Senator John Barrasso shared a message of hope during an interview on Jackson Hole Radio Tuesday morning. Barrasso says there are about five different medicines that have already been approved and are currently being tested for their effectiveness against the COVID-19 virus. Financially, he says there is federal aid available for small businesses impacted by the shutdown of the economy, and that aid is forgivable if it used to keep the payroll going and the business afloat. He spoke of Wyoming’s resilience in surviving the situation.
“Like all other things,” Barrasso said, “We will get beyond this and Wyoming is such a strong and resilient state and we are a strong and resilient nation and we’ve made it all these years. In Wyoming we’ve done it without the government. We’ve done it with faith and family, and friends and our communities, and our churches and our charities, and with Easter Sunday coming this Sunday, I think it is just a good thought that we in Wyoming will see better days after this.”
Barrasso says following the CARES Act, he, with a bipartisan group of legislators, including Michael Bennet and Bernie Sanders, have been working on provisions to assure rural hospitals are able to continue to function and remain open to provide the necessary care for their communities, especially after they have cancelled all income-producing elective surgeries to assure they will be able to address whatever virus patient crunch may ultimately come.
The full interview is here:
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