McGrath Calls on McConnell to Get Tested for COVID-19, Release Results
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Retired Marine Lt. Col. Amy McGrath is calling on her opponent in the U.S. Senate race, Sen. Mitch McConnell, to get tested for COVID-19 and release the results of that test. She is also calling on him to get tested once a week, and release the results of those tests, for as long as he continues to have contact with Kentuckians.
So far, McConnell has refused to divulge whether he has recently been tested for COVID-19, after the president, several members of the White House staff and at least three senators have tested positive for the virus. A reception celebrating Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court appears to have been a super spreader event. McConnell was in recent contact with Judge Barrett, President Trump and several positive Senate members.
“It is irresponsible of McConnell to refuse to tell the public when he's been tested for COVID-19, as he continues to meet with Kentuckians face-to-face and potentially expose them to a deadly virus,” said McGrath. “His colleagues in the Senate and the White House have divulged this information, and there is no reason for him not to follow suit.”
McConnell has previously refused a test-and-trace program for members of the Senate and refused to require them to wear masks.
“We are in the brink of a constitutional crisis, with our president and members of Congress now infected with a potentially deadly disease, and McConnell still isn’t taking this seriously,” said McGrath. “We are scheduled to take the stage together for a debate in a week, and he must get tested and release the results the day of the debate at the very least. It is just basic respect to those working to get this debate done safely.”
McConnell still has no plan to address COVID-19—even though legislation from the House has been waiting on his desk for over four months. With the Senate shut down to contain the outbreak, he is refusing to allow the Senate to negotiate a relief package from afar.