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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, who chairs the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, announced on Tuesday that her agenda for investigating the Trump Administration’s response to COVID-19 includes reviews of equipment supply chains, vaccine development and testing efforts.

This month, millions of talented students will graduate during the nation’s biggest challenge since the Great Depression. In the last eight weeks, over 36 million Americans have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. At the same time, health care systems across the nation are struggling under a once-in-a-century pandemic that has claimed over 86,000 lives.

Due to harmful nature of the global gag rule, elected officials in both the U.S. House and Senate have sent letters to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to call attention to the lack of availability of sexual and reproductive health globally.

DeGette, the longest serving member of Colorado’s delegation, has represented Denver since 1997. She emphasized the multiple bills Congress passed targeted at economic recovery, with more on the way. In addition to the stimulus checks, she pointed to the Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses, praising the bipartisan work in Congress.