the White house Administration headed by the President of the United States Donald trump is trying to block the allocation of funds to the States as part of a package of aid against the background of the pandemic coronavirus. This was written by the newspaper The Washington Post.
Washington according to the newspaper, trying to block the infusion of billions of dollars in aid to the States in the main areas, including the funding of tests COVID-19, and system support contact tracing of infected people.
according to the newspaper’s sources, the presidential administration intends to cancel the request for assistance to the Federal Centers for control and prevention of diseases, to block the extra funds the state Department and the Pentagon, they had to allocate funds for elimination of consequences of the pandemic in the United States and outside the state.
the Republicans are talking about $ 25 billion, which should go only for testing populations and contact tracing infected. The authorities stated that the aid package was approved, but funds not yet spent.
