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• President Trump declared a national emergency, inviting states, territories and tribes to access over $42 billion in existing funding. 
• Trump signed legislation securing $8.3 billion for coronavirus response. 
• President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, ensuring that American families and businesses impacted by the virus receive the strong support they need.

• To leverage the resources of the entire government, the president created a White House Coronavirus Task Force to coordinate response.
• The Vice President Pence named Dr. Deborah Birx to serve as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator.
• President has held multiple teleconferences with our nation’s governors to coordinate response efforts and offer his full support.

In January, President Trump reacted quickly to implement travel restrictions on travel from China, buying U.S. valuable time to respond to the virus.

• The president has announced further travel restrictions on global hotspots, including Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland and Iran.
• Americans returning from travel-restricted countries are being routed to specific airports, where they can be screened and isolated as needed. 
• The United States reached mutual agreements with Mexico and Canada to restrict non-essential travel across the country's northern and southern borders.
• Administration announced it will expeditiously return illegal immigrants who cross between ports of entry or are otherwise not allowed to enter the country, considering the facilities in which they would be held cannot support quarantine for the time needed to assess potential cases. Administration raised travel warnings to their highest level for other hot spot locations such as Japan and South Korea.
• President has expanded airport screenings to identify travelers showing symptoms and instituted mandatory quarantines.
• State Department issued a global, level 4 travel advisory, urging Americans to avoid all international travel due to the coronavirus outbreak worldwide. 

Increasing coronavirus testing accessibility:

• The FDA issued emergency approval for new commercial coronavirus tests to significantly expand testing across the country.
• Trump secured legislation that will ensure Americans are able to be tested for free.
• Administration is working with state and local partners and the private sector to open up drive-through testing sites.
• Administration is working with the private sector to develop a website for Americans to determine whether they need a test and, if so, where to get it.
• HHS is providing funding to help accelerate the development of rapid diagnostic tests for the coronavirus.
• FDA cut red tape to expand testing availability.  
• Adm. Brett Giroir – the assistant secretary for Health and head of the Public Health Service – has been appointed to coordinate coronavirus testing efforts.
• FDA is empowering states to authorize tests developed and used by laboratories in their states.  
• Defense Department has set up 15 coronavirus testing sites worldwide.
• President signed legislation requiring more reporting from state and private labs to ensure our public health officials have the data they need to respond to this outbreak. 
• DoD and Department of Health and Human Services worked to airlift hundreds of thousands of swabs and sample test kits from Italy to the United States.

Support for affected by the pandemic:

• Small Business Administration has announced disaster loans that provide impacted businesses with up to $2 million.     
• SBA relaxed criteria for disaster assistance loans – expanding small businesses’ access to economic assistance.
• President Trump directed the Energy Department to purchase large quantities of crude oil for the strategic reserve. 
• The president has held calls and meetings with business leaders from the pharmaceutical industry, airlines, health insurers, grocery stores, retail stores, banks and more.
• Treasury Department approved the establishment of the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility to provide liquidity to the financial system.
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• Timeline of Trump's executive actions since January 31, 2020:
• January 31 - President suspends entry of people into the U.S. who pose a risk of transmitting coronaviru and who previously visited China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
• February 29 - Trump suspends entry of people into the U.S. who pose a risk of transmitting coronavirus, who had visited Iran. 
• March 11 - President advocates for increase in respirator availability. 
• March 11 - Trump suspends entry into U.S. for those who pose a risk of transmitting coronavirus, who had visited the Schengen Area – 26 European states that share open borders. 
• March 13 - President declares a national emergency due to COVID-19 outbreak.
• March 13 - Trump orders states to expand diagnostic testing for COVID-19. 
• March 14 - Trump suspends immigrant entry to the U.S. for those who pose a risk of spreading COVID-19, who had visited the United Kingdom.
• March 14 - Trump announces a National Day of Prayer for Americans affected by coronavirus. 
• March 18 - Executive Order on prioritizing medical resources to prevent COVID-19 spread. 
• March 22 - Trump gives the OK for U.S. governors to use the National Guard for COVID-19 support.
• March 23 - President signs Executive Order to prevent hoarding and price gouging. 
• March 27: President signs Executive Order allowing Pentagon to activate up to 1 million retired troops. 
• March 27: Expansion of domestic production of PPE and ventilators.
• March 28: National Guard support for the Governors of the States of Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey and the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico.
• March 30: National Guard support for the Governors of the States of Connecticut, Illinois, and Michigan
• April 2nd: Trump declares that supplies to make ventilators be made available to the appropriate companies.
• April 2nd: Trump authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to acquire respirators from the appropriate subsidiaries of the 3M Company.
• April 2nd: National Guard support for the Governors of the States of Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Texas and the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands. 
• April 3rd: President takes measures to ensure PPE materials for American doctors remain in the United States.
• April 7th: National Guard support for the Governors of the States of Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia