health and human services
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House Rep. James Clyburn Says CDC Official's Testimony Alleges Political Interference
Testimony from an official at the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention alleges that multiple instances of political interference may have occurred in the department. Are you shocked? I’m not shocked. NBC News reports that Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), chairman of the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic, wrote a letter to Health and…
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Lawmakers and Advocates Grow Increasingly Frustrated With Lack of Comprehensive Racial Data on COVID-19 Cases
Nearly three months after the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the U.S., more than 1.1 million people have been infected with the coronavirus, with at least 92,000 deaths recorded. But despite the clear and pervasive toll the virus has had on Americans and American life, a substantial number of states and territories are still not…
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Trump’s Pick for HHS Secretary Has Deep Ties to Big Pharma
Updated Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, 1:30 p.m. EST: Slate reports that Alex Azar, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services, left his job overseeing an Eli Lilly investigation to become the pharmaceutical company’s top lobbyist. From 2001 to 2005, Azar was the Department of Health and Human Services’ general counsel and…
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11 Quick and Dirty Facts About Donald Trump's Latest Cabinet Picks
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) is Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services. Prior to coming to Congress, he practiced as an orthopedic surgeon for 20 years. He served four terms in the Georgia Senate before being elected to Congress in 2005. He is chairman of the House Budget Committee and sits on the…