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On February 5th, I sat in a meeting with top Administration officials as Senators pressed them to request emergency funding to hire staff and stockpile supplies for the coming crisis.— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 30, 2020
They said they had it covered. Didn’t need any additional funding.
What a fatal screw up. https://t.co/SGrH9q7QS7
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Related 3/30/20 article link, subscription may be needed:
"‘No national response’: One senator’s alarming account of the first days"
Brief excerpt:
"...“That briefing was chilling to me,” Murphy recalled about the Feb. 5 meeting. “It was crystal clear that the administration was not taking this seriously.” As it happens, Murphy tweeted this at the time too, which shows this isn’t just convenient hindsight talking.
Murphy told me that in that briefing — which was attended by two leading officials, Anthony S. Fauci and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar — numerous lawmakers demanded to know why the administration wasn’t asking Congress for funding for medical supplies."
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P.S. 3/31/20 news commentary article (link):
"As U.S. Hospitals Face Shortages, Trump Vows to Send Ventilators—to Europe"Another: 3/31/20 news story:
"No proof drug touted by Trump is effective against coronavirus: EU".......................
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Further: 3/30/20 news report (link):
"Model cited by White House says 82,000 people could die from coronavirus by August, even with social distancing"
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