THURSDAY - 3/19/20: CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE PRESS BRIEFING
Highlights: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin reports Fed helicopters are prepared to drop up to $1 trillion onto our banking system, and a 90 day deferral (no late filing penalty fee, or interest) on balances due to the IRS for the 2019 tax year. U.S. citizen held in Lebanese prison released. Updates on Chloroquine approval.
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE MEMBERS:
Vice President Mike Pence
Vice President Mike Pence was appointed in February by President Trump to head a task force charged with leading the federal government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Jerome Adams
Dr. Jerome Adams, the U.S. surgeon general, has been one of the most frequently seen government officials explaining to the public about the risks of coronavirus and that federal government's response.
Alex Azar
Alex Azar is secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a position to which President Trump appointed him in January 2018.
Deborah Birx
Deborah Birx, who was appointed as the White House coronavirus response coordinator in late February, is a world-renowned medical expert and has worked extensively in the global fight against HIV/AIDS -- both as the State Department's U.S. global AIDS coordinator and as the U.S. special representative for global health diplomacy.
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli is acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and also serves as deputy secretary of Homeland Security.
Anthony Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci is head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Robert Redfield
Robert Redfield, a long-time infectious disease specialist, was appointed in March 2018 as director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Seema Verma
Seema Verma is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which helps administer the Affordable Care Act – the Obama-era law that Verma has advocated for either repealing or scaling back.
Vice President Mike Pence was appointed in February by President Trump to head a task force charged with leading the federal government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Jerome Adams
Dr. Jerome Adams, the U.S. surgeon general, has been one of the most frequently seen government officials explaining to the public about the risks of coronavirus and that federal government's response.
Alex Azar
Alex Azar is secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a position to which President Trump appointed him in January 2018.
Deborah Birx
Deborah Birx, who was appointed as the White House coronavirus response coordinator in late February, is a world-renowned medical expert and has worked extensively in the global fight against HIV/AIDS -- both as the State Department's U.S. global AIDS coordinator and as the U.S. special representative for global health diplomacy.
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli is acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and also serves as deputy secretary of Homeland Security.
Anthony Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci is head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Robert Redfield
Robert Redfield, a long-time infectious disease specialist, was appointed in March 2018 as director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Seema Verma
Seema Verma is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which helps administer the Affordable Care Act – the Obama-era law that Verma has advocated for either repealing or scaling back.
