State Rep. Matt Hall (R-Marshall) | Hall's Facebook page
State Rep. Matt Hall (R-Marshall) | Hall's Facebook page
A new bipartisan House-Senate oversight committee has been formed to review decision-making in the midst of the COVID-19 emergency. State Rep. Matt Hall (R-Marshall) is chairman.
“Legislative oversight has a crucial role within state government," Hall said in an April statement. “It is imperative to ensure the administration and particular departments are working as effectively and efficiently as possible."
Hall said he and his fellow legislators have received thousands of calls and emails from concerned citizens as the crisis has unfolded.
“People have questions about their safety, livelihoods, families and futures," Hall said in the statement. "As the voice of the people we represent, we must work to provide them with the answers they deserve to those many questions and concerns.”
Hall said the committee intends to hold government responsible for the many critical decisions that it is making during the public health emergency.
Also on the committee are state Reps. Jack O’Malley (R-Lake Ann), Julie Calley (R-Portland), Tyrone Carter (D-Detroit) and Vanessa Guerra (D-Saginaw), as well as state Sens. Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton), Kim LaSata (R-St. Joseph), Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City), Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing) and Adam Hollier (D-Detroit).
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