At his press briefing on Monday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine was asked what resources the state needs in order to distribute the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.
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It didn't take long for DeWine to come up with an answer, as he called for Congress to pass a new coronavirus-related bill.
"We really need a bill," DeWine said. "We need Democrats and Republicans to come together in Congress and put a bill together. I know a lot of people want to get it done in Congress, the President does. It just needs to happen. Everything from allowing us to roll money over so that we don't have to make decisions in December when we really need to use that money beyond December and into next year. Unemployment, there's many, many, many needs. I won't go through them all today. But we need to see a bill come out of Congress."
DeWine said that he would further address the matter at a press briefing later this week.
"I'm still the optimist. I think there's a bill to be had," he said. "I hope we can get it done."
Last week, DeWine revealed that he expects the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to be made available in Ohio around Dec. 15. His comments come as coronavirus numbers in the state continue to urge, with Ohio having reported more than 5,000 active hospitalizations as of Monday.
You can watch the entirety of DeWine's Monday afternoon press briefing in the YouTube video player below.
