- House Republicans on Monday passed a rules package that included the formation of a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic to investigate the origins of Covid-19 and other aspects of the pandemic.
- The committee will have the power to investigate wide-ranging issues, including vaccine development, Covid-related school closures and the $5 trillion in emergency federal aid that has been approved since the start of the pandemic.
- “There’s a lot of confusion out there, there’s a lot of uncertainty out there, and I believe every American regardless of their political ideology would like to know the truth,” said Representative James Comer (R., Ky.), the incoming chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.