Trump on requests for ventilators: `I don´t believe you need 30,000´US surpasses China for highest number of confirmed casesHow US governors are fighting coronavirus - and TrumpDid a New York Times article inspire Trump´s `back to work´ plan?See all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian´s independent journalism. Make a contribution 4.12pm GMT People who can´t afford April´s or May´s rent thanks to Covid-19 crisis unemployment are being asked to hang a white sheet outside their homes to demand a rent strike. The protest movement, which started in Montreal last week and has already spread across Canada and the US, demands governments pause housing payments while the pandemic ravages people´s ability to earn income. 4.01pm GMT It´s official: Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie will hold up the $2.2tn relief bill, refusing to back down in spite of backlash from Donald Trump.Massie will force the house to take a recorded vote on the stimulus plan, a move that will prolong but ultimately not stop the rescue package from passing. I swore an oath to uphold the constitution, and I take that oath seriously. In a few moments I will request a vote on the CARES Act which means members of Congress will vote on it by pushing `yes` or `no` or `present.`The Constitution requires that a quorum of members be present to conduct business in the House. Right now, millions of essential, working-class Americans are still required to go to work during this pandemic such as manufacturing line workers, healthcare professionals, pilots, grocery clerks, cooks/chefs, delivery drivers, auto mechanics, and janitors (to name just a few). Is it too much to ask that the House do its job, just like the Senate did? Continue reading...
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