Actually, agency officials fought the White House for a *year* — unsuccessfully—for money to bulk up the reserve.

The White House refused to give any money at all.

Instead, the Trump administration changed the agency in charge of the reserve. https://t.co/XZrGmwTIGe pic.twitter.com/yEAF89W1vl

— Eric Umansky (@ericuman) March 29, 2020