This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Friday, April 10th. I'm Virginia Allen.

And I'm Rachel Del Judis.

A Lease Park, a small business owner in Columbus, Ohio,

runs a practice called Counseling Care Circle,

where she gives professional therapy and wellness coaching services.

She joins me on the Daily Signal Podcast to talk mental health,

loneliness, and what people can do about it in the time of COVID-19.

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to subscribe. Now, on our top news. The Labor Department announced on Thursday that over 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, only a slight decline from the 6.8 million

claims that were filed during the last full week of March.

U.S. Chief Economist at Standard and Poor's rating services Betham Bivino said per the hill,

America is now in recession and as it appears to deepen, the question is how long it will take before the U.S. recovers and we see a bounce

back both in terms of jobs and GDP.

Senate Democrats have blocked Republicans' 250 billion measure for the Paycheck Protection

Program.

Democrats say they want billions more in funding for states and hospitals, as well as the

supplemental and nutrition assistance program or or SNAP benefits and funding for financial

institutions and communities that wouldn't be able to be part of the Paycheck Protection

Program per Axios.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Democrats proposal per a

Senate Senate Senate Senate.

Senate Senate

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