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Ned Lamont: “There was no stockpile, there were no masks [in Washington…”

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont Discusses State's Future and Personal Insights at Connecticut Mirror Event

Published | Video Starts at 07:21

And I wish I had done everything earlier. You know, I. I waited for those masks to come up from the stockpile down in Washington, D.C. where There was no stockpile, there were no masks [in Washington, D.C. during the early Covid pandemic]. And, you know, that extra month, you know, cost us a little bit. I think hindsight is 2020 there. I think when I came into legislature that first year, I knew exactly where I wanted to go. (07:21–12:24)

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Asserts that there was no stockpile of masks in Washington, D.C. during the early Covid pandemic.

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