Gov. Stitt's deadline approaches to hand over pandemic report
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HOURS LEFT FOR GOVERNORKEVIN STITT TO TURN OVERREPORTS ON HOW OKLAHOMA ISFIGHTING THE PANDEMIC.THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT ANDREFORM SUBCOMMITTEE... HAVEGIVEN OKLAHOMA AND THREEOTHER STATES UNTILTOMORROW... TO TURN OVER THEDOCUMENTS.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S GITZELPUENTE... SPOKE WITH THEGOVERNOR ABOUT OKLAHOMA'SCOVID-19 RESPONSE... AS TIMEGETS DOWN TO THE WIRE.19:21:05- 08 "We're going toask for another week Ibelieve." GOVERNOR KEVINSTITT IS ASKING FOR A DELAYIN TURNING IN DOCUMENTS THATSHOW HOW OKLAHOMA ISTACKLING THE PANDEMIC.19:21:12- 24 "Dr. Birx isgoing to be in town onSunday, and we're reallyexcited to have her in Tulsaon Sunday.
Dr. BIRX is onthe White House task force.Once we meet with her, we'regoing to reply to thoserequested documents."A House panel sent SIMILARREQUESTS TO GEORGIA..FLORIDA AND TENNESSEE..STATES THAT HAVE SEEN ANINCREASE OF COVID-19 CASES.HOWEVER..
GOVERNOR STITTSAYS OKLAHOMA IS INEXCELLENT SHAPE.
19:24:12-27 "99.3% of Oklahomanssince we've fully reopenedhave recovered.
99.3%.
Underthe age of 65, 99.8% haverecovered." The governorALSO said OKLAHOMANS AREDOING THEIR PART TO STOP THESPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS..by WEARING MASKSAND PRACTICING SOCIALDISTANCING.
BUT DURING HISVISIT TUESDAY..
NEARLY AMONTH SINCE HE WAS INFECTEDWITH THE VIRUS..
HE DID NOTWEAR A MASK.
19:22:18- 30"The science says that onceyou have COVID, you havethe antibodies, they lastfor about three months, andso uh at this point, I weara mask sometimes, I wear amask when I go to certainplaces." WHEN IT COMES TOUNEMPLOYMENT..GOVERNOR STITT SAYS THESTATE HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO GOAROUND FOR A BOOST INBENEFITS..
AFTER PRESIDENTDONALD TRUMP SIGNED ANEXECUTIVE ORDER OVER THEWEEKEND FOR AN EXTRA $400 AWEEK OF UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS.
19:17:02- 13 "Wedo have money for that.
Myteam ishaving calls with the WhiteHouse today to see how thatworks.
There's also anopportunity that maybe $300will come directly from theFeds."THE LAST THING GOVERNORSTITT COMMENTED ON TODAY WASONSCHOOLS REOPENING.
HEBELIEVES STUDENTS SHOULDRETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNINGBECAUSE "THE LONG-TERMDETRIMENT" TO CHILDREN.."OUTWEIGHS KEEPING THEM SHUTDOWN".
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