radio--2020-05-05--Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick: "Everybody Ought To Be Angry And Outraged" About China's Role In The COVID C

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick: "Everybody Ought To Be Angry And Outraged" About China's Role In The COVID Crisis

On Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla , Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick ( R-PA ) discussed the `` Made In America '' bill he and others in the Problem Solvers Caucus are supporting , which includes ways to hold China and the World Health Organization responsible for their roles in spreading the COVID-19 virus across the globe .
`` I think everybody ought to be angry and outraged at what transpired .
And included in this `` Made in America '' bill is a full audit of the World Health Organization .
On January 14th , they tweeted out basically the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human to human transmission of COVID-19 , which is outrageous because the exact opposite is true .
Not only is there human to human contagion , it 's highly contagious , much more so than many of the other viruses that we 've faced .
So for the World Health Organization , the international entity whose sole responsibility it is to alert the world of global pandemics like this , to miss this , is a huge problem , especially given the fact that we send hundreds of millions of dollars to them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outraged . ''

On Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) discussed the “Made In America” bill he and others in the Problem Solvers Caucus are supporting, which includes ways to hold China and the World Health Organization responsible for their roles in spreading the COVID-19 virus across the globe.
“I think everybody ought to be angry and outraged at what transpired. And included in this “Made in America” bill is a full audit of the World Health Organization. On January 14th, they tweeted out basically the China talking point that there was no human to human transmission of COVID-19, which is outrageous because the exact opposite is true. Not only is there human to human contagion, it’s highly contagious, much more so than many of the other viruses that we’ve faced. So for the World Health Organization, the international entity whose sole responsibility it is to alert the world of global pandemics like this, to miss this, is a huge problem, especially given the fact that we send hundreds of millions of dollars to them every year. Everybody ought to be outraged.”


radio--2020-04-27--Acting DHS Secretary: Governors Did Not Understand Their States' Testing Capability

Acting Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf spoke with Brian today about his department 's role in @ @ @ @ @ kits .
When asked about some governors expressing concern about not being able to secure @ @ @ @ @ , `` Part of what the president 's talking about and the administration 's been @ @ @ @ @ making sure that governors understand the capability and the capacity in each of their states @ @ @ @ @ from time to time is a lot of the governors did n't understand what their @ @ @ @ @ labs within their individual states were capable of doing . ''
Sec .
Wolf also @ @ @ @ @ concerned '' about the number of visa programs that Chinese students can use to come @ @ @ @ @ Some of these programs have potentially been abused in the past . ''

Acting Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf spoke with Brian today about his department’s role in acquiring and distributing COVID-19 testing kits.
When asked about some governors expressing concern about not being able to secure enough tests, Wolf said, “Part of what the president’s talking about and the administration’s been talking about with governors is making sure that governors understand the capability and the capacity in each of their states and what we have found from time to time is a lot of the governors didn’t understand what their different both state and commercial labs within their individual states were capable of doing.”
Sec. Wolf also said DHS is “very concerned” about the number of visa programs that Chinese students can use to come into the country. “Some of these programs have potentially been abused in the past.”
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radio--2020-06-09--The Push To Defund The Police

The Push To Defund The Police

As protests continue across the country in the wake of George Floyd 's death , growing calls to defund the @ @ @ @ @ of support as well .
So what does `` defund the police '' mean exactly @ @ @ @ @ Five '' and Democratic Strategist Juan Williams and Kings County Sheriff and incoming President for @ @ @ @ @ Robinson explain the new push and whether they are in favor of it .
For @ @ @ @ @ were told to stay home and social distance when in public .
That was before @ @ @ @ @ .
Now there has been about two weeks of nationwide protests against police brutality and @ @ @ @ @ thousands of people in the streets with many not following the CDC guidelines .
Professor @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Marc Siegel discusses the possibility that large protests could spark a second wave of @ @ @ @ @ commentary by Author and former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson .

As protests continue across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death, growing calls to defund the police are getting a lot of support as well. So what does “defund the police” mean exactly? Co-host of “The Five” and Democratic Strategist Juan Williams and Kings County Sheriff and incoming President for California State Sheriffs Association David Robinson explain the new push and whether they are in favor of it.
For weeks, the American people were told to stay home and social distance when in public. That was before the death of George Floyd. Now there has been about two weeks of nationwide protests against police brutality and racism. That has meant thousands of people in the streets with many not following the CDC guidelines. Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone Dr. Marc Siegel discusses the possibility that large protests could spark a second wave of Covid-19 cases.
Plus, commentary by Author and former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson.


radio--2020-06-07--Fox News Rundown Extra: Could Civil Unrest Derail Our Economic Comeback?

There are concerns the civil unrest that erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd could slow the @ @ @ @ @ the Covid-19 outbreak .
Violent protests and looting in some of the country 's major @ @ @ @ @ to delay their reopening or shut down altogether .
Earlier this week , host Lisa @ @ @ @ @ News and Fox Business anchor Neil Cavuto to see how our economic recovery is going @ @ @ @ @ events may have derailed any momentum we may have be gaining .
Cavuto also weighed @ @ @ @ @ community reacted to the George Floyd 's murder and the demonstrations it created .
The @ @ @ @ @ '' spoke to us before Friday 's better-than-expected May jobs report , but he did @ @ @ @ @ whole and how the coronavirus could change the way Americans work and do business forever @ @ @ @ @ long and we could not include it all in our original segment .
But we @ @ @ @ @ all now on the Fox News Rundown Extra .

There are concerns the civil unrest that erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd could slow the U.S. economy’s comeback from the Covid-19 outbreak.
Violent protests and looting in some of the country’s major cities have forced business owners to delay their reopening or shut down altogether.
Earlier this week, host Lisa Brady checked in with Fox News and Fox Business anchor Neil Cavuto to see how our economic recovery is going and whether the recent news events may have derailed any momentum we may have be gaining.
Cavuto also weighed in on how the business community reacted to the George Floyd’s murder and the demonstrations it created.
The host of “Your World” spoke to us before Friday’s better-than-expected May jobs report, but he did discuss the economy as a whole and how the coronavirus could change the way Americans work and do business forever.
The conversation was too long and we could not include it all in our original segment. But we will let you hear it all now on the Fox News Rundown Extra.


radio--2020-01-30--Countdown to the Caucuses: Who will Iowa Choose?

The Iowa Caucuses are quickly approaching .
The first in the nation state will decide who should take on President @ @ @ @ @ this November .
Early polling has left it unclear who Iowans will get behind on @ @ @ @ @ many issues to consider this election cycle .
FOX 's Hillary Vaughn , Jacqui Heinrich @ @ @ @ @ in Iowa covering campaign events and they tell us how trade , impeachment , the @ @ @ @ @ a part in the 2020 race .
Doug Perez is an American stuck in Wuhan @ @ @ @ @ copes with the deadly # Coronavirus outbreak .
Doug joins the Rundown to discuss why @ @ @ @ @ offered by the U.S. State Department to leave the country and what steps the Chinese @ @ @ @ @ people safe .

The Iowa Caucuses are quickly approaching. The first in the nation state will decide who should take on President Trump as the Democratic nominee this November. Early polling has left it unclear who Iowans will get behind on Caucus night and there are many issues to consider this election cycle. FOX’s Hillary Vaughn, Jacqui Heinrich and Madeleine Rivera are all in Iowa covering campaign events and they tell us how trade, impeachment, the economy and healthcare are playing a part in the 2020 race.
Doug Perez is an American stuck in Wuhan, China as the city copes with the deadly #Coronavirus outbreak. Doug joins the Rundown to discuss why he turned down a flight offered by the U.S. State Department to leave the country and what steps the Chinese government has taken to keep people safe.
Plus, commentary by author Peter Schweizer.


radio--2020-04-28--Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) On Ways To Hold China Accountable For Missteps Handling COVID-19: We Ne

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) On Ways To Hold China Accountable For Missteps Handling COVID-19: We Need To Raise The Question Of "The Interest On The Debt Payments That They Hold"

Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee talked with Fox News Radio 's Guy Benson about reopening her state 's economy as several other states ease restrictions of stay at home orders due to COVID-19 .
Sen. Blackburn also slammed China for their mishandling of the Coronavirus pandemic .
Floating ways to hold China accountable Blackburn raised the question of `` The Interest On The Debt Payments That They Hold '' .
Listen To The Full Interview Below : Guy Benson : Welcome into a new hour , a fresh hour of the Guy Benson Show , I 'm Guy Benson live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you 're here listening wherever you may happen to be .
Guy Benson 's show Dot.com is the Web site .
Log on to Guy Benson 's show dot com for all sorts of goodies , including the ways to listen , live or listen after the fact .
The podcast is always free .
Fox News Alert as we have entered the 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time hour .
The markets are closed up in New York City and the Dow closing just ever so slightly down , down 32 points today .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ flat .
Also , we are still watching the event at the White House .
This is ongoing in the East ROOM .
President Trump along with a number of his .
Administration members , including the treasury secretary , they are now taking some questions from small business owners .
They were also taking questions , sparring a little bit with the press .
We 've been monitoring that .
We will continue to do so .
In the meantime , we are very pleased .
Welcome back to the show .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marsha Blackburn , who is with us now by phone .
Hello , Senator .
Sen. Blackburn : Hi there .
How are you doing ?
I hope you 're staying say .
Guy Benson : Likewise , we 're doing OK .
It 's very strange .
I barely ever leave the house and have n't done so for weeks on end .
And I 've sort of strangely gotten used to it .
But I I 'm sort of going a little bit crazy .
Senator , I have to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start to open up responsibly and carefully soon here in Virginia .
We know that process is already underway in your state of Tennessee .
So let 's start there .
What are your thoughts on the governor 's decision making process so far ?
What seems to be the best approach for the volunteer state , in your view ?
Sen. Blackburn : Well , the best approach is just exactly what Governor Lee is doing .
We have our employers and employees that are anxious to get back to work .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
People want to go back to a safe work environment .
Our employers are working hard to make that happen .
They 're taking extra steps to be sure there is PPE , that places are disinfected and sanitized and that the workplace is going to be safe .
Guy Benson : And so as you think about what 's happening in Tennessee and you juxtapose that approach with the president 's plan , the three phased plan , does the federal plan , the Trump administration 's task force plan makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that what Governor Lee 's doing basically aligns with what we 've heard recommended from the White House and Dr. Bourke 's and Dr. Faci ?
Sen. Blackburn : I think that it does align .
And here 's the reason why we do n't what our numbers are in Tennessee .
We know that half the people that have been infected with Kogut , 19 , have recovered .
We know our number of hospitalizations , which is just under 900 .
And you have just over 9000 that have been infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looking at the loss of life numbers , too , and very sad for those families who have felt that loss .
And so we 're watching it all very closely , phasing it in and saying parts of the state that have had a very low tax load , they should be opening back up and those employers should be going back to work with those employees .
And people are really ready to do that .
Areas that have been more effective like Memphis and Nashville .
They 're going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And that 's the right thing to do .
So fencing it in , allowing individuals and employers to make this decision , making certain that there are protections for those that are vulnerable women , that are expectant mothers , those that have a history of heart and lung disease .
And people want to do right by their employees .
Nobody wants someone to get covered 19 .
They want people to stay safe in their workplace , come to work , and they do n't want to see a spike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Benson : Senator , we just had one of your colleagues , Pat Toomey , on the show in the last hour .
We had Mitch McConnell on yesterday .
And I 'm very curious to get your thoughts on the next round of coronavirus relief .
It really seems like the Democrats dig in and fight tooth and nail every round of these things and some of the simple bipartisan ideas , they try to add some stuff on and they 've had some minimal success .
But these things tend to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It does sound like the next big fight might be over money going to state and local governments because on one hand , you have a lot of states and localities getting just blasted by coronavirus spending .
And you 're talking about first responders and there 's all sorts of genuine concerns there and states needing help .
There 's also the worry among fiscal conservatives that some of these states may take advantage of this crisis and say , well , maybe we can get some of our preexisting fiscal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sam .
Let 's ask for a bunch of money and maybe we can put that toward some of the stuff that we 've been really reckless about .
That has nothing to do with coronavirus .
How are you thinking about what this next round of relief might look like ?
And do you have any red lines in your mind about what you 're willing to support or not support ?
Sen. Blackburn : There should be no federal government money used to bail out a state , and that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tennessee has been a very well-managed state .
We have a small state government .
We do not have a state income tax .
We have one of the best pension funded liability ratios of anybody in the country .
And for us to go bail out people that have some of the worst liability ratios , New York , California , Illinois and those states .
It is absolutely wrong to ask Tennessee taxpayers to see their tax dollars go to pay for decades of bad mistakes and mismanagement by these other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ round .
What you 're going to see and hear a lot about is liability protections , regulatory relief , regulatory reform .
If you 've got rules and regulations that have been on the books that were waived for at 19 , they ought to stay off the books .
There is no reason for those to continue .
You 're also going to see us talk about how you get more money to the individual .
How about that payroll tax holiday ?
How about tax credit for employers who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re open and provide that safe work environment ?
The extra disinfectants and sanitation that is needed in those work environments .
So our focus is going to be on getting people back to work , getting people moving back into the workplace and getting energy back into the economy and economic growth .
Guy Benson : I want to ask you about China .
Senator , I know a lot of your colleagues .
Frankly , it seems like there is some sentiment on both sides of the aisle , certainly among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of righteous anger at China and the stories out of China and what their government is up to continue to be just outrageous .
I saw them threatening the Australian government the other day , economically threatening them for saying that there should be an independent investigation into the origins of this disease that we know started in Wuhan .
Just your current thought process as you talk to some of your colleagues in the Senate .
What would what would be an avenue or two for accountability for China that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One of the things that we need to consider in dealing with China is looking at the debt .
They hold over a trillion dollars of our debt and they like going into the debt market and buying our debt because we are a good investment .
They should waive the payment when those payments to them come due because they have cost our economy already six trillion dollars and we could end up being an additional five trillion dollar hit to our economy for all .
Guy Benson : How do we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Because that sounds like a great thing .
But how do you how do you cajole or coerce China into forgiving that debt ?
Sen. Blackburn : This is something that we will discuss as we move forward .
What is going to be the best way to deal with them and initiate those discussions with China ?
Here is one of the points to bear in mind .
Everybody knows this started in China .
They can try to rewrite history .
You know , they can go about banning us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the information that has been in the news .
But it is a point on the plate .
Everybody agrees China caused this and they lied about it and they hid information .
So an immediate thing that we can do is begin to review and raise the question with them about the interest on the debt payments that they hold .
I think that that 's an idea that is worthy of exploration looking forward .
What we need to do is look at what we manufacture for each item that needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whether it is our pharmaceuticals or telecommunications equipment , or maybe it is electronic or other p.p.s .
items , PPE items in the health care field or automobile parts or aftermarket automobile parts .
There are so many things that are important to us .
And to our supply chains that we need that began to move that manufacturing back on store .
China has made a career out of stealing our intellectual property .
They they go in with low cost labor and inexpensive manufacturing .
And the next thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or a company is dealing with is they are looking at how they are going to get their intellectual property back .
So that manufacturing component , another one is the stop code , that act .
Senator Mike Sally and Representative Goulden and I have filed and this is a course of action that would be open through the foreign sovereign immunity to act so that U.S. citizens who have been adversely impacted , loss of life , loss of livelihood because of cozied 19 .
They could go to a U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in that court to jurisdiction to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable .
They lied about that .
And we know that Kogut , 19 , through the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act , is a biological agent .
And because of China 's omissions or sins of commission .
And the fact that they knew about this did not share that information with the world .
We have standing just as you have families from the nine eleven families that sought reparations .
You have the Beirut bombings .
This has been used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we should have available to our U.S. citizens .
Guy Benson : Yeah .
And whether it originated in a wet market or in a laboratory and escaped as an accident , we know that the cover up in the lying started almost immediately and had very significant consequences , not just for China , but for the whole world and a lot of Americans .
Senator Marsha Blackburn , Republican of Tennessee , thank you for your time .
We look forward to having you back .
Guy Benson : We 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When we come back from this break , I want to play you something that happened on special report last night .
Heartwarming , a little nostalgic , a little sentimental .
That audio is coming up on the Guy Benson Show .

Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee talked with Fox News Radio’s Guy Benson about reopening her state’s economy as several other states ease restrictions of stay at home orders due to COVID-19. Sen. Blackburn also slammed China for their mishandling of the Coronavirus pandemic. Floating ways to hold China accountable Blackburn raised the question of “The Interest On The Debt Payments That They Hold”.
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Guy Benson: Welcome into a new hour, a fresh hour of the Guy Benson Show, I’m Guy Benson live broadcasting from my home. Glad that you’re here listening wherever you may happen to be. Guy Benson’s show Dot.com is the Web site. Log on to Guy Benson’s show dot com for all sorts of goodies, including the ways to listen, live or listen after the fact. The podcast is always free. Fox News Alert as we have entered the 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time hour. The markets are closed up in New York City and the Dow closing just ever so slightly down, down 32 points today. So in red territory, but basically flat. Also, we are still watching the event at the White House. This is ongoing in the East ROOM. President Trump along with a number of his. Administration members, including the treasury secretary, they are now taking some questions from small business owners. They were also taking questions, sparring a little bit with the press. We’ve been monitoring that. We will continue to do so. In the meantime, we are very pleased. Welcome back to the show. Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn, who is with us now by phone. Hello, Senator.
Sen. Blackburn: Hi there. How are you doing? I hope you’re staying say.
Guy Benson: Likewise, we’re doing OK. It’s very strange. I barely ever leave the house and haven’t done so for weeks on end. And I’ve sort of strangely gotten used to it. But I I’m sort of going a little bit crazy. Senator, I have to be honest. So hopefully, hopefully things start to open up responsibly and carefully soon here in Virginia. We know that process is already underway in your state of Tennessee. So let’s start there. What are your thoughts on the governor’s decision making process so far? What seems to be the best approach for the volunteer state, in your view?
Sen. Blackburn: Well, the best approach is just exactly what Governor Lee is doing. We have our employers and employees that are anxious to get back to work. And I will tell you, guy. People want to go back to a safe work environment. Our employers are working hard to make that happen. They’re taking extra steps to be sure there is PPE, that places are disinfected and sanitized and that the workplace is going to be safe.
Guy Benson: And so as you think about what’s happening in Tennessee and you juxtapose that approach with the president’s plan, the three phased plan, does the federal plan, the Trump administration’s task force plan makes sense to you? Do you think that what Governor Lee’s doing basically aligns with what we’ve heard recommended from the White House and Dr. Bourke’s and Dr. Faci?
Sen. Blackburn: I think that it does align. And here’s the reason why we don’t what our numbers are in Tennessee. We know that half the people that have been infected with Kogut, 19, have recovered. We know our number of hospitalizations, which is just under 900. And you have just over 9000 that have been infected. And of course, we are looking at the loss of life numbers, too, and very sad for those families who have felt that loss. And so we’re watching it all very closely, phasing it in and saying parts of the state that have had a very low tax load, they should be opening back up and those employers should be going back to work with those employees. And people are really ready to do that. Areas that have been more effective like Memphis and Nashville. They’re going to be going later in this process. And that’s the right thing to do. So fencing it in, allowing individuals and employers to make this decision, making certain that there are protections for those that are vulnerable women, that are expectant mothers, those that have a history of heart and lung disease. And people want to do right by their employees. Nobody wants someone to get covered 19. They want people to stay safe in their workplace, come to work, and they don’t want to see a spike in the number of infections.
Guy Benson: Senator, we just had one of your colleagues, Pat Toomey, on the show in the last hour. We had Mitch McConnell on yesterday. And I’m very curious to get your thoughts on the next round of coronavirus relief. It really seems like the Democrats dig in and fight tooth and nail every round of these things and some of the simple bipartisan ideas, they try to add some stuff on and they’ve had some minimal success. But these things tend to take longer than I think they should. It does sound like the next big fight might be over money going to state and local governments because on one hand, you have a lot of states and localities getting just blasted by coronavirus spending. And you’re talking about first responders and there’s all sorts of genuine concerns there and states needing help. There’s also the worry among fiscal conservatives that some of these states may take advantage of this crisis and say, well, maybe we can get some of our preexisting fiscal problems taken care of here from Uncle Sam. Let’s ask for a bunch of money and maybe we can put that toward some of the stuff that we’ve been really reckless about. That has nothing to do with coronavirus. How are you thinking about what this next round of relief might look like? And do you have any red lines in your mind about what you’re willing to support or not support?
Sen. Blackburn: There should be no federal government money used to bail out a state, and that is something that is important to me. Tennessee has been a very well-managed state. We have a small state government. We do not have a state income tax. We have one of the best pension funded liability ratios of anybody in the country. And for us to go bail out people that have some of the worst liability ratios, New York, California, Illinois and those states. It is absolutely wrong to ask Tennessee taxpayers to see their tax dollars go to pay for decades of bad mistakes and mismanagement by these other states. So it’s the next round. What you’re going to see and hear a lot about is liability protections, regulatory relief, regulatory reform. If you’ve got rules and regulations that have been on the books that were waived for at 19, they ought to stay off the books. There is no reason for those to continue. You’re also going to see us talk about how you get more money to the individual. How about that payroll tax holiday? How about tax credit for employers who are taking extra steps at great expense to re open and provide that safe work environment? The extra disinfectants and sanitation that is needed in those work environments. So our focus is going to be on getting people back to work, getting people moving back into the workplace and getting energy back into the economy and economic growth.
Guy Benson: I want to ask you about China. Senator, I know a lot of your colleagues. Frankly, it seems like there is some sentiment on both sides of the aisle, certainly among the American people across the spectrum, a lot of righteous anger at China and the stories out of China and what their government is up to continue to be just outrageous. I saw them threatening the Australian government the other day, economically threatening them for saying that there should be an independent investigation into the origins of this disease that we know started in Wuhan. Just your current thought process as you talk to some of your colleagues in the Senate. What would what would be an avenue or two for accountability for China that you would consider?
Sen. Blackburn: One of the things that we need to consider in dealing with China is looking at the debt. They hold over a trillion dollars of our debt and they like going into the debt market and buying our debt because we are a good investment. They should waive the payment when those payments to them come due because they have cost our economy already six trillion dollars and we could end up being an additional five trillion dollar hit to our economy for all.
Guy Benson: How do we get them to do that, though? Because that sounds like a great thing. But how do you how do you cajole or coerce China into forgiving that debt?
Sen. Blackburn: This is something that we will discuss as we move forward. What is going to be the best way to deal with them and initiate those discussions with China? Here is one of the points to bear in mind. Everybody knows this started in China. They can try to rewrite history. You know, they can go about banning us on Twitter, trying to sanitize all the information that has been in the news. But it is a point on the plate. Everybody agrees China caused this and they lied about it and they hid information. So an immediate thing that we can do is begin to review and raise the question with them about the interest on the debt payments that they hold. I think that that’s an idea that is worthy of exploration looking forward. What we need to do is look at what we manufacture for each item that needs to come back. Critical infrastructure items, whether it is our pharmaceuticals or telecommunications equipment, or maybe it is electronic or other p.p.s. items, PPE items in the health care field or automobile parts or aftermarket automobile parts. There are so many things that are important to us. And to our supply chains that we need that began to move that manufacturing back on store. China has made a career out of stealing our intellectual property. They they go in with low cost labor and inexpensive manufacturing. And the next thing that someone who is created an invention or a company is dealing with is they are looking at how they are going to get their intellectual property back. So that manufacturing component, another one is the stop code, that act. Senator Mike Sally and Representative Goulden and I have filed and this is a course of action that would be open through the foreign sovereign immunity to act so that U.S. citizens who have been adversely impacted, loss of life, loss of livelihood because of cozied 19. They could go to a U.S. court and have a right of action in that court to jurisdiction to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable. They lied about that. And we know that Kogut, 19, through the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act, is a biological agent. And because of China’s omissions or sins of commission. And the fact that they knew about this did not share that information with the world. We have standing just as you have families from the nine eleven families that sought reparations. You have the Beirut bombings. This has been used before. And it’s something that we should have available to our U.S. citizens.
Guy Benson: Yeah. And whether it originated in a wet market or in a laboratory and escaped as an accident, we know that the cover up in the lying started almost immediately and had very significant consequences, not just for China, but for the whole world and a lot of Americans. Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, thank you for your time. We look forward to having you back.
Sen. Blackburn: Thank you.
Guy Benson: We’re going to take a quick break. When we come back from this break, I want to play you something that happened on special report last night. Heartwarming, a little nostalgic, a little sentimental. That audio is coming up on the Guy Benson Show.


radio--2020-05-15--Unmasked & Under Scrutiny

Unmasked & Under Scrutiny

It was a busy week on Capitol Hill .
The House put forth a $ 3-trillion coronavirus bill which Senate Republicans called dead on arrival .
Plus , Dr. Anthony Fauci and HHS whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright testified in front of Congress this week .
Jared and FOX 's Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram discuss .
A list of top Obama administration officials requesting to 'unmask ' former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn during the presidential transition period , was made public on Wednesday after Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell declassified it .
FOX 's National Correspondent Gillian Turner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoke to Jared about what exactly 'unmasking ' is , how this plays into the Michael Flynn case and if a crime was committed .
President Trump has voiced his displeasure with China for downplaying the severity of the coronavirus .
FOX 's Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland speaks with Asia expert Gordon Chang about the future of the U.S./China relationship , and the FBI 's investigation into the communist country over hacking attempts of Covid-19 research .
2020 is a presidential election year and the coronavirus has placed some obstacles in the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in effect , it raises the question if there will be an on-site Democratic or Republican National Convention in August this year .
Jared speaks with RNC Communications Director Rick Gorka about the possibility of holding a Republican National Convention this year and what precaution will be taken if it does happen .

This Week:
It was a busy week on Capitol Hill. The House put forth a $3-trillion coronavirus bill which Senate Republicans called dead on arrival. Plus, Dr. Anthony Fauci and HHS whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright testified in front of Congress this week. Jared and FOX’s Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram discuss.
A list of top Obama administration officials requesting to ‘unmask’ former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn during the presidential transition period, was made public on Wednesday after Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell declassified it. FOX’s National Correspondent Gillian Turner has been covering this story and she spoke to Jared about what exactly ‘unmasking’ is, how this plays into the Michael Flynn case and if a crime was committed.
President Trump has voiced his displeasure with China for downplaying the severity of the coronavirus. FOX’s Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland speaks with Asia expert Gordon Chang about the future of the U.S./China relationship, and the FBI’s investigation into the communist country over hacking attempts of Covid-19 research.
2020 is a presidential election year and the coronavirus has placed some obstacles in the way for campaigns. With social distancing precautions in effect, it raises the question if there will be an on-site Democratic or Republican National Convention in August this year. Jared speaks with RNC Communications Director Rick Gorka about the possibility of holding a Republican National Convention this year and what precaution will be taken if it does happen.


radio--2020-04-07--Leader McCarthy Hopes American Ingenuity Will Fast Track Coronavirus Vaccine

House Minority Leader and California congressman Kevin McCarthy spoke with Brian and predicted bipartisanship and American ingenuity would help get @ @ @ @ @ crisis .
`` Look at the ingenuity that 's happening in America today , '' @ @ @ @ @ took us two years to get to this point , to be testing a vaccine @ @ @ @ @ We are already there when it comes to coronavirus .
You 've got Bill Gates @ @ @ @ @ Why ?
He knows he 's going to lose billions but what he 's going @ @ @ @ @ is once we have the vaccine mass produce it , have that stage already done @ @ @ @ @ that you talk about of America , of America overcoming . ''

House Minority Leader and California congressman Kevin McCarthy spoke with Brian and predicted bipartisanship and American ingenuity would help get the country through the coronavirus crisis.
“Look at the ingenuity that’s happening in America today,” he said. “It took us two years to get to this point, to be testing a vaccine in the first trial. We are already there when it comes to coronavirus. You’ve got Bill Gates building seven different factories. Why? He knows he’s going to lose billions but what he’s going to be able to do is once we have the vaccine mass produce it, have that stage already done. This is the ingenuity that you talk about of America, of America overcoming.”
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radio--2020-04-07--Rep. Steve Scalise: Better to Try Out Drugs Already Approved by FDA for COVID-19

Louisiana congressman and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise said it 's more efficient to test drugs for possible COVID-19 treatments @ @ @ @ @ by the FDA , like hydroxychloroquine .
`` There 's a few other drugs , @ @ @ @ @ or there 's other drugs too , and the president 's mentioned some of those @ @ @ @ @ success which is at least a positive sign that there are some things that can @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` Drugs that have already been approved by the FDA , it 's @ @ @ @ @ able to try them on people because they 've already been pre-approved for other things @ @ @ @ @ ta make sure .
Not all of them are working for everybody , '' Scalise @ @

Louisiana congressman and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise said it’s more efficient to test drugs for possible COVID-19 treatments that have already been approved by the FDA, like hydroxychloroquine.
“There’s a few other drugs, whether it’s malaria drugs or there’s other drugs too, and the president’s mentioned some of those… you’re seeing mixed success which is at least a positive sign that there are some things that can treat COVID-19,” he said.
“Drugs that have already been approved by the FDA, it’s a lot quicker to be able to try them on people because they’ve already been pre-approved for other things. You’ve just gotta make sure. Not all of them are working for everybody,” Scalise added.
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radio--2020-06-22--Dr. Shelby Steele: "A Leap of Faith in Black America"

This week , Martha is joined by Dr. Shelby Steele , senior fellow at the Hoover Institution , specializing on @ @ @ @ @ and affirmative action , as well as the author of of the book `` Shame @ @ @ @ @ Sins Have Polarized Our Country '' Dr. Steele talks to Martha about how the George @ @ @ @ @ impacted the black community , the importance of viewing charter schools as a civil rights @ @ @ @ @ of his own community to take charge in creating a better future for black America @

This week, Martha is joined by Dr. Shelby Steele, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, specializing on the topics of race relations and affirmative action, as well as the author of of the book “Shame: How America’s Past Sins Have Polarized Our Country”
Dr. Steele talks to Martha about how the George Floyd protests and COVID-19 have impacted the black community, the importance of viewing charter schools as a civil rights issue and Steele encourages members of his own community to take charge in creating a better future for black America.
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radio--2020-02-03--Admiral James Stavridis (Ret) On President Trump's Foreign Policy Successes

Admiral James Stavridis ( Ret ) , former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO , member of the Carlyle Group , @ @ @ @ @ True North : Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character '' , spoke with Brian @ @ @ @ @ accomplishments President Trump should highlight during his State of the Union address , Jared Kushner @ @ @ @ @ in President Trump 's Middle East peace plan , the economic impact of the Coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ surprised how Boris Johnson repudiated the US position on Huawei .
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Admiral James Stavridis (Ret), former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, member of the Carlyle Group, and author of “Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character“, spoke with Brian Kilmeade about the foreign policy accomplishments President Trump should highlight during his State of the Union address, Jared Kushner deserving praise for his role in President Trump’s Middle East peace plan, the economic impact of the Coronavirus outbreak in China and being surprised how Boris Johnson repudiated the US position on Huawei.
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radio--2020-03-13--Dr. Nicole Saphier: We Need To Keep Hospital Beds As Open As Possible

On `` FOX Across America with Jimmy Failla , Jimmy spoke with Fox News contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier about the importance of letting people have access to the care they need to combat the coronavirus outbreak .
`` Our hospitals are not overrun right now , but we do n't know where this is going .
We will have more cases .
The more we test , we 're going to have more cases .
So let 's be proactive here .
There are a lot of elective medical procedures , meaning they 're not emergent .
You know , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's a cosmetic surgery or something that could potentially be delayed .
Perhaps we should consider postponing these elective procedures .
We want to make sure that we are n't taking care of someone that maybe is having something then that did n't need to be .
We have people needing to be put into an ICU .
We needed to keep these beds as open as possible .
It 's still flu season .
We have to remember that .
So we tend to be a lot busier during this time @ @

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On “FOX Across America with Jimmy Failla, Jimmy spoke with Fox News contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier about the importance of letting people have access to the care they need to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
“Our hospitals are not overrun right now, but we don’t know where this is going. We will have more cases. The more we test, we’re going to have more cases. So let’s be proactive here. There are a lot of elective medical procedures, meaning they’re not emergent. You know, you’re having something done, whether it’s a cosmetic surgery or something that could potentially be delayed. Perhaps we should consider postponing these elective procedures. We want to make sure that we aren’t taking care of someone that maybe is having something then that didn’t need to be. We have people needing to be put into an ICU. We needed to keep these beds as open as possible. It’s still flu season. We have to remember that. So we tend to be a lot busier during this time.”


radio--2020-05-13--Tom Cotton's Coronavirus Plan

Tom Cotton's Coronavirus Plan

Senator Tom Cotton ( R-AK ) has been leading the charge against China for its handling and potential coverup of @ @ @ @ @ Senator joins the 'Rundown ' to talk about holding China accountable for its actions , @ @ @ @ @ of American manufacturing and stimulus money .
As states continue to reopen , doctors on @ @ @ @ @ force say opening too soon can be a major setback to our economy .
Monica @ @ @ @ @ Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for the U.S. Treasury , discusses the current economic crisis @ @ @ @ @ Americans who are struggling to cope with financial hardships of the pandemic .

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK) has been leading the charge against China for its handling and potential coverup of the coronavirus pandemic. The Senator joins the ‘Rundown’ to talk about holding China accountable for its actions, virus testing, the future of American manufacturing and stimulus money.
As states continue to reopen, doctors on the White House coronavirus task force say opening too soon can be a major setback to our economy. Monica Crowley, who is the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for the U.S. Treasury, discusses the current economic crisis and the plan to help Americans who are struggling to cope with financial hardships of the pandemic.
Plus, commentary by Democratic Strategist Leslie Marshall.


radio--2020-04-29--Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) Sounds Off On Concerns Of Privacy As Local Governments Use Drones To Enforc

Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) Sounds Off On Concerns Of Privacy As Local Governments Use Drones To Enforce Coronavirus Lockdowns

Texas Congressman Lance Gooden ( R-TX ) talks to Fox News Radio 's Guy Benson about major concerns of privacy @ @ @ @ @ drones to enforce coronavirus lockdowns .
Representative Gooden called the move `` A Step Too @ @ @ @ @ further spying concerns , citing how the drones which are produced in China could be @ @ @ @ @ .
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Texas Congressman Lance Gooden (R-TX) talks to Fox News Radio’s Guy Benson about major concerns of privacy violations as local governments use drones to enforce coronavirus lockdowns. Representative Gooden called the move “A Step Too Far” and pressed about further spying concerns, citing how the drones which are produced in China could be used against the United States.
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radio--2020-04-10--Sen. Tom Cotton: Can't View What WHO Director Said as Anything Other Than a Threat

Arkansas senator Tom Cotton joined Brian on his radio show and reacted to WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu @ @ @ @ @ the week in which he said President Trump should stop `` politicizing '' coronavirus unless @ @ @ @ @ many more body bags . ''
`` I do n't see how you can view @ @ @ @ @ anything other than a threat , '' Cotton said .
`` I think part of @ @ @ @ @ attention away from the WHO 's obvious negligence in accepting what China has to say @ @ @ @ @ many cases in January repeating Chinese propaganda that minimized the threat of the virus , @ @ @ @ @ Cotton went on to say he does not think we 've overreacted as a country @ @ @ @ @ but also said we should not be overly critical of governors who have decided not @ @ @ @ @ as some states have .

Arkansas senator Tom Cotton joined Brian on his radio show and reacted to WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu’s comments from earlier in the week in which he said President Trump should stop “politicizing” coronavirus unless he wants “to have many more body bags.”
“I don’t see how you can view what Dr. Tedros said as anything other than a threat,” Cotton said. “I think part of that is designed to deflect attention away from the WHO’s obvious negligence in accepting what China has to say at face value and in many cases in January repeating Chinese propaganda that minimized the threat of the virus,” he said.
Sen. Cotton went on to say he does not think we’ve overreacted as a country to the coronavirus threat, but also said we should not be overly critical of governors who have decided not to adopt strict shelter-in-place orders as some states have.
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radio--2020-03-11--Rep. Matt Gaetz: I Wore A Gas Mask To Show How Congress Will "Feel The Impact" Of Coronavirus

In one of his first interviews since testing negative for the coronavirus during his self-quarantine , Rep. Matt Gaetz ( R-FL ) discussed why he wore a gas mask on the floor of Congress and reacted to the news that Sen. Bernie Sanders is staying in the race for the Democratic nomination for President .
`` I do think that there are personal habits that we 've got to alter .
I went and wore a gas mask for floor of the Congress , basically to make the point to my colleagues in the Congress , we 're going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel to the dirtiest airports , we touch everyone we meet , we take a ton of selfies .
We engage in a lot of the activities that health officials say maybe to refrain from .
And so I predict that there will be impact in the Congress , in the Senate , where people will interact with this virus .
And I 'm just hopeful that our scientific community is able to develop therapeutics and vaccines so that we 're able to manage it as best we can . ''
`` ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clap ' portion of his candidacy .
When we see Joe Biden and Donald Trump split screen , with just the life and energy of President Trump and the rallies and the way that a movement has been created around American nationalism , and then you have Joe Biden , like just kind of stumbling between apologies for his last voting record , for Hillary , for deporting people in the Obama administration , for the crime bill , the Iraq war was a mistake .
It 's going to be the Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ march to victory . ''

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In one of his first interviews since testing negative for the coronavirus during his self-quarantine, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) discussed why he wore a gas mask on the floor of Congress and reacted to the news that Sen. Bernie Sanders is staying in the race for the Democratic nomination for President.
“I do think that there are personal habits that we’ve got to alter. I went and wore a gas mask for floor of the Congress, basically to make the point to my colleagues in the Congress, we’re going to see an impact from this because we travel to the dirtiest airports, we touch everyone we meet, we take a ton of selfies. We engage in a lot of the activities that health officials say maybe to refrain from. And so I predict that there will be impact in the Congress, in the Senate, where people will interact with this virus. And I’m just hopeful that our scientific community is able to develop therapeutics and vaccines so that we’re able to manage it as best we can.”
“(Biden’s) in like the ‘please clap’ portion of his candidacy. When we see Joe Biden and Donald Trump split screen, with just the life and energy of President Trump and the rallies and the way that a movement has been created around American nationalism, and then you have Joe Biden, like just kind of stumbling between apologies for his last voting record, for Hillary, for deporting people in the Obama administration, for the crime bill, the Iraq war was a mistake. It’s going to be the Joe Biden apology tour against the Donald Trump march to victory.”


radio--2020-05-12--'America Vs. China': Maria Bartiromo On The Growing Tensions

Globally , the coronavirus outbreak has had the worst impact in the United States , having nearly a third of @ @ @ @ @ cases .
Host of Mornings with Maria and Sunday Morning Futures , Maria Bartiromo discusses @ @ @ @ @ Fox Nation Presents America vs. China , '' our country 's relationship with the nation @ @ @ @ @ .
Tech giants Google and Apple have teamed up to launch a Covid-19 tracking app @ @ @ @ @ spread of the virus .
The purpose of the contact tracing tool is to help @ @ @ @ @ come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus .
FOX News @ @ @ @ @ tells us more about the app and its benefits and FOX 's Senior Judicial Analyst @ @ @ @ @ privacy concerns surrounding the use of the app if you choose to download it on @ @ @

Globally, the coronavirus outbreak has had the worst impact in the United States, having nearly a third of the world’s four million cases. Host of Mornings with Maria and Sunday Morning Futures, Maria Bartiromo discusses her new special, “Fox Nation Presents America vs. China,” our country’s relationship with the nation and the current economic crisis.
Tech giants Google and Apple have teamed up to launch a Covid-19 tracking app to help prevent any further spread of the virus. The purpose of the contact tracing tool is to help identify users if they have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus. FOX News Headlines 24/7 anchor Brett Larson tells us more about the app and its benefits and FOX’s Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano explains the privacy concerns surrounding the use of the app if you choose to download it on your phone.
Plus, commentary FOX Business producer Jaimie La Bella.


radio--2020-05-12--Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) On Pelosi's Proposed 3-Trillion Dollar Aid Package: "I Think It's Politically

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) On Pelosi's Proposed 3-Trillion Dollar Aid Package: "I Think It's Politically Risky, Because It To Me Is Like The Green New Deal"

Senator Mike Braun of Indiana talked with Fox News Radio 's Guy Benson about today 's virtual Senate hearing on the government 's COVID-19 response .
Senator Braun also commented on the proposed three trillion dollar relief packaged proposed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi .
Saying `` I Think It 's Politically Risky , Because It To Me Is Like The Green New Deal . ''
Listen To The Full Interview Below : Guy Benson : Thank you for listening .
Well , I spent the first few segments of this program giving you some of my thoughts on today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Foushee played a lot of audio .
I have more to say to come .
But I want to turn the reins over now to someone who is actually there .
U.S .
Senator Mike Braun , a Republican from Indiana , recently joined the U.S. Senate .
He ran a logistics and distribution company for 37 years .
And now , as I mentioned , he 's a senator .
And you are part of today 's hearing .
Senator , what were your big takeaways after those hours , listening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Braun : So , Guy , all through the hearings , you kept hearing the discussion on testing .
So I did n't get to come to the discussion until about a little over two hours after it began .
But it was not going to fail to make the point that early out of the gate , it was basically the CDC and the FDA that cost us a little over a month .
And you do n't hear that in any of the constant discussion of testing .
Whenever you stress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be careful , because we all agree with that .
I went to our discussion here about 10 days , two weeks ago with the CEO of one of the pharmaceutical companies headquartered in Indiana .
He said there has never been anything addressed , like finding not only the appropriate tests that are quick and accurate .
He pointed out that the genomes only been available around four months and that early on the CDC did not want to look at South Korea 's because they wanted it done here .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ basically , you know , put the slow start out there and companies have been working feverishly on getting one that 's both quick and accurate .
You never hear that either , because all of us agree we need more testing .
It 's just that you ca n't blame the administration on that .
You know , we look at the bureaucracy with rugged feet .
Guy Benson : So let 's let 's think about that because , you know , I think undeniably there have been failures on testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much better now than we were .
There 's no question about that .
But it seems like we did squander a lot of time .
And part of that was because the CDC made .
They screwed up .
Right .
They they sent out defective tests at one point .
And then they also made the decision not to basically rely on the South Korean model , which , as you pointed out , was not a great call .
And they were basically keeping the shackles on private industry for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , very significant and costly ones made .
What 's the fair way to address those mistakes without making it immediately partisan or political , which it seemed like some of your colleagues were trying to do ?
Sen. Braun : Well , I think you look at the kind of litany of remember PPE and then ventilators .
You do n't hear any of that anymore than it was how critical care , hospital bed capacity .
That 's not an issue .
This is going to be a continuing let me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to how do we get through it .
It 's a tricky virus .
You know , when we now know the predispositions , even among some young people , might put it in peril .
But you just constantly hear the continuous blame of everything on the administration .
And yes , they 're always going to be mistakes made in something like this .
This is the federal government in this .
And all the tests are not going to come from the government .
It 's going to come from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the pharmaceutical companies , they believe they 're as far along on producing the tests as they could have been other than the 35 to 40 days where they were delayed out of the gate .
That was my point .
I think it needs to be made .
Guy Benson : What about this issue of reopening ?
Because I know that it 's controversial .
The pace of reopening has become a flashpoint .
Some governors taking heat .
Others not as much heat overall .
Were you satisfied with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fachi and the public health officials on the reopening piece of it ?
Sen. Braun : You know , I think that they 're still going to air on the side of what 's been a one size fits all approach .
And we watched with horror how it unfolded in New Jersey and New York through most of the country .
It 's different in most characteristics .
We had the benefit of seeing it coming in , talking during that five week hiatus , talked to tons of business owners , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all know that there are certain things you 're going to have to do during reopening .
My wife 's business , for instance , in downtown Jass .
Her hometown could have easily stayed open , but was declared by a bureaucrat that was not essential .
They do n't have elbow to elbow traffic in there anyway .
Could have stayed open .
Our local hospital had to cut out all elective surgery and stuff where they earn revenue .
We 've had 45 to 50 cases .
So it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I think when we dispassionately debrief it , we 're going to see that we should have been doing two things at once .
From early on , not a one size fits all where the epidemiologists have been controlling the dynamic .
On the other hand , we ca n't miss one thing they tell us in terms of incorporating in how you do this going forward .
So it 's a classic case .
It was a simple approach that due to urgency , due to the unknown characteristics of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We should have pivoted earlier through most of the country where it was so different from New Jersey and New York .
And we 'll pay the price for that economically as things cascade here over the next month or two with bankruptcies and unneeded economic carnage .
That would have been different had we taken a more complicated approach to it from the get-go .
Guy Benson : Senator , one of your Democratic colleagues , Maggie Hassin from New Hampshire , I think asked good questions about nursing homes .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who I think we 're trying to make very obviously obsessively political points , and I 'll probably address some of that later in the show .
But Hassen was asking about nursing homes .
We 've seen the truly shocking numbers of deaths in nursing nursing homes as .
When it comes to the general population .
And it 's just disproportionate in some cases , 30 , 40 , 50 percent of deaths in a given state from coronavirus have occurred in nursing homes .
It seems like that ought to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public policy and public health initiatives moving forward when it comes to coronavirus .
What are your thoughts on that ?
Sen. Braun : Definitely .
Even before we left , I was talking about that in a couple of floor speeches back in late March about how we protect the most vulnerable .
We were already seeing because it led off in the state of Washington , how it got a foothold in nursing homes .
And you 're right in Indiana .
I think it 's double the rate nationally and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the available test towards building an iron dome around the most vulnerable elderly with co-morbidities .
That 's again , an approach .
It should have been in place with more diligence .
And it was n't because we were doing a blanket shutdown that was shutting down places unnecessarily and then not focusing on the places most vulnerable .
Guy Benson : And by the way some of that , some of that 's on governors , too .
I know this always comes back to Washington and the president , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ron DeSantis in Florida who identified this early and has had a much better result in his state as opposed to Governor Cuomo in New York and some other places .
I mean , there there is a leadership requirement here , not just in Washington , but the people who are making decisions for their states .
And I think that some states have handled it better than others .
I guess the logistical question I have , Senator , is this I 'm all for the idea of just protecting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extent possible , cause they 're dying by far and the biggest numbers .
But but that 's easier said than done , right , because younger people have to care for the elderly in these old age homes or retirement homes or nursing facilities .
And it 's not like you can force all of these workers to sleep overnight at these nursing homes .
And early on in the process , back when you were talking about it , we did n't have the capacity to do a lot of testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And in some cases , we still do n't .
So how do you how do you pursue the goal that you and I agree is a no brainer while recognizing that ?
People come in , in all those places , whether they 're cooking , whether they 're serving , whether they 're nursing .
Who art in those populations , who then just one of them slipping through can create this horrible chain effect where so many people die .
Sen. Braun : No .
And I mean , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what you do in most situations .
You do n't have one approach .
You 've got to devote the resources of contact tracing .
You 're going to have temperature scans .
You 've got to make sure that you you treat that with just a higher level of diligence .
Like I said earlier , I do n't think that 's an impossible mission .
We now know it 's a fact because we 've got all the data that tells us that .
And really , we should have gotten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state of Washington .
They put the clamp down in some fashion to where it did n't turn into a disaster out there .
And you look at Ron DeSantis , who would have the population right .
Most vulnerable and has found a way to do it .
That 's the laboratory of the states that ought to be shared .
And we ought to ask those two governors what they did , what the nursing home associations did and learn from it .
It 's just that if we do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be , in my opinion , look at not only the health concerns that come from a tanking economy , but something that 's going to be much worse than it ever needed to be because we stuck too long with the original approach .
We were n't inquisitive enough about what Washingtons and Floras did .
We just went with it because the dynamic was being controlled from one place .
I see that changing now .
That 's what gives me optimism .
And I wish politically that the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they still need the coordination and the leadership coming from the White House and the federal government .
This will be solved in the trenches , not by the federal government .
And we 've got to get the economy going .
The real economy , not trying to replace it with more government subsidies that we 're OK out of the gate .
I think it 's silly to look at that as a solution going forward .
Guy Benson : So on that exact point , Nancy Pelosi just within the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new legislation that she 's going to put forward a three trillion dollar relief bill .
And just reporting this is what Politico said about the legislation that is being crafted behind closed doors with no Republican input in the House of Representatives , quote , Neither this bill nor anything resembling will ever become law .
It 's a Democratic wish list filled up with all the party 's favorite policies .
That 's from Politico .
Sure enough , here comes this three trillion dollar bill that Pelosi has now said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ includes , among other things , a change in the salt tax deduction , which would be at a tax cut for rich people in blue states .
I mean , it 's nothing to do with coronavirus .
We know that there are going to be bailouts of states beyond just corona virus needs .
This is what the Democrats want .
And it 's just a huge Christmas tree of various provisions and people are just trying to go through it .
Your reaction to the three trillion dollar measure just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the details .
And I guess the follow up question is if Politico is right and it seems like they are , if nothing like this will become law and it 's this gigantic monstrosity of legislation , is n't it a waste of time to even introduce something like that in the first place ?
Sen. Braun : So I think this is a reprise of package three .
If you recall , when she struggled in the town that got delayed from a Sunday to a Wednesday , I do all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They view this as being on the cusp of another crisis in the sense that , you know , we still have n't got it tamped down .
She knows that .
There 's a great urging across the country of replacing the government stuff she 's talking about with the real economy .
Look at Tesla .
Look at what Elon Musk is looking at doing .
I think she does that .
It 'll put their cards out on the table .
That 'll make them look like opportunists to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to happen .
We do want liability protection .
Talked about it the other evening with several other conservative senators .
And there 's not going to be much appetite for paying any price to get that across the finish line .
That needs to be done independent of anything she might want on a wish list like that .
I think it 's politically risky because it to me is like the Green New Deal .
That was the driver for the Democratic platform that Senator Sanders was pushing .
Look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But it 's not going to go away because that 's what they really believe .
The American public .
Needs to have a heads up to it .
will coast them politically .
Guy Benson : I think that their attitude is we 're going to pass something out of the Democratic House and we 're gon na say that the Republicans in the Senate and President Trump do n't want to do it .
And doing nothing as opposed to this bad thing means that you want people to die and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they 're leaving states out to dry .
Those those are the talking points they 're going to use .
I think they 're going to expect a lot of cover from the media .
And Republicans need to be ready with compelling counterpoints because I think we can see what 's coming .
Senator Mike Braun , Republican of Indiana , longtime business guy , private sector guy , now in the U.S. Senate , part of today 's hearing , Senator .
Always a pleasure .
Thank you for making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quick break .
When we come back , I want to fact check something that we heard from Senator Tim Kaine , a Democrat from Virginia .
He was painting a dark picture of America 's response to covet 19 and got something very , very wrong .
We 'll tell you about it next .

Senator Mike Braun of Indiana talked with Fox News Radio’s Guy Benson about today’s virtual Senate hearing on the government’s COVID-19 response. Senator Braun also commented on the proposed three trillion dollar relief packaged proposed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Saying “I Think It’s Politically Risky, Because It To Me Is Like The Green New Deal.”
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Guy Benson: Thank you for listening. Well, I spent the first few segments of this program giving you some of my thoughts on today’s hearing in the U.S. Senate featuring Dr. Foushee played a lot of audio. I have more to say to come. But I want to turn the reins over now to someone who is actually there. U.S. Senator Mike Braun, a Republican from Indiana, recently joined the U.S. Senate. He ran a logistics and distribution company for 37 years. And now, as I mentioned, he’s a senator. And you are part of today’s hearing. Senator, what were your big takeaways after those hours, listening to your colleagues ask questions?
Sen. Braun: So, Guy, all through the hearings, you kept hearing the discussion on testing. So I didn’t get to come to the discussion until about a little over two hours after it began. But it was not going to fail to make the point that early out of the gate, it was basically the CDC and the FDA that cost us a little over a month. And you don’t hear that in any of the constant discussion of testing. Whenever you stress something like that, you’ve got to be careful, because we all agree with that. I went to our discussion here about 10 days, two weeks ago with the CEO of one of the pharmaceutical companies headquartered in Indiana. He said there has never been anything addressed, like finding not only the appropriate tests that are quick and accurate. He pointed out that the genomes only been available around four months and that early on the CDC did not want to look at South Korea’s because they wanted it done here. That didn’t work. So they basically, you know, put the slow start out there and companies have been working feverishly on getting one that’s both quick and accurate. You never hear that either, because all of us agree we need more testing. It’s just that you can’t blame the administration on that. You know, we look at the bureaucracy with rugged feet.
Guy Benson: So let’s let’s think about that because, you know, I think undeniably there have been failures on testing and were much better, much, much better now than we were. There’s no question about that. But it seems like we did squander a lot of time. And part of that was because the CDC made. They screwed up. Right. They they sent out defective tests at one point. And then they also made the decision not to basically rely on the South Korean model, which, as you pointed out, was not a great call. And they were basically keeping the shackles on private industry for far too long. There were mistakes, very significant and costly ones made. What’s the fair way to address those mistakes without making it immediately partisan or political, which it seemed like some of your colleagues were trying to do?
Sen. Braun: Well, I think you look at the kind of litany of remember PPE and then ventilators. You don’t hear any of that anymore than it was how critical care, hospital bed capacity. That’s not an issue. This is going to be a continuing let me on all of this as it relates to how do we get through it. It’s a tricky virus. You know, when we now know the predispositions, even among some young people, might put it in peril. But you just constantly hear the continuous blame of everything on the administration. And yes, they’re always going to be mistakes made in something like this. This is the federal government in this. And all the tests are not going to come from the government. It’s going to come from the industry itself. And in talking to the pharmaceutical companies, they believe they’re as far along on producing the tests as they could have been other than the 35 to 40 days where they were delayed out of the gate. That was my point. I think it needs to be made.
Guy Benson: What about this issue of reopening? Because I know that it’s controversial. The pace of reopening has become a flashpoint. Some governors taking heat. Others not as much heat overall. Were you satisfied with the answers that you heard from Dr. Fachi and the public health officials on the reopening piece of it?
Sen. Braun: You know, I think that they’re still going to air on the side of what’s been a one size fits all approach. And we watched with horror how it unfolded in New Jersey and New York through most of the country. It’s different in most characteristics. We had the benefit of seeing it coming in, talking during that five week hiatus, talked to tons of business owners, small, medium and large. They all know that there are certain things you’re going to have to do during reopening. My wife’s business, for instance, in downtown Jass. Her hometown could have easily stayed open, but was declared by a bureaucrat that was not essential. They don’t have elbow to elbow traffic in there anyway. Could have stayed open. Our local hospital had to cut out all elective surgery and stuff where they earn revenue. We’ve had 45 to 50 cases. So it’s that kind of decision, this bureaucratic that I think when we dispassionately debrief it, we’re going to see that we should have been doing two things at once. From early on, not a one size fits all where the epidemiologists have been controlling the dynamic. On the other hand, we can’t miss one thing they tell us in terms of incorporating in how you do this going forward. So it’s a classic case. It was a simple approach that due to urgency, due to the unknown characteristics of the virus I was okay with. We should have pivoted earlier through most of the country where it was so different from New Jersey and New York. And we’ll pay the price for that economically as things cascade here over the next month or two with bankruptcies and unneeded economic carnage. That would have been different had we taken a more complicated approach to it from the get-go.
Guy Benson: Senator, one of your Democratic colleagues, Maggie Hassin from New Hampshire, I think asked good questions about nursing homes. There were other senators on the other side who I think we’re trying to make very obviously obsessively political points, and I’ll probably address some of that later in the show. But Hassen was asking about nursing homes. We’ve seen the truly shocking numbers of deaths in nursing nursing homes as. When it comes to the general population. And it’s just disproportionate in some cases, 30, 40, 50 percent of deaths in a given state from coronavirus have occurred in nursing homes. It seems like that ought to be a pretty significant focus of our public policy and public health initiatives moving forward when it comes to coronavirus. What are your thoughts on that?
Sen. Braun: Definitely. Even before we left, I was talking about that in a couple of floor speeches back in late March about how we protect the most vulnerable. We were already seeing because it led off in the state of Washington, how it got a foothold in nursing homes. And you’re right in Indiana. I think it’s double the rate nationally and why you wouldn’t put more resources, the available test towards building an iron dome around the most vulnerable elderly with co-morbidities. That’s again, an approach. It should have been in place with more diligence. And it wasn’t because we were doing a blanket shutdown that was shutting down places unnecessarily and then not focusing on the places most vulnerable.
Guy Benson: And by the way some of that, some of that’s on governors, too. I know this always comes back to Washington and the president, but there are governors who, like Ron DeSantis in Florida who identified this early and has had a much better result in his state as opposed to Governor Cuomo in New York and some other places. I mean, there there is a leadership requirement here, not just in Washington, but the people who are making decisions for their states. And I think that some states have handled it better than others. I guess the logistical question I have, Senator, is this I’m all for the idea of just protecting the vulnerable and the elderly to the greatest extent possible, cause they’re dying by far and the biggest numbers. But but that’s easier said than done, right, because younger people have to care for the elderly in these old age homes or retirement homes or nursing facilities. And it’s not like you can force all of these workers to sleep overnight at these nursing homes. And early on in the process, back when you were talking about it, we didn’t have the capacity to do a lot of testing for all of these folks every day. And in some cases, we still don’t. So how do you how do you pursue the goal that you and I agree is a no brainer while recognizing that? People come in, in all those places, whether they’re cooking, whether they’re serving, whether they’re nursing. Who art in those populations, who then just one of them slipping through can create this horrible chain effect where so many people die.
Sen. Braun: No. And I mean, you’re going to have to do what you do in most situations. You don’t have one approach. You’ve got to devote the resources of contact tracing. You’re going to have temperature scans. You’ve got to make sure that you you treat that with just a higher level of diligence. Like I said earlier, I don’t think that’s an impossible mission. We now know it’s a fact because we’ve got all the data that tells us that. And really, we should have gotten the cue from what we saw in the state of Washington. They put the clamp down in some fashion to where it didn’t turn into a disaster out there. And you look at Ron DeSantis, who would have the population right. Most vulnerable and has found a way to do it. That’s the laboratory of the states that ought to be shared. And we ought to ask those two governors what they did, what the nursing home associations did and learn from it. It’s just that if we don’t do that, we are going to be, in my opinion, look at not only the health concerns that come from a tanking economy, but something that’s going to be much worse than it ever needed to be because we stuck too long with the original approach. We weren’t inquisitive enough about what Washingtons and Floras did. We just went with it because the dynamic was being controlled from one place. I see that changing now. That’s what gives me optimism. And I wish politically that the other side would lay off of it because they still need the coordination and the leadership coming from the White House and the federal government. This will be solved in the trenches, not by the federal government. And we’ve got to get the economy going. The real economy, not trying to replace it with more government subsidies that we’re OK out of the gate. I think it’s silly to look at that as a solution going forward.
Guy Benson: So on that exact point, Nancy Pelosi just within the last hour came out and announced the new legislation that she’s going to put forward a three trillion dollar relief bill. And just reporting this is what Politico said about the legislation that is being crafted behind closed doors with no Republican input in the House of Representatives, quote, Neither this bill nor anything resembling will ever become law. It’s a Democratic wish list filled up with all the party’s favorite policies. That’s from Politico. Sure enough, here comes this three trillion dollar bill that Pelosi has now said she’s going to introduce. It includes, among other things, a change in the salt tax deduction, which would be at a tax cut for rich people in blue states. I mean, it’s nothing to do with coronavirus. We know that there are going to be bailouts of states beyond just corona virus needs. This is what the Democrats want. And it’s just a huge Christmas tree of various provisions and people are just trying to go through it. Your reaction to the three trillion dollar measure just in principle? Don’t know all the details. And I guess the follow up question is if Politico is right and it seems like they are, if nothing like this will become law and it’s this gigantic monstrosity of legislation, isn’t it a waste of time to even introduce something like that in the first place?
Sen. Braun: So I think this is a reprise of package three. If you recall, when she struggled in the town that got delayed from a Sunday to a Wednesday, I do all that extraneous stuff in it here. They view this as being on the cusp of another crisis in the sense that, you know, we still haven’t got it tamped down. She knows that. There’s a great urging across the country of replacing the government stuff she’s talking about with the real economy. Look at Tesla. Look at what Elon Musk is looking at doing. I think she does that. It’ll put their cards out on the table. That’ll make them look like opportunists to get their agenda across. It’s never going to happen. We do want liability protection. Talked about it the other evening with several other conservative senators. And there’s not going to be much appetite for paying any price to get that across the finish line. That needs to be done independent of anything she might want on a wish list like that. I think it’s politically risky because it to me is like the Green New Deal. That was the driver for the Democratic platform that Senator Sanders was pushing. Look where that went. Really nowhere. But it’s not going to go away because that’s what they really believe. The American public. Needs to have a heads up to it. will coast them politically.
Guy Benson: I think that their attitude is we’re going to pass something out of the Democratic House and we’re gonna say that the Republicans in the Senate and President Trump don’t want to do it. And doing nothing as opposed to this bad thing means that you want people to die and they don’t care about Corona virus and they’re leaving states out to dry. Those those are the talking points they’re going to use. I think they’re going to expect a lot of cover from the media. And Republicans need to be ready with compelling counterpoints because I think we can see what’s coming. Senator Mike Braun, Republican of Indiana, longtime business guy, private sector guy, now in the U.S. Senate, part of today’s hearing, Senator. Always a pleasure. Thank you for making time.
Sen. Braun: Thank you, guy.
Guy Benson: Taking a quick break. When we come back, I want to fact check something that we heard from Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia. He was painting a dark picture of America’s response to covet 19 and got something very, very wrong. We’ll tell you about it next.


radio--2020-06-23--Impractical Jokers James "Murr" Murray On Going From Having 2 People Paying To See Him To Performing

Impractical Jokers James "Murr" Murray On Going From Having 2 People Paying To See Him To Performing At Madison Square Garden

James `` Murr '' Murray one of the stars of Impractical Jokers , joined Brian Kilmeade about life for him @ @ @ @ @ quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic and his new book Obliteration which is the last book @ @ @ @ @ here to order Murr 's new book Obliteration

James “Murr” Murray one of the stars of Impractical Jokers, joined Brian Kilmeade about life for him and his Jokers co-stars in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic and his new book Obliteration which is the last book in his Awakened trilogy
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SCOTUS Dealt A Flush

U.S. meat packing plants have been devastated by the coronavirus outbreak and the U.S. supply chain is facing shortages .
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue sent letters to governors and meat processing companies outlining expectations for those facilities to ramp up .
Jared spoke to Secretary Perdue about safety concerns for workers and how his department is trying to meet supply chain shortages .
The DOJ dropped its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn following the release of internal memos that raised questions about the nature of the investigation that led to Flynn 's late 2017 guilty plea .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jon Decker discuss .
For the first time in history the Supreme Court held remote oral arguments that were live streamed for the public to hear .
Jared and FOX 's Supreme Court producer Bill Mears discuss some of the cases and some technical issues that were heard during their session this week .
The presidency is n't the only thing Americans will be voting for this year .
It 's looking more and more likely that Democrats have a chance to take control of the Senate , with vulnerable GOP seats up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can make pivotal flips and where Republicans can expand their majority with Jessica Taylor , the Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report .

This Week:
U.S. meat packing plants have been devastated by the coronavirus outbreak and the U.S. supply chain is facing shortages. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue sent letters to governors and meat processing companies outlining expectations for those facilities to ramp up. Jared spoke to Secretary Perdue about safety concerns for workers and how his department is trying to meet supply chain shortages.
The DOJ dropped its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn following the release of internal memos that raised questions about the nature of the investigation that led to Flynn’s late 2017 guilty plea. Jared and FOX’s White House Correspondent Jon Decker discuss.
For the first time in history the Supreme Court held remote oral arguments that were live streamed for the public to hear. Jared and FOX’s Supreme Court producer Bill Mears discuss some of the cases and some technical issues that were heard during their session this week.
The presidency isn’t the only thing Americans will be voting for this year. It’s looking more and more likely that Democrats have a chance to take control of the Senate, with vulnerable GOP seats up for grabs. Jared discusses where Democrats can make pivotal flips and where Republicans can expand their majority with Jessica Taylor, the Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report.


radio--2020-05-02--Fox News Rundown Extra: Inside The DOJ's Effort To Combat The China Threat

The coronavirus pandemic has raised a lot of questions about our country 's relationship with China .
But even before that , there were concerns over the nation 's early handling of the virus and their transparency in regards to the scope of their outbreak .
U.S. officials had already been investigating China and trying to hold them accountable for their bad behavior .
US Assistant Attorney General for national security , John Demers leads the Department of Justice 's task force that is responsible for combating questionable trade practices , cyber-attacks and other national security threats from China .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Fox News Rundown earlier this week and detailed how the DOJ is working to protect our country 's intellectual property , infrastructure and citizens .
The conversation shed a lot of light on the tactics China is using to undermine our country and what kind of cases the U.S. government is pursuing against them .
Demers also suggested the country has been targeting some of our health services since the coronavirus crisis has begun and potentially slowing our effort to combat Covid-19 .
The conversation was too long and we could include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On the Fox News Rundown Extra , you will hear our full interview with Assistant AG John Demers and get a better sense of threat being posed by China and why trying to hold them accountable has been such a challenge .

The coronavirus pandemic has raised a lot of questions about our country’s relationship with China. But even before that, there were concerns over the nation’s early handling of the virus and their transparency in regards to the scope of their outbreak. U.S. officials had already been investigating China and trying to hold them accountable for their bad behavior.
US Assistant Attorney General for national security, John Demers leads the Department of Justice’s task force that is responsible for combating questionable trade practices, cyber-attacks and other national security threats from China.
Demers spoke to host Jessica Rosenthal on the Fox News Rundown earlier this week and detailed how the DOJ is working to protect our country’s intellectual property, infrastructure and citizens.
The conversation shed a lot of light on the tactics China is using to undermine our country and what kind of cases the U.S. government is pursuing against them. Demers also suggested the country has been targeting some of our health services since the coronavirus crisis has begun and potentially slowing our effort to combat Covid-19.
The conversation was too long and we could include it all in our original segment.
On the Fox News Rundown Extra, you will hear our full interview with Assistant AG John Demers and get a better sense of threat being posed by China and why trying to hold them accountable has been such a challenge.