HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE CALLING FOR HEARINGS INTO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK AT THE LASALLE VETERANS HOME.
G-O-P LAWMAKERS SAY THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR WEEKS FOR A HEARING ON THE 200 PLUS POSITIVE CASES AND NOW 28 DEATHS AT LASALLE. REPRESENTATIVE RANDY FRESE OF PALOMA SAYS IT'S TIME FOR ANSWERS.
THE G-O-P WANTS ANSWERS - INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVE DAVID WELTER OF MORRIS.
THE SENATE HELD A HEARING ON THE MATTER LAST WEEK AND AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW BY A STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS BEING LAUNCHED. UNLIKE THE SENATE, THE HOUSE DID NOT PASS LEGISLATION ALLOWING VIRTUAL HEARINGS. STILL, THE REPUBLIANS SAY SOME SORT OF MEETING COULD BE HELD TO SEE WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE AT LASALLE.