By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — House Speaker and Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi on March 17 advised President Joe Biden to ask Congress for $40 billion in funding for COVID-19 relief, according to The Hill. The money would be used to meet more testing, vaccine, therapeutic and research needs for the U.S. and global community. On March 15, the White House penned a letter to Pelosi stating the need for funding for coronavirus response purposes. Biden had asked for $22.5 billion, which was reduced to $15.6 billion as Republicans opposed the figure. Pelosi said on March 17 that the $22.5 billion…