Menendez wants non-partisan commission to investigate nation's pandemic response

U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) want to create a non-partisan commission to investigate the country’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.

“We can never put our country, our communities and our families through this again,” Menendez said. “We need to understand what we did right, what we did wrong and what we can do better to strengthen our public health systems and supply chains, protect communities and vulnerable populations, improve coordination across all levels of government and the private sector, and advance scientific research so our nation is more prepared and able to respond to future public health threats.”

The 10-member panel would be modeled after the 9/11 Commission, with each party appointing half its ranks.

If the bill passes, the National Coronavirus Commission would have subpoena power and wide latitude to explore the nation’s pandemic response, including at the federal and state levels.

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