Jim Daly

Less than 12 hours from shepherding the passage of a massive and complex coronavirus relief and stimulus bill through the United States Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined us on Thursday’s Focus on the Family radio program to discuss the historic legislation.

It’s always an honor to host Kentucky’s senior senator, although his appearance this time around comes at a moment of great peril for the nation.

The House of Representatives is expected to pass the emergency relief package today, setting in motion a plan designed to provide immediate help to hospitals, families, governmental municipalities and businesses reeling from the global outbreak of COVID-19.

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As the country finds its way halfway through the second full week of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are still searching for a new sense of normal.

Long-established routines have been upended, impacting employment, school activities and many other facets of daily life. Anxiety and tensions remain high everywhere.

President Trump’s comments at yesterday’s White House briefing about a desire to “reopen” the country by Easter seemed to buoy spirits and provide the hope of a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel.

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According to recent media reports out of New York City, the nation’s current epicenter for the coronavirus pandemic, police and fire fighters there are being infected at alarmingly high rates.

As of Tuesday, 129 officers of the New York Police Department and 46 firefighters from the New York Fire Department have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Officials are investigating why so many have caught the virulent virus, but I think I have a pretty good idea.

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