Author: William Cummings, USA TODAY

Rep. Peter King said the suggestion that states hurt by the coronavirus outbreak go bankrupt “makes McConnell the Marie Antoinette of the Senate.”

“It is dangerous because it can inspire people to ignore things that actually can save their lives,” Gov. Jay Inslee said of Trump’s tweets.

The deal would include $300 billion in new funds for small businesses to pay their employees, as well as $75 billion for hospitals, Mnuchin said.

“That was my idea,” Mnuchin said of including Trump’s name. “He is the president, and I think it’s a terrific symbol to the American public.”

“We both want the same thing. We want this country to work and we want it to work for everyone,” Elizabeth Warren said of Joe Biden.

“When we end the shutdown, the virus is going to spread faster,” Kennedy acknowledged. “That’s just a fact. And the American people understand that.”

Law professor Jonathan Turley said the 10th Amendment is a guard against constitutional “mission creep” and contradicts Trump’s claim of total power.

Attorneys said that because of his “age and pre-existing health conditions,” Paul Manafort is at “high risk” from a COVID-19 infection.