Likewise, after having been left little, we are now doing more testing than all other countries combined, and with superior tests. Democrats have countered that GOP-driven budget cuts early in the decade squeezed areas like the stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE). The "Health Security" paper, titled "Federal Funding for Health Security in FY2019," also recorded government spending in preparation for nuclear and chemical threats, which Fox News has excluded from this analysis. ALARM BELLS SOUND OVER HISTORIC DEFICIT SPENDING, AS CORONAVIRUS BILLS COULD NEAR $5TThose measures, of course, would cost even more money. Trump critics often note that the Obama administration created a pandemic playbook and a council to prepare for and coordinate pandemic responses.

Source: Fox News May 11, 2020 12:36 UTC