THREAD | Meryl Chertoff, executive director of the Georgetown Project on State and Local Government Policy and Law, says governors and mayors are our best hope to avert disaster with the #coronavirus #COVID19 pandemic. /1
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In new essay analyzing how federalism could play out w/
#COVID19 crisis, Chertoff writes: “The moment calls for aggressive measures, but not unconstitutional ones. Governors will need to consult their public health advisors, & their lawyers, to make sure they play this right.” /21 reply 2 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
Here are 8 things Chertoff says governors should do right now: 1) Provide accurate and timely information and guidance to citizens. 2) Survey medical and other resources. 3) Utilize executive orders and proclamations to prevent price-gouging, profiteering and other abuses. /3
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4) Examine regional and national emergency compacts so critical care patients can be transferred regionally to hospitals with available beds. /4
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5) Work with public and private partners to alleviate short-term financial burdens of needed measures -- such as temporarily ending elective surgery to keep beds open for critical cases. /5
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6) Waive regulatory provisions that slow up delivery of urgently needed supplies. Demand federal regulatory agencies do the same. 7) Sign emergency paid sick leave measures that include both those on payroll and those in the informal and gig economy. /6
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8) Push the federal government for transparency on the results of testing and its own planning efforts.
Read Meryl Chertoff's full essay on why governors and mayors need to take the lead on the #coronavirus #COVID19 pandemic: http://bit.ly/2x9uU3c
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