At her weekly press briefing, this time by conference call, @SpeakerPelosi urges reporters to wash hands, hydrate -- and "you can never dance too much, especially when you’re home."
Pelosi announces creation of the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by @WhipClyburn.
Pelosi compares it to the World War II era Senate select committee chaired by Missouri Sen. Harry Truman, created to prevent waste. corruption and profiteering in defense spending.
Asked about a 9/11 style commission to investigate the coronavirus crisis, Pelosi endorses "an after-action review, not to point fingers but to make sure it doesn’t happen again." Notes that she was a supporter and a member of the 9/11 Commission.
Pelosi downplays a question about when she last spoke with Trump. "That’s an historical occasion when the President and the Speaker speak," she said at her news conference, "both of whom are very busy people." For the record: It's been almost six months since they did.
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