Posted on 02/24/2020 7:17:44 PM PST by Reno89519
The Trump administration announced Monday night that it will ask Congress for "at least $2.5 billion" in additional funding to fight the coronavirus.
The request indicates that the administration is seeking to step up its response to the virus as it spreads to more countries.
However, the request met quick resistance from Democrats. Just $1.25 billion of the request is for new funding, with the rest requested to be taken from existing health programs, including $535 million from fighting Ebola.
"The Trump administrations request for emergency funding is woefully insufficient to protect Americans from the deadly coronavirus outbreak," said House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.).
She said the request would "raid money Congress has designated for other critical public health priorities" and still falls short of the total amount of funding needed.
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) went farther, assailing President Trump's response and calling the request "indicative of his towering incompetence."
House Democrats said they would instead draft their own funding bill for the virus.
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It’s a virus. A cold virus. Some will die from it just like every other flu every season. It might have bad symptoms, but every tom, dick, and harry that gets something will run to the ER.
We just need to expell the illegals getting federal bennies — and we’ll have upwards of $250B to play with.
In my opinion, this virus thing is looking like a last ditch effort to tank the economy in the hopes that it will prevent a second Trump term.
I have to say I cannot disagree with you. Timing is very suspect. And such panic in the market.
So, you think this virus is fake news?
That the entire thing has been manufactured to bring down a POTUS?
What? Are you serious. This is not a conspiracy website.
This is a serious situation. Not a joke.
best list yet!
time to stop relying on China and the rest of the world for anything .... why should we?
You mean when the coronavirus got real serious as soon as the impeachment hoax failed?
Considering that coronavirus is highly contagious, and is crossing international borders every day, I’m okay with spending some money to stop the spread at multiple borders. I think the Army Corps of Engineers can up with novel ways of controlling the spread of coronavirus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwqy3c__Y0Q
Sadly, this is not what happened in real life.
Hmmm.. I think that would be China... 98% of all antibiotics come from China.. How ironic a'...
Judging by Chinas extreme and fevered response and massive coverup, I think this is a once in a century type of pandemic. Trump is wise to get ahead of it.
Deadly? The regular Flu is deadly. Coronavirus is just another strain.
This is not the regular flu. Look at the Chinese response, read the reports of whole families dying. Look at the deads popping up now in Iran and elsewhere without the same secrecy shown in China. Look at the doctors getting sick and dying. Healthy people don’t die of the flu.
Gee, remember just a few weeks ago when POTUS Trump floated the idea of canceling air travel from China to the US to slow the spread of the Virus?It was attacked by the same people criticizing him now.
Today it was said that it can be fatal to the usual risk groups as influenza is.
The old, the sick and people with other chronic health issues.
The problem is people not seeking treatment in time, the same as with any viral infection. The Commies in China proving that state run health care is bad for your health.
All ths bullcrap will be gone once Spring arrives....same as the flu, which has killed more people here than Corona virus. No one whining over that. Why? Because it happens every year. This is perfect oportunity to point out how Chinese Commie Care that Bernie and the other Democraps support is the reason why there are so many deaths in China! Vote for Bernie....and die!
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