Is THIS The Way It Will Be This Summer? Huh?

COVID: How Five GOP Governors Showed The Way

“The diversity of the 50 states is what makes our nation’s economy great, and each state’s response to the novel coronavirus is as diverse as the pandemic’s impact on each of us,” Governors Mark Gordon (R-WY), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Kim Reynolds (R-IA), and Mike Parson (R-MO) write in The Washington Post. “Restarting our economy is not a race to be won but a cooperative effort. Our approach has created a model for success that can be applied throughout the country.” Click here to read more.

First Lady Melania Trump has donated 150 box lunches to patients and staff at Children’s Inn, part of the National Institutes of Health in Maryland. Last week, she also sent care packages to kids and staff at hospitals in 10 states and Washington, D.C.—“a small token of my appreciation,” she says. Read more from Aris Folley in The Hill.

“President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Tuesday in Arizona that aims to bring awareness to ongoing violence in Native American communities. The proclamation declared Tuesday as Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day . . . Trump visited Arizona on Tuesday to tour Phoenix’s Honeywell facility,” which has been repurposed to make N95 masks, KTAR News reports.

Our country needs an experienced, principled leader to handle our most sensitive information during this tumultuous time across the world. “It is for all these reasons that John Ratcliffe is the right choice for director of national intelligence—and for America,” Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) writes in The Hill.

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NJ State Senator: Trust People; Fully Open Beaches!

This NJ State Senator says open all beaches by Memorial Day weekend and trust the people to follow the guidelines. 

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Bucco: Let's Act NOW To Help NJ's Bravest!

New Jersey State Senator Anthony M. Bucco has introduced a pair of bills to help front line healthcare workers and first responders who are suffering from the stresses of responding to COVID-19. The first bill creates a toll-free hotline they can call for support, while a resolution calls on the federal government to provide additional resources to combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Sen. Anthony Bucco has introduced a pair of bills to help front line healthcare workers and first responders who are suffering from the stresses of responding to COVID-19. (SenateNJ.com)

“While the overall number of COVID cases throughout New Jersey is dropping, the psychological toll experienced by healthcare workers through constant exposure to sickness, fatalities, and the tragedy of it all remains,” said Bucco (R-25). “Those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder deserve quick and proper assistance to help them better cope with all they have experienced. I am proud to team with Rutgers University to create a 24/7 helpline that will provide an outlet for our healthcare and first responder heroes to safely share their thoughts and connect with peer support and counseling services.”

Bucco’s first bill, in coordination with the Department of Health and Rutgers University Behavioral HealthCare, would create a toll-free helpline for first responders, health care workers, and other frontline workers experiencing PTSD.

The legislation requires the operators of the helpline to be familiar with post-traumatic stress disorder and the emotional and psychological anxieties unique to first responders, health care workers, and their families. They may also be trained to provide counseling services involving marriage and family life, substance abuse, personal stress management, and other emotional or psychological conditions that may adversely affect the well-being of front line workers.

Bucco’s second piece of legislation urges the federal government to provide aid to New Jersey to combat PTSD due to COVID-19.

New Jersey has more than 120,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and nearly 8,000 deaths attributable to the disease.

“While the federal government has donated many resources to help New Jersey in the war against COVID-19, more help is necessary to best combat post-traumatic stress disorder,” added Bucco. “We must ensure that our hospital workers, first responders and their families have access to the mental health services they need to cope with the trauma and stress they have endured as a result of this pandemic.”

Both bills have bipartisan support in the New Jersey Legislature. Additional legislation to help those on the front lines is forthcoming, Bucco said.

When The Best They Got Is No Worry . . .

The Ten Best Moments From That Big Event!

With the Lincoln Memorial as a backdrop, President Trump took questions from Americans for 2 hours last night as part of a Fox News Virtual Town Hall. “We never had a more beautiful set than this,” the President said. Together, Americans are beating this Coronavirus. After months of slowing the spread of disease, our country is prepared for the next stage in this fight. Last night, President Trump explained why safely reopening is the right thing to do for our people:   🎬 America leads the world in testing. When the virus struck, President Trump quickly revolutionized our nation’s testing system, clearing regulatory hurdles to get the private sector involved. The United States has now conducted more than 6.5 million tests—far greater than any other country on Earth.   🎬 We’re safely getting back to work. “We did the right thing,” President Trump says when asked about his aggressive actions to slow the spread of COVID-19. “We saved millions of lives, but now we have to get [our economy] back open, and we have to get it back open safely but as quickly as possible.”   🎬 The best economy in history will be back! Before Coronavirus, America saw rising wages and its lowest unemployment rate in half a century. “We built the greatest economy in the world,” President Trump said. Once this invisible enemy passes, the American people—with this President’s help—will do it again.   🎬 Relief is already here. The Trump Administration wasted no time steering $3 trillion into our economy, protecting American workers and businesses with direct deposit checks, forgivable small business loans, and more. “We’re talking 30 million jobs that we’ve saved. Thirty million jobs,” President Trump said.   🎬 Early, strong action worked. In January, President Trump restricted travel from China and announced a White House Coronavirus Task Force. Democrat leaders called the response “xenophobic.” Facts proved them wrong.   🎬 China’s propaganda won’t work. This virus started in China, and it should’ve been stopped long before it spread rapidly across the globe. The Chinese Communist government has tried to blame everyone from the U.S. military to our European allies for the pandemic—everyone but themselves.   🎬 We need products made in America. Past presidents did nothing while American jobs went to China. Coronavirus has exposed the danger of relying on foreign supply chains. “We’re bringing that whole supply chain back. Nobody has to tell me to do it. I’ve been talking about that for years,” President Trump says.   🎬 Schools should reopen—soon. This fall, American schools and colleges should reopen as planned, the President said. “We have to get our schools back.”   🎬 America is the “king of ventilators.” Around-the-clock coordination between the federal government and states has produced incredible results.   🎬 “We have to get our people back to church.” Faith and prayer have helped many Americans during this tough time. “It’s wonderful to watch people over a laptop, but it’s not like being at a church,” President Trump says. “And we have to get our people back to churches, and we’re going to start doing it soon.” Read the full transcript from President Trump’s Fox News Town Hall here.

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President Trump participates in a FOX News Channel virtual town hall live from the Lincoln Memorial | May 3, 2020

A Comeback Like You've Never Seen Before

VIDEO: Christine Flowers With Dan Cirucci; All New!

THIS is what you've been waiting for. 
Christine Flowers and I are together again on video via a Zoom chat completed moments ago. And we tackle all the hot topics with lots of laughs as well!