White House seeks $2.5B for coronavirus, but Pelosi says that's not enough
The White House request came as key government accounts were running low. The Department of Health and Human Services had already tapped into an emergency infectious disease rapid response fund and was seeking to transfer more than $130 million from other HHS accounts to combat the virus but is pressing for more.
U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi tours San Francisco's Chinatown on February 24, 2020. Pelosi joined community leaders on a merchant walk and dim sum lunch in San Francisco's Chinatown as concerns over the coronavirus have had an impact on businesses.The White House request includes more than $1 billion for the development of a vaccine, as well as money for therapeutics and the stockpiling of personal protective equipment like masks.
"And now, the president is compounding our vulnerabilities by seeking to ransack funds still needed to keep Ebola in check," Pelosi said.
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