Larsen talks about virus with county staff

Mar. 7--MOUNT VERNON -- U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Everett) asked Skagit County leaders and public health officials Friday what they need to improve their response to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

Larsen praised an $8.3 billion emergency aid package, approved by Congress and signed Thursday by President Donald Trump, saying the response to the virus has felt bipartisan.

"I don't think (COVID-19) has a party preference," he said. "We have to be agnostic as well in addressing (it)."

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