2020 presidential candidates on coronavirus recovery

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This page includes statements from the 2020 presidential candidates on coronavirus recovery. These statements were compiled from each candidate's official campaign website, editorials, speeches, and interviews.

The candidates featured on this page are the 2020 presidential nominees from the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Green parties.

Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Howie Hawkins
Jo Jorgensen

Coronavirus recovery

Republican candidates

Donald Trump

Donald Trump's campaign website said the president had made the following accomplishments regarding coronavirus recovery: "President Trump signed four executive orders to provide coronavirus relief including $400-per-week to out-of-work Americans, student loan relief, and eviction protection for renters and homeowners. The Trump administration’s agreement with U.S. based Pfizer will produce 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine, and once developed, the government can acquire an additional 500 million doses. The Administration allocated $400 million in coronavirus funding to enhance the VA’s emergency relief response for homeless Veterans or those at risk of homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic." ^{[source, as of 2020-08-08]}

Democratic candidates

Joe Biden

Joe Biden's campaign website lists the following seven policies to address the coronavirus pandemic: "Fix Trump’s testing-and-tracing fiasco to ensure all Americans have access to regular, reliable, and free testing. Fix personal protective equipment (PPE) problems for good. Provide clear, consistent, evidence-based national guidance for how communities should navigate the pandemic — and the resources for schools, small businesses, and families to make it through. Plan for the effective, equitable distribution of treatments and vaccines because discovering isn’t enough if they get distributed like Trump’s testing and PPE fiascos. Protect Older Americans and Others at High Risk. Rebuild and expand the defenses that Trump has dismantled to predict, prevent, and mitigate pandemic threats, including those coming from China. Implement mask mandates nationwide by working with governors and mayors and by asking the American people to do what they do best: step up in a time of crisis." ^{[source, as of 2020-08-27]}

Green candidates

Howie Hawkins

Howie Hawkins' campaign website lists the following measures for a coronavirus relief package: "Medicare to Pay for COVID-19 Testing and Treatment and All Emergency Health Care. Defense Production Act to Rapidly Plan the Production and Distribution of Medical Supplies and a Universal Test, Contact Trace, and Quarantine Program to Safely Reopen the Economy. An OSHA Temporary Standard to Provide Enforceable PPE Protection for Workers. $2,000 a Month to All Over Age 16 and $500 per Child. Loans to All Businesses and Hospitals for Payroll and Fixed Overhead To Be Forgiven If All Workers Are Kept on Payroll. Moratorium on Evictions, Foreclosures, and Utility Shutoffs. Cancel Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Payments; Federal Government Pays Those Bills; High-income People Pay Taxes on this Relief. Suspend Student Loan Payments with 0% Interest Accumulation. Federal Universal Rent Control. Aid to State and Local Governments Sufficient to Keep Essential Services Running. Universal Mail-in Ballots for the 2020 General Election." ^{[source, as of 2020-04-26]}

Libertarian candidates

Jo Jorgensen

Jo Jorgensen's Facebook campaign page features the following three policies: "Immediately grant FDA waiver requests needed for companies to produce COVID-19 tests, N-95 masks, ventilators, protective gear, etc. Make COVID-19 tests available to everyone, including home tests. Allow those who test negative to go back to work. COVID-19 is not the only threat to our health and safety. Unemployment and recession will also lead to more deaths." ^{[source, as of 2020-03-25]}

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