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Florida lawmakers to serve on Opening Up America Again Congressional Group

Florida lawmakers to serve on Opening Up America Again Congressional Group
WITH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AS HIGH AS 25%. TRAC POTTS, NBC NEWS. JASON: SEVERAL FLORIDA LAWMAKERS WILL SERVE ON A TASK FORCE TO REOPEN THE ECONOMY. WESH 2’S HADAS BROWN BREAKS DOWN WHO WILL REPRESENT FLORIDIANS ON THAT PANEL, AND WHERE THEY STA AS THEY COME TO THE TABLE. REPORTR: THESE FIVE LAWMAKERS FROM FLORIDA WILL SERVE ON THE PRESIDENT’S TASK FORCE TO GET THE ECONOMY BACK UP AND RUNNING. THAT INCLUDES THREE, THAT CENTRAL FLORIDA VOTED INTO OFFICE, SENATORS MARCO RUBIO AND RICK SCOTT, AND REPRESENTATIVE STEPHANIE MURPHY. IN A STATEMENT TO WESH 2, SENATOR SCOTT SAID, IT’S TIME FOR GOVERNMENT AND BUSINES LEADERS TO START TALKING ABOUT WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND START PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO BUSINESSES AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. IN A SIXTY-DAY PLAN, HE NOTES THAT FOR THE ECONOMY TO GET BACK TO NORMAL, THE COUNTRY MUST HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GET TESTED FOR COVID-19, TO DO SO. HE ALSO SAYS BUSINESSES NEED TO CREATE THEIR OWN PLANS NOW FOR HOW TO GET BACK TO WORK, INCLUDING A CRISIS PLAN IN CASE THE VIRUS COMES BACK. RUBIO IS CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND WORKED ON GETTING THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM GOIN HE CALLED THE LAPSE IN FUNDING INEXCUSABLE. WITH THE NEW TASK FORCE, HE SAID THEY WILL HAVE TO EMPLOY A METHODICAL, COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AS FOR MURPHY, SHE ACKNOWLEDGED OVER TWITTER THAT SHE DISAGREES WITH THE PRESIDENT ON MANY ISSUES. BUT SAID SHE WANTED TO USE T OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM HIM ABOUT CENTRAL FLORIDA’S UNIQUE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND WORK WITH HER COLLEAGUES IN BOTH PARTIES TO HELP FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES SHE’S ALSO BEEN PUSHING A SURVEY ON UNEMPLOYMENT, SAYING SHE PLANS TO SEND THE RESULTS TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS. THOSE THREE LAWMAKERS ON THE TASK FORCE JOIN REPRESENTATIVE MATT GAETZ AND TED DEUTCH OF FLORIDA, ALONG WITH DOZENS OF OTHERS WORKING TO GET THE COUNTRY BACK ON T
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Florida lawmakers to serve on Opening Up America Again Congressional Group
President Donald Trump has created a second COVID-19 task force.The group is set to focus on reopening the economy.A number of Florida's elected leaders are members of that task force, including U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Rick Scott."It’s time for government and business leaders to start talking about what next steps are going to look like and start providing guidance to businesses and the American people," Scott said.In a press release, President Trump noted that this group has already talked about a wide variety of issues, including the expansion of COVID-19 testing, as well as relief for small businesses.

President Donald Trump has created a second COVID-19 task force.

The group is set to focus on reopening the economy.

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A number of Florida's elected leaders are members of that task force, including U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Rick Scott.

"It’s time for government and business leaders to start talking about what next steps are going to look like and start providing guidance to businesses and the American people," Scott said.

In a press release, President Trump noted that this group has already talked about a wide variety of issues, including the expansion of COVID-19 testing, as well as relief for small businesses.