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highplainsdem

(49,041 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2020, 07:22 PM Apr 2020

Democratic senator calls for investigation into reassignment of key HHS official

Source: The Hill

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Wednesday called for an investigation into the removal of the former director of the federal office that will be at the forefront of developing a COVID-19 cure.

Markey’s push for an investigation came after Rick Bright, the former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), said he was forced out of the position for prioritizing science over promoting unproven treatments President Trump had repeatedly pushed as potential cures without evidence.

Markey is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services's (HHS) inspector general to open an investigation into Bright’s reassignment to a lower-level position at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Markey said Bright’s “abrupt reassignment” raises questions over whether the Trump administration retaliated against Bright for “advocating for science and against Trump’s misinformation.”

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/494228-markey-calls-for-investigation-into-brights-reassignment-at-nih

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Democratic senator calls for investigation into reassignment of key HHS official (Original Post) highplainsdem Apr 2020 OP
Kick and recommend. bronxiteforever Apr 2020 #1
K&R SheltieLover Apr 2020 #2
KICK bluestarone Apr 2020 #3
Good on my Senator! sheshe2 Apr 2020 #4
Kick Stuart G Apr 2020 #5
Thanks Ed. You can always be counted on. mahina Apr 2020 #6

sheshe2

(83,933 posts)
4. Good on my Senator!
Wed Apr 22, 2020, 07:34 PM
Apr 2020

When asked about the firing/reassignment at the presser...dump said "never heard of him.

Un hnn.

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