Meanwhile, the nation remains stalled in one area where federal help is essential — setting up a national testing and tracing program. To his credit, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has been a consistent and accurate critic of the abysmal federal performance. “About 21,000 cases were reported per day in early June, when the positive test rate was 4.8 percent. As testing expanded, the positive test rate should have fallen,” the New York Times reports. ADADWhile the executive branch’s failure is unmistakable, the Republican-led Senate is still working through a package that would, among other things, fund testing.

Source: Washington Post July 23, 2020 13:30 UTC