NEW: House Homeland Security Committee Chairman @BennieGThompson has proposed legislation for a sweeping 18-month review of the coronavirus outbreak in the US, modeled after the 9/11 commission. politico.com/news/2020/04/0…
His proposal echoes a call for a commission by @RepAdamSchiff, an early sign of where Democrats want to go once the crisis subsides. politico.com/news/2020/04/0…
How Thompson’s commission would work:
-25 members — 24 picked by the chairs and ranking members of House committees, 1 picked jointly by chair and vice chair of Joint Economic Committee.
-No more than 13 members from one political party.
-Panel has subpoena power.
-25 members — 24 picked by the chairs and ranking members of House committees, 1 picked jointly by chair and vice chair of Joint Economic Committee.
-No more than 13 members from one political party.
-Panel has subpoena power.
