In the aftermath of Rep. Gohmert’s positive COVID-19 test, the debate around sending rapid test machines to the Capitol is back in full force.
There are also logistical and supply concerns. Using the three machines the Trump administration offered it would take more than a full day and a half to test the 550 members and staff currently keeping the House chamber functioning, per a congressional aide. Not to mention the roughly 30,000 individuals in the legislative branch.Pelosi today stood firm on their May 2nd decision when they rejected the tests.
“I think if we had an actual national testing strategy where anyone who wanted a test really could get one, then leadership would feel more comfortable instituting rapid testing at the Capitol,” the aide added. “I see no reason why given the large number of tests that we’re now doing across the country that we don’t make machines available to members of congress who fly back and forth around the country,” Alexander told NBC. “Not for the purpose of protecting them so much, but for the purpose of protecting the people we might infect if we catch the disease.”“I think there should be rapid testing everywhere," he said.
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