Treasury’s Mnuchin Says US Will Slowly Reopen Economy
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday the economy will be reopened slowly but he cautioned that waiting too long risked severe economic damage. “We’re going to slowly open the economy,” Mnuchin told…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday the Economy will be reopened slowly but he cautioned that waiting too long risked severe economic damage.
“We’re going to slowly open the Economy,” Mnuchin told Fox News in an interview.
“But there is also a risk that we wait too long, there is a risk of destroying the U.S. Economy and the health impact that that creates,” he said.
Mnuchin said he expected the second quarter to be “pretty bad” but if the Economy is reopened safely then subsequent quarters will be better and next year “we’ll be back to having a great Economy.”
Democrats in the House of Representatives are proposing a $3 trillion-plus coronavirus relief package, which would more than double Congress’ financial response to the economic toll of the virus.



