Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi declined a Trump administration offer to send rapid-result coronavirus tests to Capitol Hill, saying in a joint statement that the tests are needed at medical facilities
WASHINGTON—The two top leaders in Congress declined a Trump administration offer to send rapid-result coronavirus tests to Capitol Hill, which lacks the equipment to test lawmakers when they return to work next week.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a joint statement said the tests are needed at medical facilities that are treating people who have contracted Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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