Sen. Lamar Alexander is calling on congressional leaders to reverse their decision to reject rapid coronavirus testing kits for members of Congress
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Alexander, a close ally of McConnell, said the U.S. will soon have the capacity to test 2 million Americans for the virus per week, adding: “This is enough to test 535 members of Congress each week before they go home to make sure they don’t spread the disease from a virus hot spot into every section of the country.”
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