On the recordMarch 2, 2020
We are already paying the price for the elimination by President Trump and the Republican Congress in 2018 of both the office and the emergency funding that President Obama created to address outbreaks like the coronavirus we are now experiencing. Starting on empty, Trump's request for $2.8 billion in emergency funding is not even in the ballpark of what experts say is needed. Already more than 100 cases have been reported nationwide. A vaccine will probably not be available for at least a year, yet 11 States are already reporting cases of the virus. The World Health Organization says the coronavirus can perhaps be contained, but, ``the window of opportunity is narrowing.'' It will be up to us in this House to act quickly this week and for the Republican Senate to follow suit. ____________________
