A new report penned by Senate Democrats, released Thursday, blasted the initial efforts to curb COVID-19 as 'one of the worst public health responses in U.S. history.'
While some of the details are new, the report's authors acknowledge several of their ultimate findings stem from systemic problems known long before President Donald Trump took office.
The report does not offer a price tag for implementing all of their recommendations. Senator Gary Peters, the committee's chair, said that new legislation would need to be drafted to implement some of their recommendations. Peters said the committee planned to continue to issue reports investigating later stages of the pandemic response. He also welcomed other efforts to examine the federal government's COVID-19 efforts, including a proposed 9/11-style commission.
As infections swelled, an already confusing chain of command was worsened by hasty changes to who was in charge and attempts by the White House to wrest control. Some disagreements still persist among federal staff years later, according to the interview answers published by the committee.
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