Blumenthal Statement on U.S. Surpassing 250,000 Coronavirus Deaths

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after Johns Hopkins University announced that more than 250,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States – the most of any nation in the world:

“This gut wrenching new number—a quarter million American COVID deaths—should mark a moral imperative and call to action for another pandemic relief package.” 

“My deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those we have lost, including nearly 4,800 in Connecticut. As I grieve this grim news, I am also angry and exasperated, because their lives could have been saved.”

“President Trump and his administration have failed the American public at critical points of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this botched response has cost lives. As we head into the dangerous winter months and holidays, the lack of leadership from this administration is astounding and puts more lives at risk.”

“Instead of managing this pandemic to protect the public, President Trump and his administration are now working harder than ever to undermine the results of the election and sow distrust in our democracy.”

“Nine months into this pandemic, solutions to address its fallout are still stalled in Mitch McConnell’s Senate. I remain ready to consider reasonable policies and plans to rebuild our country and help struggling Americans. We must pass real relief for the sake of the American people.”

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