WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, moving aggressively to scrutinise the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, said Thursday (April 2) that she was creating a special bipartisan committee to oversee all aspects of the government response, including how it distributes more than US$2 trillion (S$2.86 trillion) in emergency aid.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, moving aggressively to scrutinise the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, said Thursday that she was creating a special bipartisan committee to oversee all aspects of the government response, including how it distributes more than US$2 trillion in emergency aid.
Democrats insisted on attaching strict oversight measures to the bailout money, but Mr Trump - who was impeached last year on charges of abuse of power and obstructing congressional attempts to investigate - has suggested he has the authority to decide whether an inspector general appointed to oversee it has to share information with Congress.
Congress worked with remarkable speed and bipartisanship to pass the stimulus package, as the Senate remained in session - even as some of its members fell ill - and more than 200 House members returned to Washington to vote. But leaders of both parties concede that the road ahead will be even more challenging with much of the country on lockdown and lawmakers gone for the foreseeable future.
But in the Senate, Mr Roy Blunt ruled out the possibility. Mr Blunt, who as chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration oversees the chamber's operations, said there were lines the Senate would not, as of now, contemplate crossing.
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