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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBiden is kicking trump's ass in his virus address right now...showing real leadership.
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hlthe2b
(102,496 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)"I still don't understand why."
karynnj
(59,508 posts)- Just 2 things as an example:
He was a key person on the Obama response to ebola that led to that office existing.
He was the key person Obama used to monitor and design the stimulus package that Obama passed in his first year.
He has a ton of experience doing what this possibly even bigger crisis - compared to the 2008 market crash.
ooky
(8,933 posts)Get ready for a Trump baby fit.
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,439 posts)...Biden called him incompetent--he has a sad.
RockCreek
(739 posts)All those who helped put this speech together, and had him stand up and give this exceptional speech right now are heroes.
This is the moment for this spech, and this approach.
karynnj
(59,508 posts)This was an excellent speech and I loved the tone of it - the information was sobering, but he outlined a coherent, comprehensive plan to get the country through it.
Ilsa
(61,710 posts)And I fear that if all of this had happened a month ago, Joe's speech would have been lost in the noise.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)"My plan calls for state and local emergency fund so that first responders have the resources necessary to meet needs now."
"We must prepare now to take decisive action. We can only protect our economy if we protect our people. We'll never solve this problem if we're unwilling to look beyond our own borders and engage fully with the rest of the world. A disease can come from any city on earth within hours. We need coordinated response like we did for the Ebola crisis. We should be strengthening the global health security agenda which we launched in the previous administration specifically to mobilize the world against the threat of new infectious diseases. It can be hard to see the value of this work when everything is going well. But by cutting our investment in global health, this administration has left us woefully unprepared for the exact crisis we now face. When I'm president, we'll be better prepared, respond better and recover better. We'll lead with science. We'll listen to the experts and heed their advice. And I'll always tell you the truth; that's the responsibility of a president."