Schumer Calls for Senate Testing Program After Trump COVID-19 Test

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaking at a press conference. ((Photo by Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA via AP Images)

Friday, 02 October 2020 12:20 PM EDT ET

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called for the Senate to adopt a coronavirus testing and contact tracing program for lawmakers and others at the U.S. Capitol, after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19.

"The Senate needs a testing and contact tracing program for senators, staff, and all who work in the Capitol complex," Schumer said in a statement.

"It is imperative that all results be made public in order to contain a possible outbreak and so we can determine the need for senators and staff to quarantine or self-isolate," he said. 

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