Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, D-Massachusetts, is renewing calls for a national COVID-19 memorial day. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Warren and fellow Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey introduced the resolution in August 2021. It was reintroduced on March 6, 2023.
"This resolution recognizes our nation’s immeasurable mourning and serves as a reminder for Congress to renew its commitment to protecting communities from this ongoing public health crisis," Markey said in a statement last year.
The United States has experienced more than 100 million COVID cases with more than 1.1 million deaths related to the virus.
The resolution states that the pandemic "had a disproportionate impact on low-income communities and communities of color, individuals with disabilities, individuals with weakened immune systems, individuals with other risk factors, such as physical or mental comorbidities, and individuals living in congregate settings, such as long-term care facilities and prisons."
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Thr resolution was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions last year but no action has been taken on it since.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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