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15 Jan, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Few quick thoughts on the Biden rescue plan and vaccines.

The basic approach tracks with what experts have been outlining -- more money and support for states, training new workers, etc. (1) huffpost.com/entry/biden-ec…
The campaign has promised more details, to go with another speech, on Friday. Hoping for more details then.

There's a call for mass clinics, for example, and that's great. Does that mean backstopping states? Running them directly? If so, how? (2) huffpost.com/entry/biden-ec… Image
Likewise, the campaign goal of 100 million doses over 100 days would represent an improvement over the current pace. But it doesn't appear to be nearly enough to get to herd immunity by summer.

What's the long-term plan? (3) huffpost.com/entry/biden-ec… Image
One promising idea that deserves attention: Hiring 100,000 public health care workers.

Very FDR and works on bunch of levels -- creates jobs, expands front-line workforce, reinforces long-neglected public health departments, etc. (4) huffpost.com/entry/biden-ec… Image
You can read about the entire rescue plan (not just the vaccine-related parts) here, with co-writers @taragolshan @ArthurDelaneyHP @Robillard -- who, btw, did most of the work. (5) huffpost.com/entry/biden-ec…

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17 Jan
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There's a lot going on this week, I know, but want to draw your attention to a pair of new books that are quite relevant to what's been happening in U.S. politics -- and where we could go in the next few years. (1)
One is Kill Switch, by @AJentleson nytimes.com/2021/01/04/boo…

It's a history of the filibuster and how it has contributed to gridlock and widespread disillusionment with politics. (2)
I especially liked the focus on John Calhoun, who promoted the idea of a "minority veto" to protect Southern slave states.

I'm a bit of a Calhoun obsessive and -- like @jbouie -- think it's a straight line from his arguments to the dynamics of today. (3) nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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18 Dec 20
**Some Personal News**

THE TEN YEAR WAR, my new book, is available for pre-order.

It’s an effort to tell the story of Obamacare and, more broadly, the story of American politics over the last decade. (1)

read.macmillan.com/lp/ten-year-wa…
My goal was to write a definitive history of the ACA, befitting such a consequential & controversial piece of legislation.

What went right? What went wrong? Why? And how can we do better next time?

THE TEN YEAR WAR tries to answer those questions. (2)

us.macmillan.com/books/97812502…
THE TEN YEAR WAR draws on my past reporting, from Washington and around the country, plus new interviews with dozens of key players -- from relatively anonymous activists and congressional staffers to officials at the highest levels of power. (3)

read.macmillan.com/lp/ten-year-wa…
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12 Dec 20
General Gus Perna, giving Warp Speed briefing right now:

First shipments leaving Pfizer within 24 hours, will arrive at providers starting on Monday.
Describes this as "D-Day," but notes that it doesn't mean "distribution" as some as thought. It's the military designation for the beginning of an operation.
First distributions, via Perna/Warp Speed:

Monday 145 sites
Tuesday 425 sites
Wednesday 66 sites
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5 Apr 20
Just read this thorough and thoroughly devastating @washingtonpost report on how the administration squandered precious time in the COVID response.

Two things in particular jumped out at me.

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Public health officials were raising alarms in January and by the middle of the month some were discussing using the Defense Production Act to speed manufacturing of supplies...

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By early February, officials were warning that the U.S. would have dangerous supply shortages, including if the all-important N95 masks.

But administration has focused on this only recently, still doesn’t seem to have a handle on it.

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2 Apr 20
This is news: Trump using DPA on 3M.

Background here, via @theintercept theintercept.com/2020/04/01/cor…
Officials, health care systems all over the country have said 3M wasn't doing enough to make sure N95s get to places of need.

Here's director of emergency management in Florida
3M even caught the attention of @mcuban
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18 Mar 20
Ventilators have become a huge concern, because they can literally mean life or death and we may not have enough of them.

Here's an article -- and thread -- on what it would take to get more.

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huffpost.com/entry/coronavi…
We don't know exactly how many we have, because there's no central inventory.

We don't know how many we'll need, because that depends on how quickly the pandemic spreads.

#FlattenTheCurve is so, so important

washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/…

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But if we need more, can industry ramp up production quickly?

Engineers and supply chain experts say yes.

Here are the key challenges to overcome:

huffpost.com/entry/coronavi…

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