POTUS Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate

April 24, 2020

Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)

In accordance with section 306 of the Additional Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Response (division B of H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act; the "Act"), I hereby designate as emergency requirements all funding so designated by the Congress in the Act pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as outlined in the enclosed list of accounts.

The details of this action are set forth in the enclosed memorandum from the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Sincerely,

DONALD J. TRUMP

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Pool reporters notes on exchanges with POTUS on Energy, Pt. 1 and Pt. 2

https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-pool-report-15-full-exchange-on-remarks-on-1843049288

https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-pool-report-16a-full-exchange-on-remarks-on-1843049794

White House Readout - POTUS call to El Salvador

“Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador regarding their ongoing efforts to confront the COVID-19 pandemic and protect the health and safety of their respective citizens. President Trump affirmed his support for the Government of El Salvador, offered resources to help support El Salvadorians suffering from COVID-19, and expressed a shared commitment to achieving sustained economic growth in El Salvador. President Trump thanked President Bukele for his cooperation on the repatriation of El Salvadorian nationals from the United States and Mexico during the pandemic, as well as their joint efforts to address the primary drivers of irregular migration to the United States. President Bukele extended his gratitude for the release of United States aid to the region.”

https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-pool-report-18-el-salvador-call-1843050070

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NASA officials in Cabinet room

Pool escorted into Cabinet Room at 3:35 pm, where POTUS, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine and other officials were standing before the table.

Bridenstine now discussing new technology he says scientists have been developing amid COVID-19 epidemic.

“The question is what are you doing rocket scientists when they stay at home. Well, what they do is they build amazing things.”

More to come…

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https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-pool-report-19-nasa-officials-in-cabinet-ro-1843050116

https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-pool-report-20-nasa-meeting-info-1843050145

https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-pool-report-21-audio-of-nasa-comments-1843050165

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>NASA officials in Cabinet room

April 23, 2020

RELEASE 20-046

NASA Contributes Expertise, Ingenuity to COVID-19 Fight

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-contributes-expertise-ingenuity-to-covid-19-fight

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>NASA officials in Cabinet room

NASA Builds Ventilator Prototype for Coronavirus Patients

2-minutes • 17,519 views • Apr 23, 2020

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA is helping the medical community address the shortage of ventilators needed to treat coronavirus patients with a ventilator prototype. Within 37 days, engineers and others at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California created a high-pressure ventilator prototype tailored to the needs of patients with COVID-19 and sent it to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York for testing.

The device, called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally), is designed to be faster to build and easier to maintain than traditional ventilators, with a fraction of the parts. JPL is now seeking an Emergency Use Authorization for the device from the Food and Drug Administration.

https://youtu.be/NB7SdwkBqHU

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>NASA officials in Cabinet room

April 23, 2020

NASA Develops COVID-19 Prototype Ventilator in 37 Days

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-develops-covid-19-prototype-ventilator-in-37-days

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>NASA officials in Cabinet room

more from pool reporter

Exchange in NASA event, link to photo

In the Cabinet room, NASA Jim Bridenstine moved from a transparent oxygen hood to a red-colored robot, then allowed Dave Gallagher, associate director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to comment on a beige colored ventilator.

https://twitter.com/chrisjohnson82/status/1253775596066410500

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