Democrats double down in their investigation over political interference at HHS
House Democrats are following up on their request earlier this month for documents and a series of transcribed interviews with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials.
This comes as concerns grow about whether agencies are facing undue political influence as they grapple with how to respond to the country's coronavirus pandemic.
In a new letter Wednesday, Democrats on the House's Select Committee on Coronavirus, say they are "troubled" that witnesses have not been made available "even though recent reports suggest a pattern of political interference is crippling the Department's ability to serve as a trusted source of public health information during the coronavirus pandemic."
The letter comes just days after the CDC retracted new guidance about airborne coronavirus transmission that the agency said was posted as the result of a confused staffer who hit "publish" without approval. The incident underscores the growing concern of Democrats on Capitol Hill who fear that the government's reaction to coronavirus is being led by politics rather than science.
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