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Congress and the coronavirus

CQ on Congress, Ep. 185

Reps. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., left, and Doris Matsui, D-Calif., are seen after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol.
Reps. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., left, and Doris Matsui, D-Calif., are seen after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

This week CQ on Congress delves deep into whether the government is ready to manage a pandemic. Shawn Zeller speaks first to Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, the California Democrat who wrote a law last year to improve pandemic preparedness, then to Nikki Clowers, managing director of the health care team for the Government Accountability Office. She points out some of the shortcomings in U.S. preparedness that need to be shored up. 

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