Editorial: Imagine if Congress adopted a front-line mindset to handle the pandemic

For months, we wondered: What would it take for Congress to move on COVID-19 relief? What would be the moment that finally tipped the balance?
On Monday, The Associated Press reported the awful details: 2020 was on pace to be the U.S.’ deadliest year, with fatalities topping 3 million. While deaths typically rise each year, an expected 15% jump from 2019 would be the largest single-year increase since the 1918 combination of World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said life expectancy for 2020 could fall by three years. So while we welcome Monday’s long-awaited passage of a $900 billion federal COVID-19 relief package, we see little cause for celebration. Why wasn’t a deal reached before the election?

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