WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Representatives Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and John Katko, R-N.Y., introduced legislation to create a bipartisan commission to assess the United States' preparation for and response to pandemics. The National Commission on COVID-19 Act is modeled on the 2002 law establishing the 9/11 Commission, which was enacted in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. The 10 members of the COVID-19 Commission, split equally between Democrats and  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 1 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news on March 31: * * * - Professor of English Josephine Park discusses the history of Asian-American racism in the U.S. and how it connects to today's use of 'Chinese virus' to describe COVID-19. * * * Mixed up in the language of the COVID-19 pandemic has been repeated use of the term "Chinese virus," uttered by White House officials and most notably President Donald Trump. Critics and experts have argued the term fosters xenophobic attitudes and p more PR