Dr. Scott Gottlieb: This will change American life

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🗓️ 6 April 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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As some areas around the world begin to see coronavirus death tolls decline, officials in the United States are hopeful that American fatalities will also level off. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb grounds expectations for life after the pandemic with historical perspective. 31 million small businesses are scrambling to take advantage of relief programs before the $350 billion of federal funds run out; American Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Nichols explains how the banks are trying to keep up with demand. Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney shares how restaurants are using his platform to stay afloat during the pandemic. Plus, Father James Martin, Jesuit priest and author, discusses faith in humanity during a global crisis.

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0:00.0	This is Guacapod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on our podcast,
0:05.6	Small Businesses scrambling to take advantage of the federal program that hopes to keep them afloat
0:11.2	and banks are trying to keep up. The voice of the 18 trillion
0:14.5	dollar industry Rob Nichols of the American Bankers Association. We talked to
0:18.7	bankers all weekend long at small, medium, and large banks who are processing the loans, putting money out the door
0:25.7	critically into those hands of the small business women and men who need it so badly.
0:30.3	Former FDA had Dr Scott Gottlieb on expectations for life after the worst of
0:35.8	coronavirus with some historical perspective. The idea that things just gonna snap
0:40.3	back, we're gonna forget about this, this is gone.
0:43.1	That's not the case.
0:44.0	Smallpox circulated for years, measles circulated for years,
0:47.0	polio circulated for years, and it changed American life.
0:50.4	Food delivery platforms are playing a critical role in feeding and paying Americans.
0:55.0	We'll hear from Grub Hub CEO.
0:57.0	Everyone right now is all hands on deck trying to help the restaurants, the drivers,
1:02.0	everyone impacted through this economic and
1:04.8	health care crisis.
1:06.5	And faith during the coronavirus crisis, Father Jim Martin joins us.
1:10.9	We can see God's love and the way that doctors and nurses and
1:13.5	health care workers are kind of putting their bodies on the line for people.
1:16.3	It's very to see that generosity is one way of God loving us.
1:19.6	It's Monday April 6th 2020, Squawk Pod begins right now.
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