'Saving lives and saving the economy are not in conflict right now; we will hasten the return to robust economic activity by taking steps to stem the spread of the virus and save lives,' the letter read.
Members of the bipartisan Economic Strategy Group signed a Wednesday letter which said the U.S. must pull together to combat the coronavirus before opening businesses and attempting to restart the economy.
"Our paramount concern at this moment should be to slow the spread of this virus and equip our health care system to effectively respond," the letter said."Saving lives and saving the economy are not in conflict right now; we will hasten the return to robust economic activity by taking steps to stem the spread of the virus and save lives."
The letter was signed by 32 individuals including co-chairs of the Economic Strategy Group Henry M. Paulson, Jr. and Erskine Bowles. Also affixing their names to the letter were former Chairman of the Federal Reserve System Ben Bernanke, former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta and others. A letter from the Economic Strategy Group released Wednesday urged the U.S. not to reopen business too soon, despite President Donald Trump's stated desire to have the U.S. reopen by Easter 2020."I'd love to have it open by Easter, okay?" Trump said Tuesday on Fox News."It's such an important day for other reasons, but I'll make it an important day for this, too. I would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter.
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