Chris Murphy actually said...

Absolutely. Absolutely. The fact that we didn't start buying up medical supplies, masks, gowns, face shields early on, when we were begging for that funding in early February. The fact that the president didn't put in place an effective plan to develop new tests. The fact that he didn't work with governors and mayors to push social distancing measures earlier has cost lives.

Context

Murphy asserts that Trump's inaction and lack of a national plan in the early stages of the pandemic have resulted in unnecessary loss of life.

04/13/2020

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