Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is taking a swing at federal leadership for what she claims is a lack of implementation of measures to conduct contact tracing and testing amid the Coronavirus Outbreak.
While she acknowledged states are able to take part in the national effort to combat the coronavirus, she is also aware that their power is limited in certain aspects.
According to Warren, there are also a few things missing from the federal level.
āYouāre saying we need competence and leadership, and thatās whatās missing at the federal level,ā Warren told MSNBCās Rachel Maddow.
She added, āThe problem is there are many things the states can do by themselves and God bless them theyāre out there trying to do it every day, to open more emergency hospitals and to do all kinds of work to try to keep their citizens safe.ā
Watch her comments below:
Warren claimed states are not able to implement a national plan for contact tracing and testing.
She recognized Americans are constantly moving from state to state, which is something states cannot control on their own.
Warren called on the federal level to produce and distribute test kits including swabs and test tubes.
Warren expressed she believes leaving states to their own abilities is āwastefulā and ācosts peopleās lives.ā
āThe notion of saying to the 50 states and to Washington and to Puerto Rico, āHey you all are on your own, good luck to you, and try outbidding each other for what is necessary,ā that is not only wasteful, it costs peopleās lives,ā Warren said.
She continued, āIt wastes dollars and it puts us further and further behind in responding to this crisis.ā
The nation continues to battle the coronavirus, and according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the outbreak is not ācompletely under control,ā as IJR reported.
As of Wednesday morning, there are more than 1,370,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States and over 82,000 deaths.