Some other takes on the Coronavirus briefing:
Sen. @PattyMurray, D-WA: "A million people are not going to have a test even if their most positive, hopeful projection is a million. And we need the honest answer to that so people can plan and make decisions..."
Sen. @PattyMurray, D-WA: "A million people are not going to have a test even if their most positive, hopeful projection is a million. And we need the honest answer to that so people can plan and make decisions..."
2/ @SenMarcoRubio, R-FL: “Our capacity is not where it needs to be right now. And part of the problem with not having enough test kits is in the early stages, is that you have to make the criteria for testing tighter..."
3/ @SenGillibrand, D-NY: "they need to be working more quickly and they need to be speaking more directly about their plans...They don't know when there will be a rapid test available, they can't even give me a timeline today. That is something they should know."
4/ @SenatorBraun, R-IN: “There wasn’t a real clear answer whether it was going to be by the end of the week, especially getting the tests done."
5/ Asked if the US is prepared, @SenatorTester, D-MT, said "No," saying the President “dropped the ball early” and there are “not enough test kits” available. “We have a long ways to go to get to where we need to be.’
6/ @SenJackReed, D-RI, said the US is not prepared: “I think there’s an attempt to minimize - not to be realistic in the assessment.”
-- reporting from @kristin__wilson, @jeremyherb & @mkraju
-- reporting from @kristin__wilson, @jeremyherb & @mkraju
