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June 12, 2020

Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2020) -Today, Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, issued the following statement in response to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's statement that he will not release names of PPP recipients or the amount of taxpayer-funded loans they received:

June 12, 2020

Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2020) Today, Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, issued the following statement after President Trump's top economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, denied that coronavirus cases are spiking across the country:

June 10, 2020

Washington, DC (June 10, 2020) –Today, U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, announced the staff of the recently established Subcommittee.

June 9, 2020

Washington, DC (June 9, 2020) –On Thursday, June 11, 2020, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, will hold a video briefing with experts and affected Americans to examine the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on nursing home residents and workers.

June 5, 2020

Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2020)— Yesterday, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, held a briefing on how structural inequities have led to disproportionate coronavirus infections and deaths in African American, Latino, and Native American communities.

Chairman Clyburn began the briefing by acknowledging the citizens who are coming together to protest racial injustices in response to the death of George Floyd:

June 3, 2020

Washington, DC (June 3, 2020) — On Thursday, June 4, 2020, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, will hold a video briefing with doctors and public health experts to examine the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on existing racial health disparities and the unequal burden of this public health crisis on communities of color.

June 2, 2020

Washington, D.C. (June 2, 2020)—Today, Rep. James E. Clyburn, the Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar requesting the agency's coronavirus research contracts with the private sector.

May 30, 2020

Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2020)—Yesterday, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, held a briefing with mayors across the country where they stressed the need for additional federal funding such as the Heroes Act and a comprehensive national strategy to safely reopen local communities.

May 28, 2020

Washington, D.C. (May 28, 2020)—On Friday,May 29, 2020, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, will hold a video briefing with Mayors across the country as the nation tragically tops 100,000 lives lost to the coronavirus. The briefing will examine what their communities need from the federal government to stabilize local economies, protect the health and well-being of their residents, and safely reopen.