,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #i  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(       
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,nehls submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ,*9a is  
responsible = ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic & mu/
 be held f9ancially liable =            
#af1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj4  ,:]eas !          
,,s>s-,co,v-#b1 h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z    
,,covid-#ai1 0 fir/ detect$ 9 ,wuhan    
,city1 ,hubei ,prov9ce1 ,*9a1 9 ,decemb]
 #bjai2 ,:]eas ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty 
cov]$ up ! exi/5ce & d[nplay$ !         
s]i\sness ( ,,covid-#ai1 includ+ ord]+ !
 de/ruction ( laboratory samples &      
rese>* reg>d+ ,,covid-#ai 9 ,janu>y     
#bjbj1 & sil5c+ j\rnali/s1 rese>*]s1 &  
o!rs :o attempt$ to %>e in=mation ab\t  
,*9a's involvem5t 9 ! orig9s (          
,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas ! ,*9ese ,communi/  
,p>ty's calculat$ cov]up1 includ+       
report+ inaccurate numb]s ( infections &
 dea?s1 enabl$ ,,covid-#ai to g global2 

,:]eas ! cov]up ( ,,covid-#ai by !      
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty has caus$        
significant economic h>m ar\nd ! _w &   
has co/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy         
#af1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas ! global    
m$ian gross dome/ic product dropp$ by   
#c4i p]c5t f #bjai to #bjbj1 mak+ x !   
wor/ d[nturn s9ce ! ,great ,depression2 
,:]eas1 on ,june #h1 #bjbj1 ! ,national 
,bureau ( ,economic ,rese>* (ficially   
decl>$ a recession1 not+ t ! ,unit$     
,/ates economy _h fall5 into contraction
 />t+ 9 ,febru>y #bjbj2 ,:]eas at lea/  
half ( h\seholds 9 ! #d l>ge/ cities 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,new ,york ,city1 ,los  
,angeles1 ,*icago1 & ,h\/on1 report$    
s]i\s f9ancial problems z a result (    
,,covid-#ai1 includ+ deplet$ sav+s1     
tr\ble pay+ bills1 or af=d+ m$ical c>e2 
,:]eas a qu>t] ( adults 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates said !y or someone 9 _! h\sehold 
h be5 laid (f or lo/ a job because (    
,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic
 increas$ extreme pov]ty betwe5         
#hh1jjj1jjj & #ic1jjj1jjj 9 #bjbj2 &    

,:]eas ov] #a1jjj1jjj ,am]icans h di$ z 
a result ( ,,covid-#ai3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
 ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ,*9a is        
responsible = ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic &    
%\ld be held f9ancially responsible = ! 
p&emic's co/2 &  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
%\ld be reimburs$ #af1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj by
 ,*9a = ! economic h>m caus$ by !       
,,covid-#ai p&emic4