Trump hit back at Democrats' claim that the funds were insufficient, saying that if he asked for more they would have claimed it should have been less.
On Monday, President Donald Trump's administration requested $2.5 billion from Congress to finance America's response to the new coronavirus, COVID-19.
Trump's request included $1.25 billion in new funding and the rest would be assembled by moving around federal funds, including money designated to fight Ebola. Of the requested money, the Office of Management and Budget said more than $1 billion would be used for vaccine development.in a statement that funds would also be used to amass"much-needed equipment and supplies," including masks, an item that was the subject of shortages in China.
"Much is still unknown about this virus and the disease it causes," Russell Vought, acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget told lawmakers, according to."The Administration believes additional Federal resources are necessary to take steps to prepare for a potential worsening of the situation in the United States."
Ahead of Trump's administration making their request, Democratic senators, including presidential candidates Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren, sent Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Mick Mulvaney, director of the OMB, aDemocrats criticized Trump's request for being insufficient to tackle the outbreak and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer posted on Twitter that it was"too little too late.
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