January 19, 2021

CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON SURPASSING 400,000 COVID-19 DEATHS

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as deaths attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States reached 400,000, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: 

“Too many souls have been taken away from us too soon because of a response that was a complete and unmitigated disaster.

When President-Elect Biden is sworn in at noon tomorrow, House Democrats stand ready to work side by side with an administration that will rise to the occasion and finally take the unprecedented loss of American life seriously.

While we work to get this virus under control and provide relief to our most vulnerable, we continue to mourn with the families and loved ones experiencing immeasurable amounts of pain and suffering in every corner of our nation.”

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