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Gov. Jared Polis To Have 'Productive Conversation' With President Trump About Coronavirus

May 11, 2020 / 8:00 AM MDT / CBS Colorado

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DENVER (CBS4) - Gov. Jared Polis will meet with President Donald Trump about the coronavirus outbreak in Colorado. on Wednesday Polis will discuss the federal support the state of Colorado has been getting since the start of the global pandemic and will advocate for more help, according to a Polis spokesperson.

Polis looks forward to "a productive conversation," according to the governor's office.

Last month the governor talked to Vice President Mike Pence in person before Pence's speech at the Air Force Academy.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - APRIL 18: Colorado Governor Jared Polis, left, speaks with Vice President Mike Pence as he arrives at Peterson Air Force Base before giving a graduation address at the Air Force Academy on April 18, 2020 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After senior cadets spent more than a month on lockdown in the Air Force Academy's dorms due to the coronavirus pandemic, Saturday's graduation, which was moved up by six weeks, marks the first time a military academy is graduating a class early since WWII. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Last week it was announced that health care facilities in Colorado will receive a combined $11 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand capacity for COVID-19 testing. On Friday, Polis signed an executive order extending the disaster emergency declaration for coronavirus.