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Demp. On today's show, political fundraising goes virtual and grocery store clerks have become

officially essential. But first, D.C.'s plan to save America.

The White House yesterday afternoon proposed a $1 trillion economic stimulus plan, which included

both bailouts and loans for American businesses and personal checks that would be sent to

individual taxpayers. It's a huge number, larger than the initial Wall Street bailouts, and yet there

are already worries that it's not large enough. For example, the Washington Post's Jeff

Stein reports this morning that the individual checks could be for just around $1,000

or $1,200 per person total, one check in April, one check in May. For folks who've lost their

jobs, that's likely not

going to be enough to pay the rent, let alone to keep the lights on and stock the fridge. And just to be

clear, people are losing their jobs, with some estimates that the next new jobless claims report

will be in the millions, not the thousands. One encouraging step, though, is that most of our

partisan politicians do seem to be

working together. The first two phases of the stimulus already passed both houses of Congress and have

been signed by President Trump. The first one was around extra funding to agencies like the CDC and

Small Business Administration, while the second signed just last night, gives free coronavirus testing

to those without health insurance,

increases Medicaid and food security assistance, and expands access to paid sick leave. So the big

questions now are what Congress will pass in terms of phase three and how soon. Doing nothing

or not doing much is no longer an option. In 20 seconds, we'll go deeper and try to get answers

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