House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiAs families deal with coronavirus, new federal dollars should follow the student Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates Hypocrisy rules on both sides over replacing Justice Ginsburg MORE (D-Calif.) mourned the death of the first person killed by the coronavirus in the United States and promised congressional action.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Jay Robert InsleeBarr asked prosecutors to explore charging Seattle mayor over protest zone: report Bottom line Oregon senator says Trump's blame on 'forest management' for wildfires is 'just a big and devastating lie' MORE (D) announced Saturday that a person in his state had died as a result of contracting the virus.

“The American people expect a well-coordinated, fully-funded response that appropriately addresses this public health crisis,” Pelosi tweeted.

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Sadly and prayerfully, today, we learned of the first death from the #coronavirus in the United States. The American people expect a well-coordinated, fully-funded response that appropriately addresses this public health crisis. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 29, 2020

She added that members of the House Appropriations Committee are working on increasing funds to combat the virus.

The Trump administration earlier this week submitted a $2.5 billion supplemental funding request to Congress, a figure lawmakers in both parties have viewed as insufficient. The final package is likely to be between $6 billion and $8 billion, The Hill reported Friday.

“Congress is taking steps to ensure the government has access to the resources needed to combat this deadly virus & keep Americans safe,” she wrote. “House appropriators are working hard on a funding package which we hope to vote on next week.”