'We Can Protect Lives and Livelihoods,' Says North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest

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🗓️ 5 May 2020

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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest thinks his state is ready to reopen. "I believe right now many of our counties could start to open back up and you could start to do that in a safe and healthy way," Forest, a Republican, says. The lieutenant governor joins The Daily Signal Podcast to propose how America can begin to reopen at a local level to protect both lives and livelihoods. Plus, he discusses what he experienced traveling through North Carolina the past several weeks, and how he's been helping those struggling. Listen to the podcast below or read the lightly edited transcript. We also cover these stories: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts coronavirus-related deaths will reach 3,000 per day by June 1. House GOP members are investigating China's influence on U.S. university research of COVID-19. The Supreme Court broadcasts teleconference arguments, allowing the public to listen in real time for the first time ever. The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Pippa, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, May 5th. I'm Rachel Dalt Judas.
0:09.6	And I'm Virginia Allen. State and local leaders across America are working to determine when it is safe to begin reopening economies.
0:18.6	And with summer quickly approaching, business owners and employees are eager to get back to work.
0:24.0	Lieutenant Governor Dan Forrest of North Carolina joins the podcast to explain how states
0:30.0	can safely get people back to work and save both lives and livelihoods.
0:35.6	He also shares stories of some of the individuals he has had the privilege of helping during
0:40.5	the pandemic.
0:41.5	Don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five-star
0:47.0	rating on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe.
0:50.5	Now on to our top news. Deaths from coronavirus are projected to reach 3,000 daily deaths by June 1st,
1:03.2	according to an internal document
1:04.8	from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1:07.6	that was obtained by the New York Times.
1:10.0	Deaths are currently at 1,750 daily deaths, the New York Times reported.
1:15.0	White House spokesman Jed Deere responded to the document saying,
1:19.0	this is not a White House document nor has it been presented to the coronavirus task force or gone through
1:24.7	interagency vetting. This data is not reflective of any of the modeling done by the task force
1:30.1	or data that the task force has analyzed.
1:33.0	The President's phased guidelines to open up America again
1:36.0	are a scientific-driven approach
1:38.0	that the top health and infectious disease experts in the federal government agreed with.
1:42.0	The health of the American government agreed with.
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