Senator Elizabeth Warren has brought forth legislation for free mass coronavirus testing for essential workers and those incarcerated.<br />The bill is called the Expanding COVID-19 Testing Capacity Act of 2020.<br />The bill would also require protections for those who are hired as a result of the bill.<br />The federal government would manufacture and distribute COVID-19 diagnostic tests.<br />The kits would be delivered to community centers, congregate care settings, schools, and childcare facilities.<br />The kits would also go to religious centers, prisons and jails, businesses that employ essential workers."<br />This legislation would also allocate another $25 billion in state, local, territorial, and tribal testing systems.
