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pm 2.5, So far there are no conversations on holding House sessions remotely, Davis said, but there is a feeling that with more testing for the coronavirus underway, it's a matter of time before the tourist-rich Capitol is affected. You've got 535 people flying into the House, in the Senate, each week from all across this nation; you have millions of people that visit our nation's capital each year. If we are not doing something like this, we would be shirking our responsibilities, Davis said.
pm 2.5 - CORONAVIRUS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW Davis and the chairwoman of the House Administration Committee, Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., sent members a bipartisan memo Friday outlining the coronavirus preparations, as first reported by Fox News. With the increase in testing kits available, we're going to see the numbers diagnosed go up. So, we have to be prepared in the House, Davis said. Teleworking is not very common at the Capitol since the heart of politicians' daily work is face-to-face meetings with constituents and visitors. Each member of Congress has a relatively small staff that juggles everything from answering phones, greeting guests, helping constituents, and working on legislation and media affairs.
pm 2.5, CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The House and Senate passed last week an $8.3 billion bill that President Trump signed into law to fund the public health response to the outbreak. The package does not include additional funds for members of Congress to safeguard their offices, but Davis said the House has enough resources to ensure there is a continuance of government operations in case staff are infected or quarantined. The preparations come as two major D.C.-area political conferences that attracted plenty of politicians announced COVID-19 virus concerns. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) said Wednesday a group of attendees had potentially been in contact with a person from New York who had contracted coronavirus.
pm 2.5 - And on Saturday, The American Conservative Union (ACU), which hosts the high-profile Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), confirmed that one of this year's conference attendees has tested positive for the virus.
pm 2.5 - VP Pence meets with cruise line executives as 19 coronavirus deaths confirmed in the U.S. People all over the world are worried about the coronavirus. Here at home people are worried too – but the Trump-haters are more focused on how this disease outbreak could hurt the president. Trump’s opponents have taken to the media to predict that he will no doubt mishandle America’s coronavirus response and are predicting this will become the scandal that leads to his defeat in the November election.