Pelosi, McConnell decline White House offer of rapid COVID-19 tests

[mystery-ak]

Pelosi, McConnell decline White House offer of rapid COVID-19 tests
By Marty Johnson - 05/02/20 04:51 PM EDT



In a rare bipartisan joint statement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) turned down the White House's offer of rapid COVID-19 testing kits as the Senate returns to the Capitol this week amid concerns about the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

"Congress is grateful for the Administration’s generous offer to deploy rapid COVID-19 testing capabilities to Capitol Hill, but we respectfully decline the offer at this time," the congressional leaders said. "Our country’s testing capacities are continuing to scale up nationwide and Congress wants to keep directing resources to the front-line facilities where they can do the most good the most quickly."

The Senate will reconvene Monday at 5 p.m. on a confirmation vote for Robert Feitel to become inspector general of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/495817-Pelosi-McConnell-decline-White-House-offer-of-rapid-COVID19-tests-

[catfish1957]

Probably a good thing......  Jackals and Vampires carry rabies.  Captiol Hill is full of them.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Until Congress is equipped to vote while in quarantine, rejecting rapid testing seems short sighted, but nobody wants to be accused of preferential treatment.

[Chosen Daughter]

Not going to be sticking one of those China test kits up my nasal cavity.

[Smokin Joe]

Probably a good thing......  Jackals and Vampires carry rabies.  Captiol Hill is full of them.

That was the disease that first came to mind for me, too.