radio--2020-05-05--Is There More Stimulus Money on the Way?

Despite America 's economy still being largely shut down , rent or mortgage payments are still being collected .
With @ @ @ @ @ jobs in the last six weeks , many people are having a hard time coming @ @ @ @ @ This is why there is pressure on Washington to pass yet another stimulus package .
@ @ @ @ @ ) explains his plan to help those Americans who may be struggling : giving $ @ @ @ @ @ reopens for business .
Italy , Europe 's hardest hit nation and the first country @ @ @ @ @ a nationwide lockdown because of the coronavirus , has begun to reopen parts of its @ @ @ @ @ in Covid-19 cases and deaths .
FOX News Foreign Correspondent Amy Kelloogg spoke with us @ @ @ @ @ the country 's decision to ease restrictions , the different phases to get the country @ @ @ @ @ what the rest of the world can learn from Italy .
Plus , commentary by @ @ @ @ @ , retired Marine and host of the `` Proud American '' podcast .

Despite America’s economy still being largely shut down, rent or mortgage payments are still being collected. With 30 million people losing their jobs in the last six weeks, many people are having a hard time coming up with the money. This is why there is pressure on Washington to pass yet another stimulus package. Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) explains his plan to help those Americans who may be struggling: giving $2,000 a month until America reopens for business.
Italy, Europe’s hardest hit nation and the first country in the world to implement a nationwide lockdown because of the coronavirus, has begun to reopen parts of its economy, after a decline in Covid-19 cases and deaths. FOX News Foreign Correspondent Amy Kelloogg spoke with us from Florence, Italy about the country’s decision to ease restrictions, the different phases to get the country back to normal safely and what the rest of the world can learn from Italy.
Plus, commentary by Johnny “Joey” Jones, retired Marine and host of the “Proud American” podcast.


radio--2020-06-12--Doors Opening Under The Cloud Of A Pandemic

With some states reopening , protests nationwide and President Trump announcing he will be holding campaign rallies in the upcoming weeks , where do we stand on the coronavirus pandemic ?
Jared speaks with CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield about where we are as a country with the virus , why it 's important to continue social distancing and if we should expect schools to open up in the fall .
With nationwide protests over police brutality and racial injustice continuing in the aftermath of George Floyd 's killing , lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are promising reform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chad Pergram discuss the legislation both parties are working on .
The U.S. Supreme Court is due to issue a decision soon on high profile cases including DACA , abortion , LGBTQ rights and President Trump 's tax returns .
FOX 's Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland speaks with FOX 's Supreme Court producer Bill Mears about all of these cases .
Who will be presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden 's running mate for 2020 ?
We do know one thing , that the candidate will be a woman , if Biden keeps his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Political Analyst and Political Editor at the National Journal Josh Kraushaar discuss some of the possible front runners .

This Week:
With some states reopening, protests nationwide and President Trump announcing he will be holding campaign rallies in the upcoming weeks, where do we stand on the coronavirus pandemic? Jared speaks with CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield about where we are as a country with the virus, why it’s important to continue social distancing and if we should expect schools to open up in the fall.
With nationwide protests over police brutality and racial injustice continuing in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are promising reform. Jared and FOX News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram discuss the legislation both parties are working on.
The U.S. Supreme Court is due to issue a decision soon on high profile cases including DACA, abortion, LGBTQ rights and President Trump’s tax returns. FOX’s Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland speaks with FOX’s Supreme Court producer Bill Mears about all of these cases.
Who will be presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s running mate for 2020? We do know one thing, that the candidate will be a woman, if Biden keeps his promise. Jared and Fox News Radio Political Analyst and Political Editor at the National Journal Josh Kraushaar discuss some of the possible front runners.


radio--2020-05-06--Rep. Debbie Lesko: We Were Tested So We Didn't Need Masks At The Arizona Plant

On Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla , Rep. Debbie Lesko ( R-AZ ) described what it was like to fly on Air Force One with President Trump as he made his way to Arizona , and addressed the controversy over whether she and others , including the President , needed to wear a mask while touring a plant .
`` There 's this whole controversy over the President wearing masks and me wearing masks and all this stuff .
The President gets tested .
Everybody that sees the President and the Vice President get tested .
So all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Force One that we were negative .
We did not have coronavirus .
That 's why we did n't have to wear a mask , we did n't have to social distance , because every single person that got in contact with the President was already tested .
This whole obsession with the media over 'is he wearing a mask , is he not wearing a mask ? '
I had a local media thing and they were like , 'you were n't practicing social distancing with the President . '
I 'm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' You know we do n't need social distancing if we 're all negative .
The insanity over the mask thing is just nuts . ''

On Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla, Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) described what it was like to fly on Air Force One with President Trump as he made his way to Arizona, and addressed the controversy over whether she and others, including the President, needed to wear a mask while touring a plant.
“There’s this whole controversy over the President wearing masks and me wearing masks and all this stuff. The President gets tested. Everybody that sees the President and the Vice President get tested. So all of us knew before we got on Air Force One that we were negative. We did not have coronavirus. That’s why we didn’t have to wear a mask, we didn’t have to social distance, because every single person that got in contact with the President was already tested. This whole obsession with the media over ‘is he wearing a mask, is he not wearing a mask?’ I had a local media thing and they were like, ‘you weren’t practicing social distancing with the President.’ I’m like, ‘Because I got tested.’ You know we don’t need social distancing if we’re all negative. The insanity over the mask thing is just nuts.”


radio--2020-04-22--Campaigning in a Time of Corona

Campaigning in a Time of Corona

2020 is shaping up to be the first ever virtual presidential election in US history .
Communications Director for the 2020 Trump reelection campaign Tim Murtagh joins the 'Rundown ' to discuss shifting the campaign online because of the coronavirus , if there will be a Trump rally before the November election , going up against former Vice President Joe Biden , getting the economy back up and more !
Despite the fact that social distancing mandates have brought our economy to a screeching halt and caused an unmeasurable amount of anxiety , millions of Americans continue to stay home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by slowing the spread of the coronavirus .
The sacrifices being asked of us have been largely based on models that projected millions of cases and horrifying death tolls .
However , there are some who believe the drastic actions taken by a few government leaders may be unnecessary and based on faulty data .
Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume talks to Former New York Times reporter and author Alex Berenson about why he believes the models are wrong about the dangers of Covid-19 and why it 's time we start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abby Hornacek , host of the `` Getting Schooled '' podcast and `` Park 'd '' on Fox Nation .

2020 is shaping up to be the first ever virtual presidential election in US history. Communications Director for the 2020 Trump reelection campaign Tim Murtagh joins the ‘Rundown’ to discuss shifting the campaign online because of the coronavirus, if there will be a Trump rally before the November election, going up against former Vice President Joe Biden, getting the economy back up and more!
Despite the fact that social distancing mandates have brought our economy to a screeching halt and caused an unmeasurable amount of anxiety, millions of Americans continue to stay home because they believe they are saving lives by slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The sacrifices being asked of us have been largely based on models that projected millions of cases and horrifying death tolls. However, there are some who believe the drastic actions taken by a few government leaders may be unnecessary and based on faulty data. Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume talks to Former New York Times reporter and author Alex Berenson about why he believes the models are wrong about the dangers of Covid-19 and why it’s time we start reopening America.
Plus, commentary by Abby Hornacek, host of the “Getting Schooled” podcast and “Park’d” on Fox Nation.


radio--2020-04-16--Mike Rowe's Concerns for America's Working Class

Covid-19 has impacted all Americans in some way , from Americans being forced not to work , to social distancing and staying away from loved ones etc .
TV host and author Mike Rowe weighs in on the coronavirus outbreak 's effect on the middle class and what worries him most about the plight of the blue-collar worker .
Plus Rowe discusses his Facebook show Returning the Favor , where he travels the country to shine a light on people making a positive difference in their communities even during the pandemic .
It was a month ago today , President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus .
Since then , millions of Americans have been working from home and trying to stay at least six-feet away from others .
That also includes Fox News Channel National Correspondent Laura Ingle , who has been working from her guest room for weeks .
She discusses how social distancing is impacting her family , her job and her community , where she noticed her neighbors finding interesting ways to share information and bond .
Plus , commentary by FOX News Correspondent at Large , @ @ @

Covid-19 has impacted all Americans in some way, from Americans being forced not to work, to social distancing and staying away from loved ones etc. TV host and author Mike Rowe weighs in on the coronavirus outbreak’s effect on the middle class and what worries him most about the plight of the blue-collar worker. Plus Rowe discusses his Facebook show Returning the Favor, where he travels the country to shine a light on people making a positive difference in their communities even during the pandemic.
It was a month ago today, President Trump announced federal social-distancing guidelines in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Since then, millions of Americans have been working from home and trying to stay at least six-feet away from others. That also includes Fox News Channel National Correspondent Laura Ingle, who has been working from her guest room for weeks. She discusses how social distancing is impacting her family, her job and her community, where she noticed her neighbors finding interesting ways to share information and bond.
Plus, commentary by FOX News Correspondent at Large, Geraldo Rivera.


radio--2020-03-27--So, Is it Working?: HHS Sec. Alex Azar on America's Effort to Slow the Spread

The U.S. is in the second week of President Trump 's recommendation of 15 days of social distancing to slow @ @ @ @ @ Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar discusses why social distancing is vital to mitigating @ @ @ @ @ industries have stepped up to help combat the virus and what lessons we can learn @ @ @ @ @ Many Governors around the country are telling civilians to 'stay at home ' or 'shelter @ @ @ @ @ , does that mean you can be prosecuted for leaving your home ?
Fox News @ @ @ @ @ Napolitano joins the Fox News Rundown to discuss whether these orders can actually be enforced @ @ @ @ @ by `` The Guy Benson Show '' host , Guy Benson .

The U.S. is in the second week of President Trump’s recommendation of 15 days of social distancing to slow the spread of Covid-19. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar discusses why social distancing is vital to mitigating the coronavirus, how private industries have stepped up to help combat the virus and what lessons we can learn from this global pandemic.
Many Governors around the country are telling civilians to ‘stay at home’ or ‘shelter in place.’ So, does that mean you can be prosecuted for leaving your home? Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano joins the Fox News Rundown to discuss whether these orders can actually be enforced legally.
Don’t miss the good news with Tonya J. Powers.
Plus, commentary by “The Guy Benson Show” host, Guy Benson.


radio--2020-01-22--Senator Tom Cotton On How Unprepared The House Democrats Were To Make Their Case For Impeachment

Senator Tom Cotton ( R-AR ) spoke with Brian Kilmeade to discuss day one of the Senate Impeachment trial and @ @ @ @ @ in Davos .
Cotton said he was struck at how unprepared the House Democrats were @ @ @ @ @ how they are demanding the Senate subpoena witnesses while President Trump is in Davos continuing @ @ @ @ @ to help Americans and boost the economy .
Cotton also discussed the need for serious @ @ @ @ @ the health risks and the ability of the coronavirus to pass from person to person @

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) spoke with Brian Kilmeade to discuss day one of the Senate Impeachment trial and the contrast with President Trump in Davos. Cotton said he was struck at how unprepared the House Democrats were to make their case and how they are demanding the Senate subpoena witnesses while President Trump is in Davos continuing to work on trade deals to help Americans and boost the economy. Cotton also discussed the need for serious consequences against China for downplaying the health risks and the ability of the coronavirus to pass from person to person.
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radio--2020-06-12--Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry Celebrates "The Big Win" Of The RNC Convention

On Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla , Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry discussed what it means for his city to host the RNC Convention and how the city has managed through the COVID-19 crisis .
`` It 's a big win for our state .
It 's a big win for our city as we come out of COVID-19 .
A lot of businesses , big and small , a lot of employees have suffered and we 're back to work now with protocols in place .
But this is a big deal for people that have been in economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I 'm very proud of the way my city handled this pandemic .
We took it seriously early on as we needed to .
We put in executive orders that were work for home orders before we did a safer at home with our governor .
And people took it seriously .
They listened to us .
I believe we did flatten the curve and stop the spread .
But when it was time to start to reopen , we did it and we did it with responsibly .
The people wear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggest and wear masks , oftentimes in dense places indoors that are populated at this point time .
They practice social distancing .
But the truth is , this is not going to be the normal forever .
We 've got to work our way back to normal living , making sure that we are paying attention to those that are most vulnerable to end up hospitalized as a result of the COVID-19 .
I think the resiliency of Jacksonville represents the resiliency of the America that I grew up in . ''

On Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry discussed what it means for his city to host the RNC Convention and how the city has managed through the COVID-19 crisis.
“It’s a big win for our state. It’s a big win for our city as we come out of COVID-19. A lot of businesses, big and small, a lot of employees have suffered and we’re back to work now with protocols in place. But this is a big deal for people that have been in economic pain now for ten-plus weeks.”
“I’m very proud of the way my city handled this pandemic. We took it seriously early on as we needed to. We put in executive orders that were work for home orders before we did a safer at home with our governor. And people took it seriously. They listened to us. I believe we did flatten the curve and stop the spread. But when it was time to start to reopen, we did it and we did it with responsibly. The people wear masks, not mandatory, but people suggest and wear masks, oftentimes in dense places indoors that are populated at this point time. They practice social distancing. But the truth is, this is not going to be the normal forever. We’ve got to work our way back to normal living, making sure that we are paying attention to those that are most vulnerable to end up hospitalized as a result of the COVID-19. I think the resiliency of Jacksonville represents the resiliency of the America that I grew up in.”


radio--2020-06-12--Washington Tries To Police The Police

Washington Tries To Police The Police

There has been a lot of talk about defunding the police .
Supporters say it is about stripping away some @ @ @ @ @ budgets and shifting responsibilities .
President Trump says it will never happen and it 's @ @ @ @ @ in the presidential race .
Chris Wallace , host of Fox News Sunday , discusses @ @ @ @ @ police , Joe Biden 's apparent lead over the President and more signs the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ .
Can there be a true national standard for policing across the U.S. ?
How @ @ @ @ @ when it comes to reforming local police protocols ?
FOX News Senior Judicial Analyst Judge @ @ @ @ @ federal government can do anything .
Judge Napolitano also weighs in on the renewed cries @ @ @ @ @ if there are any legal issues in renaming military bases .
Plus , commentary by @ @ @ @ @ `` Fox Across America . ''

There has been a lot of talk about defunding the police. Supporters say it is about stripping away some of the police departments’ budgets and shifting responsibilities. President Trump says it will never happen and it’s sure to be an issue in the presidential race. Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, discusses the debate over defunding the police, Joe Biden’s apparent lead over the President and more signs the coronavirus could impact the 2020 election.
Can there be a true national standard for policing across the U.S.? How much power does Congress have when it comes to reforming local police protocols? FOX News Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano explains whether the federal government can do anything. Judge Napolitano also weighs in on the renewed cries to remove Confederate statues and if there are any legal issues in renaming military bases.
Don’t miss the good news with Tonya J. Powers.
Plus, commentary by Jimmy Failla, host of “Fox Across America.”


radio--2020-04-07--Will the U.S. Ever Get Back to Normal After Covid-19?

This week is expected to be the worst week yet for Covid-19 with the apex approaching New York and other @ @ @ @ @ brace for the worst , states like California and Washington may be seeing some positive @ @ @ @ @ Epidemiologist and Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Sarah Cobey and Chair of the @ @ @ @ @ University of California , San Francisco Dr. Bob Wachter weigh in on what to expect @ @ @ @ @ is working , the status of virus testing and where we go from here .
@ @ @ @ @ from home and using `` Zoom '' to have meetings with co-workers there has been @ @ @ @ @ Kurt Knutsson `` The Cyber Guy '' discusses why this is happening and how we @ @ @ @ @

This week is expected to be the worst week yet for Covid-19 with the apex approaching New York and other states. As some states brace for the worst, states like California and Washington may be seeing some positive impacts of social distancing. Epidemiologist and Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Sarah Cobey and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco Dr. Bob Wachter weigh in on what to expect this week, if mitigation is working , the status of virus testing and where we go from here.
With most of America working from home and using “Zoom” to have meetings with co-workers there has been a spike in hacking. Kurt Knutsson “The Cyber Guy” discusses why this is happening and how we can secure our chats.
Plus, commentary by FOX Nation host Tom Shillue.


radio--2020-05-24--Fox News Rundown Extra: "We Are Adults": John Rich Makes His Case For Reopening America

Country star John Rich ca n't tour this summer this due to the coronavirus .
But his Nashville restaurant is @ @ @ @ @ a lot to say about the current state of America .
Earlier this week , @ @ @ @ @ Anthony to discuss the Covid-19 lockdowns and why he is not happy with some states @ @ @ @ @ businesses .
Unlike many restaurant owners , he says will not require his diners to @ @ @ @ @ not take part in any contract tracing programs .
Rich also discussed the music industry @ @ @ @ @ his Fox Nation show , `` The Pursuit ! ''
We could not include the @ @ @ @ @ segment due to time , but there was a lot you missed .
We will @ @ @ @ @ on this episode of The Fox News Rundown Extra .

Country star John Rich can’t tour this summer this due to the coronavirus.
But his Nashville restaurant is back open and he has a lot to say about the current state of America.
Earlier this week, John Rich joined host Dave Anthony to discuss the Covid-19 lockdowns and why he is not happy with some states still enforcing tight restrictions on businesses.
Unlike many restaurant owners, he says will not require his diners to wears masks and he will not take part in any contract tracing programs. Rich also discussed the music industry and his new season of his Fox Nation show, “The Pursuit!”
We could not include the full interview in our original segment due to time, but there was a lot you missed. We will let you hear it all on this episode of The Fox News Rundown Extra.


radio--2020-04-23--Another Close Call: Christina Stanton's Brush with 9/11 and COVID19

There are two varieties of evil in this world , say Theologians .
One is `` moral evil '' , like the 9/11 terror attacks , caused by a human agent .
The other is `` natural evil '' , the kind with no human intent , but the sort of plagues like the Coronavirus existing in the world since the original fall of Creation .
Christina Stanton has the unique experience of surviving them both .
In this episode of Lighthouse Faith , Christina talks about her relationship with God during 9/11 , and compares it to today nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Coronavirus in a Florida Hospital for seventeen days .
In both cases she nearly died , but she faced them in totally different ways because of her relationship with God then , and now .
She was originally a guest on the podcast last September when she released her memoirs of surviving the terror attacks , of how she and her husband fled their Lower Manhattan apartment with the clothes on their backs .
Then she felt utterly alone , that she really had not known God , and did not understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face .
But today , as she lay in her ICU bed physically alone , she did n't feel alone .
That God was with her , that His promises are real .
As she says in her diary , `` The name of Jesus is powerful , and I know that .
I invoked that power in a way I never have in the past .
I really feel God is answering all the prayers that have gone up for me and my prayers to Him . ''

There are two varieties of evil in this world, say Theologians. One is “moral evil”, like the 9/11 terror attacks, caused by a human agent. The other is “natural evil”, the kind with no human intent, but the sort of plagues like the Coronavirus existing in the world since the original fall of Creation. Christina Stanton has the unique experience of surviving them both. In this episode of Lighthouse Faith, Christina talks about her relationship with God during 9/11, and compares it to today nearly 20 years later, as she battled the Coronavirus in a Florida Hospital for seventeen days. In both cases she nearly died, but she faced them in totally different ways because of her relationship with God then, and now. She was originally a guest on the podcast last September when she released her memoirs of surviving the terror attacks, of how she and her husband fled their Lower Manhattan apartment with the clothes on their backs. Then she felt utterly alone, that she really had not known God, and did not understand the tumult he was allowing her to face. But today, as she lay in her ICU bed physically alone, she didn’t feel alone. That God was with her, that His promises are real. As she says in her diary, “The name of Jesus is powerful, and I know that. I invoked that power in a way I never have in the past. I really feel God is answering all the prayers that have gone up for me and my prayers to Him.”


radio--2020-05-01--Vice President Pence on Getting America Back to Work

Vice President Mike Pence has been leading the White House task force against the coronavirus pandemic .
The Vice President @ @ @ @ @ Radio 's White House Correspondent Jon Decker to talk about his tour to a General @ @ @ @ @ ventilators in his home state of Indiana .
He also discusses reopening the U.S. economy @ @ @ @ @ work , testing and protecting our most vulnerable population from the virus .
Election Day @ @ @ @ @ away .
And while the focus has been on the pandemic and the current economic @ @ @ @ @ former Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is getting traction and has the @ @ @ @ @ race .
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace discusses the 2020 election and how the @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden could impact the race .
Plus , commentary by Guy Benson , host @ @ @ @ @ Show ''

Vice President Mike Pence has been leading the White House task force against the coronavirus pandemic. The Vice President sits down with FOX News Radio’s White House Correspondent Jon Decker to talk about his tour to a General Motors plant that is making ventilators in his home state of Indiana. He also discusses reopening the U.S. economy, getting Americans back to work, testing and protecting our most vulnerable population from the virus.
Election Day is just over six months away. And while the focus has been on the pandemic and the current economic crisis, a scandal surrounding former Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is getting traction and has the potential to shakeup the Presidential race. Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace discusses the 2020 election and how the coronavirus and sexual allegations against Joe Biden could impact the race.
Don’t miss the good news with Tonya J. Powers.
Plus, commentary by Guy Benson, host of “The Guy Benson Show”


radio--2020-03-31--Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: As Congress Continues To Responds To Coronavirus, I Will Not

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: As Congress Continues To Responds To Coronavirus, I Will Not Allow The Passage Of Irrelevant Policies Under The Guise Of Pandemic Relief

FOX News Radio 's Guy Benson sat down for an exclusive interview with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) to discuss the Coronavirus , a possible phase four relief package & more .
GUY BENSON , FOX RADIO HOST : Joining me now is the majority leader of the United States Senate , Mitch McConnell , Republican of Kentucky .
And Senator , it 's great to have you back on the show .
SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL ( R-KY ) , SENATE MAJORITY LEADER : Guy , glad to be with you .
This is an eerie feeling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BENSON : It really is quite strange .
I 'm sitting in my house doing this show , and it 's almost -- it feels like I 'm talking to myself .
I know that there are so many people out there listening .
It 's just odd .
You look out the window , people are n't out .
And it 's for good reason , but especially for an extrovert like myself it 's actually driving me crazy.How are you doing , you and your family ?
People see you as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Well , I 'm sitting at my house -- BENSON : -- you 're this politician with all this power -- MCCONNELL : -- talking to you in your house .
BENSON : Are you down in Kentucky ?
MCCONNELL : No , I -- we decided to stay in Washington , which there 's certain advantages to it .
Although I suppose you could be in either place .
I 've actually been quite busy on the phone doing things like you and I are doing , and then some other things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can still be productive at home .
BENSON : Yes .
And I think a lot of people are adjusting to that new normal.I want to ask you about something .
I 've seen seemingly sort of an increase in this type of commentary , this strain of commentary that the bill that you guys passed out of the Senate and then finally the House signed by the president really does n't do all that much for people .
And the way that it 's been framed is that it 's a one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,200 , and that 's basically it .
And I know that 's wrong on the facts .
I do n't love every single provision in the bill , but overall , it does much , much more beyond a one time payment .
I 'm just wondering if you could walk us through and fact check that .
How does the bill -- that is now law -- help workers and businesses ?
MCCONNELL : Well , it is a rescue package .
It 's not expected to go on forever .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ We 're trying to bridge the gap here between where we are today and where we hope to be once this pandemic has experienced a curve -- a curve downward .
And so we are trying to get direct money into the hands of individuals and to small businesses and big businesses too who are in trouble and losing employees have an opportunity through the Treasury Stabilization Fund to receive assistance as well and they can show that.So -- and that 's - it is emergency .
It 's not supposed to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's what I was trying to fend off when the speaker of the House decided to try to come over to the Senate and tell us how to write the bill.She wanted to practice what Rahm Emanuel famously said after the financial crisis in 2008 , said never let a crisis go to waste .
In other words , seize upon crisis to try to makes systemic or policy changes you could n't otherwise pass .
So yes , it was designed to be a rescue package .
It 's hard to argue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of money .
MCCONNELL : It certainly wo n't be enough if this persists.And the reason I 'm hoping just about every American is following the advice of Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx and staying in their homes is that we can begin to see this decline.The worst is apparently going to still occur for another few weeks , and that 's how I would describe it , yes .
It -- it -- most of this is temporary .
It 's -- it 's not designed to be a permanent state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it should be .
Yes , you know it -- I mean it absolutely should be , but it is critically necessary , which is why fiscal conservatives are embracing it , because it 's such a strange confluence of events .
It 's very scary -- where businesses that were thriving through no fault of their own were forced to be on pause because of a global pandemic .
That 's not their fault , hence all of this assistance.The bill also has -- the new law -- billions and billions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think , Senator , heard , well , there 's tens of billions -- hundreds of billions for corporations and businesses .
Well , yes , it 's not -- you 're just not cutting giant checks to CEOs .
This is money , loans , and grants to help people stay on the payrolls , to help the workers .
MCCONNELL : Absolutely .
Absolutely .
I mean nobody did anything wrong here .
The government at the state level , the local level , and the federal level basically shut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with this pandemic.So nobody did anything wrong .
We 're trying to make people as close to whole , or at least prevent massive layoffs of people by providing financial backup - this is ( ph ) businesses of all sizes .
And also I certainly do n't want to leave out these brave healthcare workers all across America and the strains that hospitals are under -- substantial assistance to them and that may need to be plussed ( ph ) up later .
What I disagree with the speaker on is she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on phase four .
Well look , the current law has not been in effect for even a week yet .
We need to -- BENSON : And people have n't gotten their checks .
MCCONNELL : Yeah , I mean the implementation of this -- the Treasury Department 's got a massive , complicated problem here in getting all of this money out rapidly .
And the speaker is already talking about phase four .
Well , we may need a phase four , but we 're not even fully into phase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus bill that we 've passed , and the biggest one by far .
And it was crafted by a Republican majority in the Senate , approved without a single dissenting vote.And I 've got a significant number of members who under other circumstances would simply not have voted for a bill like this .
This was not like '08 where banks had made mistakes and lending - underwriting had been ignored , and a variety of other mistakes were made .
Here , no mistake was made , we just got hit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only way to respond to it according to our public health professionals .
BENSON : All right , so let me drill down a little bit .
Starting with phase three , I do n't want to look backwards too much , but we heard from the speaker over the weekend that the reason that she was finally willing to abandon her ridiculous bill that was going to be just dead on arrival , I think even in her own chamber , and embrace the Senate bill is that Chuck Schumer and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if from a pro-corporation bill into a pro-worker bill .
That strikes me based on many of my sources , to be rewriting of history .
Can you just maybe briefly comment on whether the product that you guys had initially put together on last Sunday - one Sunday ago , how different that looked from the final product that , according to the Democrats , is night and day that they can finally rally around ?
MCCONNELL : Yes , and that 's of course just not accurate .
There is assistance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , these are the people who hire folks , they provide jobs , and when you 're attacking the employer , you 're not doing the employee any favor .
MCCONNELL : -- traditional Democratic talking points .
They 're always after corporations .
Who do they think employs a lot of people ?
In the final bill we did do some things that the Democrats in the Senate wanted , for example - I 'll give you an example , one that may or may not work out well .
We actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insisted on as a condition to get onboard in the Senate -- an unemployment insurance provision that actually pays people more not to work than to work -- MCCONNELL : We thought that was a perverse incentive .
And we 'll see - we 'll see what the statics are during this period , whether a lot of people decide it 's just simply not - there 's no point in going to work if they could make more staying at home .
We did object to that , but it was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whole laundry list of completely unrelated items that Pelosi , Sunday a week ago , wanted to shoehorn into this deal that has to do with all of these left-wing agenda items that they 've been pursuing over there and some other areas where there are problems , but it does n't have anything to do with the coronavirus situation.For example , pension reform .
Well , yes , we need to do something on pension reform , but it had nothing to do with this subject .
And she wanted to shoehorn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well .
So look , it 's not in dispute that what they were trying to do was take advantage of the crisis to accrue ( ph ) things unrelated to the crisis that they could n't get through the Senate otherwise .
No question about that .
BENSON : So on phase four -- that 's a perfect segue into the next step of this .
You have conceded , yes , a phase four might be necessary .
Let 's see what comes down the pike and what the needs of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the American healthcare industry , for example , might be in a number of weeks .
But can you tell us with certainty that if the Democrats in phase four start pushing for some of this ancillary stuff again -- permanent changes , things that are completely nongermane to the crisis that you will make sure that does not happen in the U.S. Senate ?
MCCONNELL : Yes , we 're not going to be doing in the name of an emergency items unrelated to the emergency .
And I think even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we need to make it fact based.And in order to have facts , Guy , we need to learn more .
And we 're in that period now .
How quickly did the checks get out ?
Did they make a difference in time ?
How many -- how many of the loans were consummated and ( ph ) were they in time ?
In other words , how did the $ 2 trillion bill work because it 's designed -- MCCONNELL : Yes .
It 's designed to all play out very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rescue package to deal with about a four month period .
And I think before we go at this again -- remember this is $ 2 trillion we added to the debt .
We need to make certain that any further actions we take are directly related to this public health crisis .
BENSON : Let me ask you this and it has to do with future actions , congressional actions .
It seems like the House is out of town , they 're on a recess .
You guys in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recess .
You have members scattered all over the country .
You have responded to some criticism frankly , of people saying , it 's nuts to have our legislative bodies not in session , or at least in town , if they need to respond potentially quickly to twists and turns in this uncertain , ongoing pandemic and related crisis .
You have said that you 're confident the Senate can remain nimble .
What do you mean by that exactly ?
If something had to come up almost immediately , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would that nimbleness look like in practice ?
MCCONNELL : Well , we would call people back .
I mean we -- the last week that we were in was originally scheduled to be a recess .
I cancelled the recess , our members were here and all but four of them voted .
And the reason the four Republicans did not vote -- one of them had either tested positive for the coronavirus , or the other three were in quarantine because they had interacted with the one who tested positive .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ were able to function here in the capital .
And if need be , the Senate will come back into session again practicing the distancing and precaution ( ph ) that we practiced while we were here .
So yeah , we 're out of session -- MCCONNELL : -- until the 20th , but that 's subject to the call of the majority leader if the situation requires it .
BENSON : Although Senator , I do have to say , watching the bill pass - I watch far too much C-SPAN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But I , especially in big weeks , I watch a lot of C-SPAN 2 .
And as there were votes on amendments and then final passage , a lot of your colleagues - many of them sort of in the danger zone age-wise on coronavirus were down in the well of the Senate floor chatting with each other in pretty close proximity .
And you had , as you just mentioned , one of your colleagues , also from your home state , sidelined with coronavirus , others in quarantine .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ senators in quarantine , where maybe the Democrats would in fact have more voting members than Republicans , or there would n't be a quorum , or something like that - I just wonder how much consideration you 've given to the possibility of secure , remote voting ?
I know that as a leader that 's not something that you 're terribly excited about , because a lot of the cajoling happens in person .
But given these extraordinary circumstances , are you perhaps rethinking that issue or thinking about it differently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'm not .
And that 's one of the few things that the speaker of the House and I agree on .
Look , we can work with this pandemic if we have to .
We did before , and we can again if we need to reassemble .
And we 'll make a decision on what to do on April 20th , which is the current comeback date for both the House and the Senate , as we get closer to the date .
BENSON : OK last question and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public health crisis and legislation to the upcoming election .
And we have Ronna McDaniel , the chairwoman of the RNC , coming up in the next hour .
I was looking at some numbers reported today , I think by `` The Washington Post , '' about the big Democratic super PAC which they call Senate Majority PAC , and some of the ad-buys that they 're already placing in key states where there are Senate races .
Almost $ 16 million in Arizona , they 're going to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 5 million in Colorado against Cory Gardner .
Thirteen million in Iowa , which is a pretty inexpensive state , relatively speaking , to come for Joni Ernst .
Almost $ 10 million in Maine , Susan Collins .
A whopping $ 25 million in North Carolina , Thom Tillis .
There 's some big money flowing into those races .
It 's going to be a tough cycle , I think , for Senate Republicans .
As things stand now , looking at the Democrats sort of battleship getting ready for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about trying to hold on to the Republican majority , what is your current assessment ?
Or is it hard to do an assessment right now given all these externalities that have nothing to do with politics ?
MCCONNELL : Well the Senate Leadership Fund , which is an outside group like the Senate Majority PAC -- the Senate Leadership Fund which supports Republicans has placed in all of those states as well like amounts of money during the same period .
What these were telegraphing ( ph ) about both sides , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last eight weeks of the fall campaign .
And it was roughly even between the two sides .
I think that reflects that this is going to be a knock-down , drag-out fight .
I 've got 23 members up , the Democrats only have 12 .
We have one really good pick up opportunity in Alabama .
We expect to win there , that would put us at 54 , we currently have 53 .
And then we have really competitive races in Colorado , Arizona , New York , Maine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spending a lot of money in Kentucky as well .
My opponent 's been able to raise over $ 20 million online , and she 's been on the air consistently for six months .
So yeah , it 's going to be -- it 's going to be like a knife fight in an alley .
And I still think we have an excellent chance to hold on to our majority .
And we wo n't -- we 're going to have enough money to be competitive .
And that announcement today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar to an announcement the Senate Leadership Fund made about a week ago in the same states .
BENSON : All right .
So buckle up .
It 's going to be a bumpy ride ahead politically and otherwise .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on the `` Guy Benson Show . ''
Senator , thank you very much for your time today .

FOX News Radio’s Guy Benson sat down for an exclusive interview with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to discuss the Coronavirus, a possible phase four relief package & more.
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GUY BENSON, FOX RADIO HOST: Joining me now is the majority leader of the United States Senate, Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky. And Senator, it’s great to have you back on the show.
SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY), SENATE MAJORITY LEADER: Guy, glad to be with you. This is an eerie feeling right now, isn’t it?
BENSON: It really is quite strange. I’m sitting in my house doing this show, and it’s almost — it feels like I’m talking to myself. I know that there are so many people out there listening. It’s just odd. You look out the window, people aren’t out. And it’s for good reason, but especially for an extrovert like myself it’s actually driving me crazy.How are you doing, you and your family? People see you as though (ph) —
(CROSSTALK)
MCCONNELL: Well, I’m sitting at my house —
(CROSSTALK)
BENSON: — you’re this politician with all this power —
MCCONNELL: — talking to you in your house.
(LAUGHTER)
BENSON: Are you down in Kentucky?
MCCONNELL: No, I — we decided to stay in Washington, which there’s certain advantages to it. Although I suppose you could be in either place. I’ve actually been quite busy on the phone doing things like you and I are doing, and then some other things as well. It turns out you can still be productive at home.
BENSON: Yes. And I think a lot of people are adjusting to that new normal.I want to ask you about something. I’ve seen seemingly sort of an increase in this type of commentary, this strain of commentary that the bill that you guys passed out of the Senate and then finally the House signed by the president really doesn’t do all that much for people. And the way that it’s been framed is that it’s a one time payment for some Americans of $1,200, and that’s basically it. And I know that’s wrong on the facts. I don’t love every single provision in the bill, but overall, it does much, much more beyond a one time payment. I’m just wondering if you could walk us through and fact check that. How does the bill — that is now law — help workers and businesses?
MCCONNELL: Well, it is a rescue package. It’s not expected to go on forever. That part is certainly the case. We’re trying to bridge the gap here between where we are today and where we hope to be once this pandemic has experienced a curve — a curve downward. And so we are trying to get direct money into the hands of individuals and to small businesses and big businesses too who are in trouble and losing employees have an opportunity through the Treasury Stabilization Fund to receive assistance as well and they can show that.So — and that’s – it is emergency. It’s not supposed to be permanent change. In fact, that’s what I was trying to fend off when the speaker of the House decided to try to come over to the Senate and tell us how to write the bill.She wanted to practice what Rahm Emanuel famously said after the financial crisis in 2008, said never let a crisis go to waste. In other words, seize upon crisis to try to makes systemic or policy changes you couldn’t otherwise pass. So yes, it was designed to be a rescue package. It’s hard to argue that $2 trillion is not a lot of money.
BENSON: Right.
MCCONNELL: It certainly won’t be enough if this persists.And the reason I’m hoping just about every American is following the advice of Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx and staying in their homes is that we can begin to see this decline.The worst is apparently going to still occur for another few weeks, and that’s how I would describe it, yes. It — it — most of this is temporary. It’s — it’s not designed to be a permanent state of affairs.
BENSON: Well, it should be. Yes, you know it — I mean it absolutely should be, but it is critically necessary, which is why fiscal conservatives are embracing it, because it’s such a strange confluence of events. It’s very scary — where businesses that were thriving through no fault of their own were forced to be on pause because of a global pandemic. That’s not their fault, hence all of this assistance.The bill also has — the new law — billions and billions of dollars for public health needs and hospitals.People I think, Senator, heard, well, there’s tens of billions — hundreds of billions for corporations and businesses. Well, yes, it’s not — you’re just not cutting giant checks to CEOs. This is money, loans, and grants to help people stay on the payrolls, to help the workers.
MCCONNELL: Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean nobody did anything wrong here. The government at the state level, the local level, and the federal level basically shut down the economy to try to deal with this pandemic.So nobody did anything wrong. We’re trying to make people as close to whole, or at least prevent massive layoffs of people by providing financial backup – this is (ph) businesses of all sizes. And also I certainly don’t want to leave out these brave healthcare workers all across America and the strains that hospitals are under — substantial assistance to them and that may need to be plussed (ph) up later. What I disagree with the speaker on is she’s already saying we need to work on phase four. Well look, the current law has not been in effect for even a week yet. We need to —
BENSON: And people haven’t gotten their checks.
MCCONNELL: Yeah, I mean the implementation of this — the Treasury Department’s got a massive, complicated problem here in getting all of this money out rapidly. And the speaker is already talking about phase four. Well, we may need a phase four, but we’re not even fully into phase three yet. This was the third coronavirus bill that we’ve passed, and the biggest one by far. And it was crafted by a Republican majority in the Senate, approved without a single dissenting vote.And I’ve got a significant number of members who under other circumstances would simply not have voted for a bill like this. This was not like ’08 where banks had made mistakes and lending – underwriting had been ignored, and a variety of other mistakes were made. Here, no mistake was made, we just got hit by this enemy. And this is the only way to respond to it according to our public health professionals.
BENSON: All right, so let me drill down a little bit. Starting with phase three, I don’t want to look backwards too much, but we heard from the speaker over the weekend that the reason that she was finally willing to abandon her ridiculous bill that was going to be just dead on arrival, I think even in her own chamber, and embrace the Senate bill is that Chuck Schumer and the Democrats filibustered and negotiated and turned if from a pro-corporation bill into a pro-worker bill. That strikes me based on many of my sources, to be rewriting of history. Can you just maybe briefly comment on whether the product that you guys had initially put together on last Sunday – one Sunday ago, how different that looked from the final product that, according to the Democrats, is night and day that they can finally rally around?
MCCONNELL: Yes, and that’s of course just not accurate. There is assistance to corporations — that by the way, these are the people who hire folks, they provide jobs, and when you’re attacking the employer, you’re not doing the employee any favor.
(CROSSTALK)
BENSON: Right.
(CROSSTALK)
MCCONNELL: — traditional Democratic talking points. They’re always after corporations. Who do they think employs a lot of people? In the final bill we did do some things that the Democrats in the Senate wanted, for example – I’ll give you an example, one that may or may not work out well. We actually did not like — but the Democrats insisted on as a condition to get onboard in the Senate — an unemployment insurance provision that actually pays people more not to work than to work —
BENSON: Right.
MCCONNELL: We thought that was a perverse incentive. And we’ll see – we’ll see what the statics are during this period, whether a lot of people decide it’s just simply not – there’s no point in going to work if they could make more staying at home. We did object to that, but it was a bipartisan deal.What we also rejected was a whole laundry list of completely unrelated items that Pelosi, Sunday a week ago, wanted to shoehorn into this deal that has to do with all of these left-wing agenda items that they’ve been pursuing over there and some other areas where there are problems, but it doesn’t have anything to do with the coronavirus situation.For example, pension reform. Well, yes, we need to do something on pension reform, but it had nothing to do with this subject. And she wanted to shoehorn that into — into the bill as well. So look, it’s not in dispute that what they were trying to do was take advantage of the crisis to accrue (ph) things unrelated to the crisis that they couldn’t get through the Senate otherwise. No question about that.
BENSON: So on phase four — that’s a perfect segue into the next step of this. You have conceded, yes, a phase four might be necessary. Let’s see what comes down the pike and what the needs of the American people and the American economy and the American healthcare industry, for example, might be in a number of weeks. But can you tell us with certainty that if the Democrats in phase four start pushing for some of this ancillary stuff again — permanent changes, things that are completely nongermane to the crisis that you will make sure that does not happen in the U.S. Senate?
MCCONNELL: Yes, we’re not going to be doing in the name of an emergency items unrelated to the emergency. And I think even on doing rescue bill number four, we need to make it fact based.And in order to have facts, Guy, we need to learn more. And we’re in that period now. How quickly did the checks get out? Did they make a difference in time? How many — how many of the loans were consummated and (ph) were they in time? In other words, how did the $2 trillion bill work because it’s designed —
(CROSSTALK)
BENSON: Right, assess it.
MCCONNELL: Yes. It’s designed to all play out very rapidly, very rapidly. This is a rescue package to deal with about a four month period. And I think before we go at this again — remember this is $2 trillion we added to the debt. We need to make certain that any further actions we take are directly related to this public health crisis.
BENSON: Let me ask you this and it has to do with future actions, congressional actions. It seems like the House is out of town, they’re on a recess. You guys in the Senate, you’re also on a recess. You have members scattered all over the country. You have responded to some criticism frankly, of people saying, it’s nuts to have our legislative bodies not in session, or at least in town, if they need to respond potentially quickly to twists and turns in this uncertain, ongoing pandemic and related crisis. You have said that you’re confident the Senate can remain nimble. What do you mean by that exactly? If something had to come up almost immediately, if there was an urgent vote, what would that nimbleness look like in practice?
MCCONNELL: Well, we would call people back. I mean we — the last week that we were in was originally scheduled to be a recess. I cancelled the recess, our members were here and all but four of them voted. And the reason the four Republicans did not vote — one of them had either tested positive for the coronavirus, or the other three were in quarantine because they had interacted with the one who tested positive. So through practicing the social distancing we were able to function here in the capital. And if need be, the Senate will come back into session again practicing the distancing and precaution (ph) that we practiced while we were here. So yeah, we’re out of session —
BENSON: Although —
MCCONNELL: — until the 20th, but that’s subject to the call of the majority leader if the situation requires it.
BENSON: Although Senator, I do have to say, watching the bill pass – I watch far too much C-SPAN 2 than I would care to admit. But I, especially in big weeks, I watch a lot of C-SPAN 2. And as there were votes on amendments and then final passage, a lot of your colleagues – many of them sort of in the danger zone age-wise on coronavirus were down in the well of the Senate floor chatting with each other in pretty close proximity. And you had, as you just mentioned, one of your colleagues, also from your home state, sidelined with coronavirus, others in quarantine. If there were more exposures and more senators in quarantine, where maybe the Democrats would in fact have more voting members than Republicans, or there wouldn’t be a quorum, or something like that – I just wonder how much consideration you’ve given to the possibility of secure, remote voting? I know that as a leader that’s not something that you’re terribly excited about, because a lot of the cajoling happens in person. But given these extraordinary circumstances, are you perhaps rethinking that issue or thinking about it differently at all?
MCCONNELL: No, I’m not. And that’s one of the few things that the speaker of the House and I agree on. Look, we can work with this pandemic if we have to. We did before, and we can again if we need to reassemble. And we’ll make a decision on what to do on April 20th, which is the current comeback date for both the House and the Senate, as we get closer to the date.
BENSON: OK last question and it is a purely political question pivoting from the public health crisis and legislation to the upcoming election. And we have Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the RNC, coming up in the next hour. I was looking at some numbers reported today, I think by “The Washington Post,” about the big Democratic super PAC which they call Senate Majority PAC, and some of the ad-buys that they’re already placing in key states where there are Senate races. Almost $16 million in Arizona, they’re going to try to take out Martha McSally. More than $5 million in Colorado against Cory Gardner. Thirteen million in Iowa, which is a pretty inexpensive state, relatively speaking, to come for Joni Ernst. Almost $10 million in Maine, Susan Collins. A whopping $25 million in North Carolina, Thom Tillis. There’s some big money flowing into those races. It’s going to be a tough cycle, I think, for Senate Republicans. As things stand now, looking at the Democrats sort of battleship getting ready for Senate races, and as you think about trying to hold on to the Republican majority, what is your current assessment? Or is it hard to do an assessment right now given all these externalities that have nothing to do with politics?
MCCONNELL: Well the Senate Leadership Fund, which is an outside group like the Senate Majority PAC — the Senate Leadership Fund which supports Republicans has placed in all of those states as well like amounts of money during the same period. What these were telegraphing (ph) about both sides, what they were going to do in the last eight weeks of the fall campaign. And it was roughly even between the two sides. I think that reflects that this is going to be a knock-down, drag-out fight. I’ve got 23 members up, the Democrats only have 12. We have one really good pick up opportunity in Alabama. We expect to win there, that would put us at 54, we currently have 53. And then we have really competitive races in Colorado, Arizona, New York, Maine, Iowa. And they’re certainly spending a lot of money in Kentucky as well. My opponent’s been able to raise over $20 million online, and she’s been on the air consistently for six months. So yeah, it’s going to be — it’s going to be like a knife fight in an alley. And I still think we have an excellent chance to hold on to our majority. And we won’t — we’re going to have enough money to be competitive. And that announcement today that you’re referring to is very similar to an announcement the Senate Leadership Fund made about a week ago in the same states.
BENSON: All right. So buckle up. It’s going to be a bumpy ride ahead politically and otherwise. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on the “Guy Benson Show.” Senator, thank you very much for your time today.
MCCONNELL: Thank you, Guy.
Thank you,


radio--2020-01-21--HHS Secretary Alex Azar On Protecting Americans From The Coronavirus From China

Alex Azar , HHS Secretary , spoke with Mary Walter on The Brian Kilmeade Show about some of the healthcare @ @ @ @ @ years of the Trump administration , including empowering Americans to be in control of their @ @ @ @ @ costs and other key healthcare issues .
Secretary Azar also addressed the coronavirus in China @ @ @ @ @ CDC has implemented increased screening of at risk passengers at major airports to reduce the @ @ @ @ @

Alex Azar, HHS Secretary, spoke with Mary Walter on The Brian Kilmeade Show about some of the healthcare accomplishments from the first three years of the Trump administration, including empowering Americans to be in control of their healthcare choices, lowering healthcare costs and other key healthcare issues. Secretary Azar also addressed the coronavirus in China. Azar explained how the CDC has implemented increased screening of at risk passengers at major airports to reduce the spread of the virus.
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radio--2020-03-01--Fox News Rundown Extra: Martha MacCallum on The Coronavirus, Bernie Sanders & Her Family History

You 've seen Martha MacCallum on Fox News for years , hosting `` The Story with Martha MacCallum '' and co-anchoring the network 's election coverage .
But you rarely get to see a personal side of the star .
Earlier this week , Martha MacCallum joined the Fox News Rundown and opened up about her family and an uncle she never met She has a new book out about World War Two specifically about the Pacific Front and where her uncle served and died .
The book is called , `` Unknown Valor : Story of Family , Courage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iwo Jima . ''
MacCullum , who is the host of her own podcast , `` The Untold Story '' , explained to host Jessica Rosenthal why the project was so personal to her and the amount of research she put in to the book .
She described speaking to old friends of her late uncle and even traveling to Iowa Jima to get perspective on what her uncle and others his generation experienced .
But before the host of 'The Story ' talked about her book , she weighed in on some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including Harvey Weinstein 's rape and assault convictions in New York , the coronavirus and the 2020 election .
The conversation was both fun and candid , but it was long and we had to edit for it time .
On The Fox News Rundown Extra , you 'll hear more from Fox News anchor Martha MacCaullum .

You’ve seen Martha MacCallum on Fox News for years, hosting “The Story with Martha MacCallum” and co-anchoring the network’s election coverage. But you rarely get to see a personal side of the star.
Earlier this week, Martha MacCallum joined the Fox News Rundown and opened up about her family and an uncle she never met
She has a new book out about World War Two specifically about the Pacific Front and where her uncle served and died. The book is called, “Unknown Valor: Story of Family, Courage, and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima.”
MacCullum, who is the host of her own podcast, “The Untold Story”, explained to host Jessica Rosenthal why the project was so personal to her and the amount of research she put in to the book. She described speaking to old friends of her late uncle and even traveling to Iowa Jima to get perspective on what her uncle and others his generation experienced.
But before the host of ‘The Story’ talked about her book, she weighed in on some of the biggest stories of the week including Harvey Weinstein’s rape and assault convictions in New York, the coronavirus and the 2020 election.
The conversation was both fun and candid, but it was long and we had to edit for it time.
On The Fox News Rundown Extra, you’ll hear more from Fox News anchor Martha MacCaullum.


radio--2020-06-11--How Realistic Is A Rocket Ship Recovery?

As the U.S. gets over the coronavirus pandemic and tries to return to normalcy , are businesses going to thrive @ @ @ @ @ Economist Art Laffer and Fox News Contributor John Layfield weigh in on the adjustments businesses @ @ @ @ @ the chances that the economy will be able to fully recover from Covid-19 .
The @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd 's death , with coverage of protests , looting , racial injustice and @ @ @ @ @ Fox News media analyst and host of the Media Buzzmeter podcast Howie Kurtz discusses how @ @ @ @ @ demonstrations , President Trump 's response to the civil unrest and the controversy over the @ @ @ @ @ The Wind '' being pulled from a popular streaming service .

As the U.S. gets over the coronavirus pandemic and tries to return to normalcy, are businesses going to thrive again as they reopen? Economist Art Laffer and Fox News Contributor John Layfield weigh in on the adjustments businesses will have to make and the chances that the economy will be able to fully recover from Covid-19.
The news has been dominated by George Floyd’s death, with coverage of protests, looting, racial injustice and calls for police reform. Fox News media analyst and host of the Media Buzzmeter podcast Howie Kurtz discusses how the media has handled the demonstrations, President Trump’s response to the civil unrest and the controversy over the classic film “Gone With The Wind” being pulled from a popular streaming service.
Plus, commentary by Fox Nation host Tammy Bruce.


radio--2020-06-11--Monica Crowley: We Need To "Take A Breather" Before Another Stimulus Package

On Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla , Monica Crowley , Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs , U.S. Department of the Treasury explained why there might not be another COVID-19 related stimulus package on the way for awhile .
`` There are some serious conversations going on within the Administration and also on Capitol Hill about what CARES Four package might look like .
There are a lot of things , being bandied about .
I do know that those discussions have been pushed back a bit to the mid-to-late July , because I think there is a consensus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have pushed down trillions of dollars into this economy to bridge this gap , that people would like to see how these various programs are shaking out .
We do have big success with the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses .
We 've had success with the airline package , the Fed facilities that have been stood up are operating , with the one exception of the Main Street facility , which should go up in the next week or two .
So there is this idea that we would like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , allow them to breathe a bit , in conjunction with observing how the reopening of the economy is going as well , seeing how the economy is being kickstarted , as we saw with that fantastic May jobs report , which we got at the end of last week .
So there is this sense of let 's take a breather , let 's see how these things are working .
And then if additional stimulus is needed , we will certainly revisit that and there are a number of proposals that @ @ @ @ @

On Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla, Monica Crowley,
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury explained why there might not be another COVID-19 related stimulus package on the way for awhile.
“There are some serious conversations going on within the Administration and also on Capitol Hill about what CARES Four package might look like. There are a lot of things, being bandied about. I do know that those discussions have been pushed back a bit to the mid-to-late July, because I think there is a consensus, certainly within the Administration, that because we have pushed down trillions of dollars into this economy to bridge this gap, that people would like to see how these various programs are shaking out. We do have big success with the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses. We’ve had success with the airline package, the Fed facilities that have been stood up are operating, with the one exception of the Main Street facility, which should go up in the next week or two. So there is this idea that we
would like to see how these things are working, allow them to breathe a bit, in conjunction with observing how the reopening of the economy is going as well, seeing how the economy is being kickstarted, as we saw with that fantastic May jobs report, which we got at the end of last week. So there is this sense of let’s take a breather, let’s see how these things are working. And then if additional stimulus is needed, we will certainly revisit that and there are a number of proposals that are being considered.”


radio--2020-02-07--Can the Economy Fend Off the Coronavirus?

As public health officials around the world work to contain the threat of the coronavirus , companies warn the global @ @ @ @ @ economic crisis .
There are even worries 'phase one ' of the U.S.-China trade deal @ @ @ @ @ Claman , anchor of Fox Business ' `` Countdown to the Closing Bell , '' @ @ @ @ @ discuss how the coronavirus could impact the global and U.S. economies .
Between this week @ @ @ @ @ the President riding high after being acquitted by the US Senate on Wednesday , it @ @ @ @ @ for Democrats .
And tonight seven Democrats running for President will take the debate stage @ @ @ @ @ contest in New Hampshire .
Fox News political analyst Juan Williams joins host Dave Anthony @ @ @ @ @ and break down the presidential race .

As public health officials around the world work to contain the threat of the coronavirus, companies warn the global outbreak could also spark an economic crisis. There are even worries ‘phase one’ of the U.S.-China trade deal could be disrupted. Liz Claman, anchor of Fox Business’ “Countdown to the Closing Bell,” joins host Lisa Brady to discuss how the coronavirus could impact the global and U.S. economies.
Between this week’s Iowa Caucus mess and the President riding high after being acquitted by the US Senate on Wednesday, it wasn’t an easy week for Democrats. And tonight seven Democrats running for President will take the debate stage just days before the next contest in New Hampshire. Fox News political analyst Juan Williams joins host Dave Anthony to preview tonight’s debate and break down the presidential race.
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radio--2020-04-08--America Rolls Its Eyes

America Rolls Its Eyes

As seen on `` The Greg Gutfeld Show '' creator and host of `` The Rubin Report '' , Dave @ @ @ @ @ Crimes That Changed American '' and FOX News contributor , Emily Compagno , FOX Business @ @ @ @ @ host of `` Sincerely Kat '' on FOX Nation and co-host of the podcast `` @ @ @ @ @ Timpf .
They discuss the ad campaign from the Malaysian government telling wives not to @ @ @ @ @ , how alcohol sales are spiking during social distancing and they each give their opinion @ @ @ @ @ 2020 campaign is doing during the COVID-19 pandemic .

As seen on “The Greg Gutfeld Show” creator and host of “The Rubin Report”, Dave Rubin, host of “Crimes That Changed American” and FOX News contributor, Emily Compagno, FOX Business anchor, Dagen McDowell and host of “Sincerely Kat” on FOX Nation and co-host of the podcast “Tyrus and Timpf” Kat Timpf.
They discuss the ad campaign from the Malaysian government telling wives not to nag their husbands during quarantine, how alcohol sales are spiking during social distancing and they each give their opinion on how Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign is doing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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