Coronavirus: Bill de Blasio Backs Trump’s European Travel Ban

Appearing Thursday on CNN’s New Day, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he agrees with President Donald Trump’s decision to ban travel from most of Europe to prevent further coronavirus cases in the United States from the continent.

JOHN BERMAN: Obviously, New York City is an international city, a lot of travelers coming from around the world. The president just announced a 30-day ban of Europeans coming to the United States from 26 countries. How will that affect New York City and is that a good policy, in your mind?

=BILL DE BLASIO: Look, I accept the notion of travel bans in this environment. So I disagree with President Trump on many things but actually that the travel ban piece of the strategy has been, in many ways, warranted. It does not replace a proactive strategy by the United States of America to address our own issues because we have our own community spread now. And it does not forgive the fact that the basic supplies are not being organized by the federal government and the testing is not widespread. But the travel bans, I think, inherently, makes some sense. It will hurt every place that depends on tourism, business conferences. It will hurt our economy. It will hurt people’s livelihoods. But I don’t think it’s wrong. I think it’s necessary==

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/13/coronavirus-bill-de-blasio-backs-trumps-european-travel-ban/

Rep. Andy Biggs: Democrat ‘Dyed-in-the-Wool Globalists’ Still Push Open Borders During Coronavirus Outbreak

Democrats continue to push “globalist” policies amid a worldwide coronavirus outbreak, noted Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Scott Perry (R-PA), highlighting Democrat opposition to travel bans as measures to protect Americans from viral spread. The two congressmen offered their remarks on Wednesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with host Rebecca Mansour and special guest host Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX).

It feels as if this could be a black swan moment for globalism

said Mansour. “This could also be a moment where we all open our eyes to how dangerously dependent we have been on China.” She asked if the coronavirus outbreak offers an opportunity for bipartisanship in addressing America’s dependence on China for pharmaceutical and medical exports.

Biggs replied, “I struggle to see bipartisanship emerging in the current environment. Our folks on the other side of the aisle, they do believe in globalism. They still believe, regardless of risk, in an open southern border. If not for the fact that we’re sitting in a coronavirus issue that’s unprecedented in so many ways, they would be insisting that the president cannot ban travel for either safety or health reasons.”

Biggs continued, “They are dyed-in-the-wool globalists and that makes it the idea of working with people who don’t believe ‘America First.’ They still adhere to the Howard Zinn viewpoint of America, which is that we were never good, we were never great, we are an immoral country, and many of them would like to see us become something else.”

https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/03/12/rep-andy-biggs-democrat-dyed-in-the-wool-globalists-still-push-open-borders-during-coronavirus-outbreak/

My eyes hurt looking at her face. I despise these idiots

Dem Rep. Shalala: ‘This President Is Dangerous to Our Health

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Rep. and former HHS Secretary Donna Shalala (D-FL) stated that President Trump is “undisciplined” and “dangerous to our health.”

Shalala said, “Well, this president is dangerous to our health. This is a life or death situation. And the president is undisciplined. I’ve never seen anything like it. I’ve worked for a number of presidents over the years. They were usually pretty disciplined. Sometimes, they misspoke, but always, they corrected themselves. But this president repeatedly says the opposite of what the scientists say. And it’s tragic. Because it is a life or death situation. And he just ought to leave it to the scientists, physicians to give us correct diagnosis and correct facts.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/03/12/dem-rep-shalala-this-president-is-dangerous-to-our-health/

Report: CA Bullet Train Project Workers Told to ‘Shut Up’ About

Workers at the lead consulting firm for California’s bullet train project are claiming they were not allowed to voice concerns regarding the expensive plan.

“I was told to shut up and not say anything,” said former WSP employee, Mark Styles, according to a Fox News article.

“I was told that I didn’t understand the political arena the project was in. I told them I am not going to shut up. This is my job,” he added.

A group of the company’s current and former senior officials said it threatened to punish or fire those who did not promote the company line, despite warnings regarding risks and money problems.

“If I was to give a talk at a construction conference, I would say they were not following generally accepted project management principles,” explained project controls coordinator Todd Bilstein.

He said the failures included estimating costs, scheduling construction, and managing change orders.

“Revealing bad news was discouraged. I just couldn’t continue to work there,” Bilstein noted, adding, “I don’t work that way. American professionals don’t work that way.”

However, California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Brian Kelly said the project was still going forward as of February 12, when the authority released its Draft 2020 Business Plan.

He continued:

The 2020 business plan reflects more than anything else the transformation to high-speed rail in California is well underway. I’m excited about 350 miles being in pre-construction in California in 2020. Full construction in the next 18 to 24 months. All of the environmental work being cleared from San Francisco all the way to Anaheim. The emergence of a new electric, high-speed train provider, a private sector provider, in California. We’re moving, I mean this is happening, and the 2020 business plan should really reflect the fact that this transformation is well underway.

Following the accusations made by former and current employees, Kelly said the agency “takes seriously any claim of wrongdoing by an employee or contractor.”

“We have procedures in place for any such claim to be raised and reviewed. We have an expectation that all employees act within the law and that our contractors meet the requirements of state and federal law,” he concluded.

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/03/12/report-ca-bullet-train-project-workers-told-to-shut-up-about-its-troubles/

POTUS mentioned the Stafford Act yesterday in his presser with the Prime Minister of Ireland, he said he’s almost memorized all the powers it gives him. From the transcript of questions from press. It seems like the National Emergency Act, gives him more powers. He’s only getting stronger

—Q Are you going to invoke the Stafford Act today, declaring a national emergency?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, we have things that I can do. We have very strong emergency powers under the Stafford Act. And we are — we have it — I mean, I have it memorized, practically, as to the powers in that act. And if I need to do something, I’ll do it. I have the right to do a lot of things that people don’t even know about.

—Q Are you going to do that today or something today?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, I don’t want to say that, but, you know, at some point, it may be some of the more minor things at this point. But, you know, look, we’re in — we’re in great shape. Compared to other places, we are in really good shape, and we want to keep it that way. That’s why I did the ban with respect to Europe.

—Q Mr. President, (inaudible) emergency actions that you could take last night with regard to workers —

PRESIDENT TRUMP: I have a lot of emergency actions that I can take.

—Q But with regard to workers —

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yeah.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/12/president-trump-remarks-with-ireland-prime-minister-varadkar-video-and-transcript/

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act)[1] is a United States federal law designed to bring an orderly and systemic means of federal natural disaster assistance for state and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to aid citizens. Congress's intention was to encourage states and localities to develop comprehensive disaster preparedness plans, prepare for better intergovernmental coordination in the face of a disaster, encourage the use of insurance coverage, and provide federal assistance programs for losses due to a disaster.[2][better source needed]

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

Great Seal of the United States

Other short titles

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1988

Great Lakes Coastal Barrier Act of 1988

Great Lakes Erosion Damage Assistance and Prevention Act of 1988

Great Lakes Planning Assistance Act of 1988

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

Long title

An Act to amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 to provide for more effective assistance in response to major disasters and emergencies, and for other purposes.

Nicknames

Major Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1987

Enacted by

the 100th United States Congress

Effective

November 23, 1988

Citations

Public law

100-707

Statutes at Large

102 Stat. 4689

Codification

Titles amended

42: The Public Health and Welfare

U.S.C. sections amended

42 U.S.C. ch. 68 § 5121 et seq.

Legislative history

Introduced in the House as H.R. 2707 by Tom Ridge (R–PA) on June 17, 1987

Committee consideration by House Transportation and Infrastructure, Senate Environment and Public Works

Passed the House on March 17, 1988 (Passed)

Passed the Senate on October 21, 1988 (Passed) with amendment

House agreed to Senate amendment on October 21, 1988 (Agreed)

Signed into law by President Ronald W. Reagan on November 23, 1988

Sen. Robert T. Stafford (R, VT)

The Stafford Act is a 1988 amended version of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974. It created the system in place today by which a presidential disaster declaration or an emergency declaration triggers financial and physical assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency[3] (FEMA). The Act gives FEMA the responsibility for coordinating government-wide relief efforts. The Federal Response Plan includes contributions from 28 federal agencies and non-governmental organizations, such as the American Red Cross. It is named for Sen. Robert Stafford (in Senate 1971–89), who helped pass the law.

Congress amended it by passing the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, in 2006 with the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, and again in 2018 with the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_Disaster_Relief_and_Emergency_Assistance_Act