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Schiff Wants 9/11-Style Commission To Examine COVID-19 Readiness, Response

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, April 3rd, 2020

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Schiff Wants 9/11-Style Commission To Examine COVID-19 Readiness, Response

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Photo: House Office of Adam Schiff.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) last Friday said he has begun circulating a draft bill to create a bipartisan, 9/11-style commission to review the nation’s preparedness for and response to the ongoing pandemic and to provide recommendations to strengthen response efforts for future outbreaks. The draft bill is circulating with members of the 9/11 Commission, members of Congress, senators, and outside experts to receive feedback with a goal to introduce final legislation in the coming weeks. Schiff’s 18-page…

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