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Curtis Hertel Jr.: “In a country like ours, we're unlikely to ever get to that…”

Featuring: Curtis Hertel Jr., Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 7

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Episode 14 - Getting a Hold of Government w/ Senator Curtis Hertel Jr.

Published | Video Starts at 14:21

… we don't have, you know, ICELAND is testing 13% of their population right now, so they have a robust number of tests, a very small population, fairly easy to do. In a country like ours, we're unlikely to ever get to that number [13% testing]. So you're right. And this disease is so insidious, it is almost a perfect disease for spread and to cause casualty because it does a couple things that are really fascinating. (14:21–14:25)

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Asserts that the U.S. is unlikely to test 13% of its population for COVID-19.

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