of union dues from the paychecks of public-sector employees for three months, they could pump tens of millions of dollars back into the wallets of workers who are compelled to stay home. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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