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More than a dozen House Democrats on Monday called on the Trump administration to lift restrictions on research that uses human fetal tissue to allow for studies on potential treatment for COVID-19.

The lawmakers argued in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar that such studies could lead to developing coronavirus treatments more quickly. Public health officials have estimated that a vaccine will not be available for at least another 12 to 18 months.

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette gave a glimpse into the next potential piece of federal coronavirus legislation on Tuesday night, saying that it might contain continuing financial aid to individuals, and vowed that a congressional investigation of the federal government's response would take place after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I will assure you that once we're past this — and even now, I'm talking to my staff about putting together a very robust investigation to make sure this never happens again," she said on a call with constituents.

President Donald Trump signed the $2.2 trillion CARES Act – the federal government's coronavirus economic relief package – on Friday afternoon after the House passed the bill by a voice vote earlier in the day.

We gathered up reaction from all of Colorado's members of Congress on the passage of the package, which you can find below. (Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., had not yet issued a statement as of 5:45 p.m. MT)

Sen. Michael Bennet (D)