Headline Roundup • March 13th, 2020
Trump Declares National Emergency
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President Donald Trump declared a coronavirus national emergency in a speech from the White House on Friday afternoon, invoking the Stafford Act for disaster relief and emergency assistance. The step will mean billions of dollars in additional federal resources for testing, resources and the shoring up of the flailing national economy.
The president also sought to offer more reassurance about the government's efforts. In recent days, his administration has been under intense fire for conflicting messages, a sluggish national response and haphazard testing for the COVID-19 virus, which began in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump declares national emergency to bolster funding for fighting virus outbreak.
(CNN) - President Donald Trump issued a federal emergency declaration Friday afternoon over the coronavirus outbreak following a week of cancellations, suspensions and growing case numbers that unsettled Americans nationwide.
An emergency or disaster declaration from the President frees up additional money and sets the Federal Emergency Management Agency in motion.
There are two types of declarations authorized by the Stafford Act, which is the statutory authority for "most federal disaster response activities": emergency declarations and major disaster declarations.
The difference between the two -- both of which unlock additional...
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