David Schweikert: “We try to come here every week to do sort of a combination of economic reports and what we believe is a solution to…”

“We try to come here every week to do sort of a combination of economic reports and what we believe is a solution to long-term debt. Often, we sort of get a little, shall we say, technical, if not a bit geeky. But, tonight, I am going to try to do a little bit of that but also try to put it in context to where I think we are. We in the Joint Economic Committee, and also even some of the staff from the Ways and Means Committee--and bless their souls for tolerating my questions. They have been very helpful, but there is still a lot of things we don't know. But I want to start off with encouragement. About 20 minutes ago, I got off the phone with my father. My father is in his mid-eighties, still doing pretty darn well but still has some health issues. How do you turn to a family member like that--he is blessed to live in Scottsdale, Arizona, which is just a beautiful, beautiful place--and say, ``Father, for the next few weeks, you may want to not go to the different activities,'' which I know he loves, the art shows, the art walks, and all of these other things that are activities in our community. For the next few weeks, because of the things we are learning about the coronavirus, the populations that appear to be most at risk are those with a series of health issues. Do you have heart issues? Do you have diabetes? Do you have lung issues? Particularly, are you in your seventies or, in my father's case, mid-eighties?…”