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  • today.

  • I would like to give a brief overview what, in my view, we must do to respond to this crisis.

  • First and foremost, we are dealing with a national emergency and the president of the United States must understand that.

  • And if you play on that emergency next because President Trump is unwilling or unable, Khalid selflessly, we must immediately convene an emergency bi partisan authority of experts to support and director response that is comprehensive, compassionate and based first and foremost on science.

  • In fact, in other words, Congress in a bipartisan manner, must take responsibility for addressing this unparalleled prices.

  • Further, we must aggressively make certain that the public sector and the private sector are strongly cooperating with each other.

  • And we need national and state hotlines staff with well trained people who have the best information available.

  • One of the aspects of the current crisis is there are people who are asking themselves what, over something off Corona virus.

  • So I have a cold.

  • So I have the flu.

  • I have the core buyers who is gonna help me.

  • Where do I go?

  • The seek medical treatment.

  • How does one get a test?

  • When is that test going to be processed.

  • People have a lot of questions, and at the state point and federal level, we need experts to provide the necessary information to our people.

  • The American people deserve transparency, something that the current administration has fought day after day, the cycle.

  • In other words, we need to know what is happening right now in our country, in the States and in fact all over the world.

  • If there was ever a time for transparency and honesty and being straightforward, this is that moment.

  • And we need that information coming from credible, respected scientific voices, of which we have many in our own country and all over this world, not from politicians.

  • And during a crisis, we must make sure that we have, for the community's most vulnerable the health and economic pain that is coming.

  • Those in nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities, those confined immigration detention centers, those who are currently incarcerated in in jails and all people, regardless off their immigration status.

  • Unfortunately, as I think the American people increasingly understand, our country is at a severe disadvantage compared to every other major country on Earth because we do not guarantee healthcare.

  • Old people as a right and as we speak, some 87 million Americans are either uninsured or underinsured.

  • And when you are uninsured or underinsured, you hesitate about getting the medical care you need because you cannot afford to get that medical care.

  • The result is that millions of other people I cannot afford to go to a doctor, let alone pay for Corona virus test.

  • So while we work to pass a Medicare for all single pay on system, the United States government today, what's making clear that in the midst of this emergency, everyone in our country regard was off income or where they live must be able to get all off the health care they need without cost?

  • Obviously, when a vaccine or other effective treatment is developed, it must be free of charge.

  • We cannot live in a nation where if you have the money, you get the treatment you need to survive.

  • But if you're working class or poor, you get to the end off the line.

  • That would more be morally unacceptable.

  • Funny, we need emergency funding right now for paid family and medical leave.

  • Anyone who is sick should be able to stay home during this emergency and received their paychecks.

  • What we do not want to see is at a time when half of our people are living paycheck to paycheck when they need to go to work in order to take care of the family.

  • We do not want to see people going to work, who wants sick and who can spread off the Corona bars.

  • We also need an immediate expansion of community health sentence in this country so that every American will have access to a nearby help camp facility.

  • Where I go, How do I get a test?

  • How do I get the results of that test need greatly to expand our primary healthcare capabilities in this country, and that includes expanding community health centers.

  • We need to determine the status of our testing and processing for the Corona virus.

  • The government must respond aggressively to make certain that we, in fact have the latest and most effective tests available and the quickest means of processing those tests.

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  • George Stephanopoulos here.

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‘We’re dealing with a national emergency’: Sanders on coronavirus

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vulnerable

US /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/

UK /ˈvʌlnərəbl/

  • adjective
  • Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
  • Susceptible to physical or emotional harm.
  • Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
  • Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
  • Open to attack or damage from criticism, arguments, or questions.
  • (In a card game, especially bridge) in a position where penalties are higher and bonuses are greater.
  • In need of special care, support, or protection because of age, disability, or risk of abuse or neglect.
  • (of a person) in need of special care, support, or protection because of age, disability, or risk of abuse or neglect.
  • Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
  • Open to persuasion or suggestion; easily influenced.
  • Susceptible to physical or emotional harm.
  • Being open to attack or damage
  • Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded
process

US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

UK /prə'ses/

  • verb
  • To organize and use data in a computer
  • To deal with official forms in the way required
  • To prepare by treating something in a certain way
  • To adopt a set of actions that produce a result
  • To convert by putting something through a machine
  • noun
  • A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
  • A summons or writ to appear in court or before a judicial officer.
  • A systematic series of actions directed to some end
  • Dealing with official forms in the way required
  • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
  • A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
  • other
  • To perform a series of operations on (data) by a computer.
  • To deal with (something) according to a particular procedure.
  • Deal with (something) according to a set procedure.
  • To perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it.
  • To perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it.
  • Take (something) into the mind and understand it fully.
  • other
  • Deal with (something, especially unpleasant or difficult) psychologically in order to come to terms with it.
deserve

US /dɪˈzɚv/

UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

  • verb
  • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
guarantee

US /ˌɡærənˈti/

UK /ˌɡærən'ti:/

  • noun
  • A formal assurance (typically in writing) that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially that a product will be repaired or replaced if not of a specified quality and within a specified period.
  • A thing that assures someone of something.
  • A promise to repair a broken product
  • Promise that something will be done as expected
  • A thing serving as a security.
  • A formal assurance (typically written) that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially concerning the quality or durability of a product.
  • other
  • To provide a formal assurance or promise, especially that something will happen or that something is of a specified quality.
  • To secure or protect (a right or opportunity).
  • Provide a formal assurance, especially that certain conditions will be fulfilled relating to a product, service, or transaction.
  • To secure or protect (a right or opportunity).
  • verb
  • To promise to repair a broken product
  • To promise that something will happen or be done
  • To promise to pay if another person fails to do so
crisis

US /ˈkraɪsɪs/

UK /'kraɪsɪs/

  • noun
  • Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  • A situation that has reached a critical phase.
  • A time of intense difficulty or danger.
  • A decisive moment.
  • A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
  • A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
  • A situation that has reached a critical phase.
  • A time when a problem, illness, etc. is at its worst point
  • A situation related to environmental damage.
  • A state of instability or danger.
  • A difficult or painful experience in a person's life.
  • A politically unstable situation.
  • A turning point in a disease.
determine

US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

  • verb
  • Be a deciding factor in
  • To control exactly how something will be or act
  • To officially decide (something) especially because of evidence or facts; to control or influence directly; to find out or establish exactly, as a result of research or calculation.
  • To establish the facts about; discover
  • other
  • To cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.
  • To officially decide (something) as the result of evidence or facts; to establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation.
  • To find out or establish precisely as a result of research or calculation.
  • To find out or establish exactly, usually as a result of research or calculation.
  • To be the deciding factor in; to control or influence directly.
  • other
  • To decide firmly on a course of action; to resolve.
severe

US /səˈvɪr/

UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/

  • adjective
  • Very bad; harsh
  • (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
effective

US /ɪˈfɛktɪv/

UK /ɪˈfektɪv/

  • adjective
  • In operation; operative.
  • Successful in producing a desired or intended result.
  • Working efficiently to produce a desired result
  • In operation; in force.
  • Successful in producing a desired or intended result.
  • Producing a desired or intended result.
  • Actual rather than nominal; real.
  • Skillful and producing the intended result.
community

US /kəˈmjunɪti/

UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/

  • noun
  • Group of people who share a common idea or area
  • An interacting group of various species in a common location.
  • A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
  • A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
  • The European Economic Community.
  • A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
  • A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
  • An interacting group of various species in a common location.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A group of people who share a craft or profession and learn from each other.
  • A group of people who interact with each other primarily through online platforms.
  • A group of people who interact with each other primarily online.
  • An organized group of people with a common interest or purpose.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A group of people sharing common characteristics or interests.
  • A group of people living in a particular area or locality.
  • Joint ownership or use.
  • adjective
  • Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
  • Relating to or characteristic of a community.
  • Relating to or done by a community.
  • Relating to or shared by the people in a community.
  • Shared or participated in by all members of a group
  • other
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • Joint ownership or use.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
straightforward

US /stretˈfɔrwəd/

UK /ˌstreɪtˈfɔ:wəd/

  • adjective
  • Easy to understand or do.
  • Easy to do or understand; not complicated
  • Direct and clear; easy to understand or deal with.
  • Easy to understand or do; simple and direct.
  • Honest and open; not trying to hide anything.

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