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House Majority Whip and the congressman tapped to head the select oversight committee on coronavirus relief, Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, called the coronavirus an opportunity to “restructure government.”

“We need to have a national health preparedness strategy,” Indiana Representative Susan Brooks said in a recent interview.

Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland critiqued the chamber in a floor speech that the District of Columbia has been underfunded in the large stimulus package.

North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer said that imports of crude oil from Russia and Saudi Arabia should be curtailed in response to the price war that is driving down global oil prices and threatening U.S. shale producers.

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission will release a sweeping report later this month that includes recommendations on the development of a national defense strategy for cyberspace.

Representative Adam Smith, who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, is looking to roll back some of the funding for the border wall project.

Representative Debbie Lesko introduced a bipartisan bill that would mitigate the travel disruption caused by the Real ID October 1 deadline.

Senator Dianne Feinstein and others introduced the Iran Diplomacy Act, legislation urging the U.S. and Iran to return to their commitments under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal.

Senator Jim Risch of Idaho said that it is now clear Iran intends to continue violating caps on the amount of enriched uranium it can keep in the country, adding “I don’t think they’re complying at all” with the nuclear restrictions enshrined in the accord they signed.

Campaign finance measures are under consideration by members of the House Judiciary Committee, and member Ted Deutch of Florida suggests that the problem of money in politics requires a constitutional amendment.