The move to vastly expand U.S. testing comes as confirmed new COVID-19 cases remain elevated at more than 40,000 per day and experts warn of a likely surge in infections during the colder months ahead.

A growing chorus of public health experts is urging federal, state and local officials to prioritize reopening K-12 schools, which will likely require closing some other establishments.

He did not immediately say what funding he would cut off or under what authority.