White House pauses testimony for officials handling coronavirus response
Source: Politico
CORONAVIRUS
White House pauses testimony for officials handling coronavirus response
Democrats say the Trump administration may be trying to avoid tough questions from Congress.
By KYLE CHENEY and ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN
03/18/2020 01:35 PM EDT
The White House has issued a “temporary pause” on congressional testimony for senior officials involved in the coronavirus response, according to correspondence obtained by POLITICO — a move that has some House Democrats complaining about stonewalling even as they acknowledge the need to give health officials space to manage the crisis.
The halt in high-level officials appearing at hearings is slated to last through the end of the month and is intended, according to the March 16 letter, to ensure that the Trump administration is “directly focused on executing its day-to-day response to COVID-19.”
“Due to the full Administration mobilization underway, we are instituting a temporary pause with respect to the involvement in hearings of government witnesses who are engaged in the coronavirus response,” Cassidy Hutchinson, a White House legislative affairs official, wrote to top House committee aides. “Right now, the Executive Branch needs all of its resources directly focused on executing its day-to-day response to COVID-19.”
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Walter Shaub Retweeted
This is unacceptable that the White House won't allow public oversight of its botched response.
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WE will get them ALL! I want it soooo bad!!! 
