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By Andrew Sheeler and Hannah Wiley
April 16, 2020
Today the Senate Special Budget Subcommittee on COVID-19 Response will meet at 2 p.m. for its first scheduled oversight hearing on how California is spending more than $1 billion to battle the coronavirus.
The bipartisan group will review how the state plans to use the federal stimulus packages and will assist “communities in ensuring that this funding is promptly distributed,” according to a press release for the hearing.
The Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office are also expected to participate in the meeting.
ICYMI — The Senate Republicans have set up a page that tracks coronavirus dollars in California.
Related — The Senate announced yesterday the formation of a special coronavirus committee.
…. The oversight body will also work on how California can prepare for if COVID-19 returns later this year ….
The committee — Sen. Lena Gonzalez of Long Beach will chair the committee, alongside vice-chair Sen. Pat Bates, R-Laguna Niguel. The committee also includes Senators Andreas Borgeas, Anna Caballero, Bill Dodd, Hannah-Beth Jackson, Brian Jones, Mike McGuire, Richard Pan, Tom Umberg and Scott Wiener.
Click here to review Senate Republicans’ website which tracks how much money Governor Newsom has spent of taxpayers’ dollars on the COVID-19 pandemic.