Schumer calls for hearings on Trump's 'abject failure at implementing' coronavirus relief

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Source: the hill




By Alexander Bolton - 04/28/20 09:26 AM EDT

Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday blasted the Trump administration for failing to properly implement the four coronavirus relief packages passed by Congress, saying he would call on the Senate to begin oversight hearings next week.

“This administration has been an abject failure at implementing most of these laws,” Schumer said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday, asserting the administration doesn’t have the necessary qualified personnel and focus.

“All too often it seems the president’s ego is at stake,” he added.

Schumer announced that he and other Senate Democrats will send a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) demanding Senate oversight hearings for the first four coronavirus relief bills passed by Congress, including the $2.2 trillion CARES Act.

“What we should do now that we’re coming back next week is have hearings, oversight. Haul in Dr. Birx, Dr. Fauci, Azar, and say ‘Why isn’t testing working?’” he said, referring to Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci, two senior health advisers to President Trump, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar..................


The Democratic leader also called for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin a...................

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Mitch will laugh. IMHO

[Rebl2]

1. As much as

I agree, I think we have more critical things to attend to at this time.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. such as ................

[Roy Rolling]

5. Dealing With Ongoing Pandemic Legislation

As urgently as an after-action report is needed, we still don’t know the damage from the delays, propaganda, and fraud.

Starting an investigation now is a tacit signal the pandemic is over, that’s all there is (to investigate). In a legal sense, it means no such thing. But forcing an investigation will frame the issue differently, and shine the bright light away from the whole unfolding disaster.

A limited investigation, say, into “discovering how early Trump ignored dire warnings” is the type of inquiry that can happen now. Because the damaging delay part of the event is past.

But don’t fall into the trap of judging the entire pandemic impact while in the middle of a pandemic.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

6. You make a good point.

I think we all want to see him held accountable for his abysmal failure of leadership. But, yes, it IS too early. Where will we be in a month, two months, end of summer ? We need to have ALL of his incompetence on full view, and he isn't done. Not by a long shot.

[Bayard]

2. Good luck with that, Senator

But I think it will have to wait.

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Should do as an additional or new impeachment count...might as well get two things done...

with one effort.