They will have a lot less leeway to defer the key decisions regarding CMS. But that won't be the biggest thing unleashed via national protocols.

With Congress onboard (hopefully) on basic governance, we can expect $Trillions of USG borrowings to support payroll tax reductions or other consumption-boosting programs. Also, massive loans to banks for retaining oil industry capacities against the OPEC/Russia anti-fracking campaign. Similar continuity measures for the travel/hospitality sector until demand normalizes. Release of reserve stocks of basic goods. Mobilization of big Army for 'community restraints' missions across borders.

Whatever officials were thinking before, they are now in it for the duration - and the elections. We will see unprecedented debt financing, units rolling where needed to maintain order, huge requisitions for the contagion frontliners.