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Coronavirus Special Report: The Senate gets back to work

The Honorable Brian Miller testifies during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Miller will become Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery at the U.S. Department of the Treasury if confirmed.
The Honorable Brian Miller testifies during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Miller will become Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery at the U.S. Department of the Treasury if confirmed. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted May 5, 2020 at 6:42pm

In this episode, we explain the latest thinking from the administration about disbanding the coronavirus task force, and the Senate is busy again with hearings. We take you inside the room where one of those hearings happened.

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