The House Appropriations Committee had sought Fauci’s testimony at a hearing to look into the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The House Appropriations Committee had sought Fauci’s testimony at a Wednesday subcommittee hearing to look into the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 65,000 Americans.
A White House spokesman said the administration is busy fighting the spread of the coronavirus, re-opening the economy, and seeking a vaccine, so"it is counter-productive to have the very individuals involved in those efforts appearing at congressional hearings." "The system is not really geared to what we need right now, what you are asking for," Fauci said."That is a failing."Instead of Fauci, the House committee will hear next week from Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In the short term, that entails what the federal government is doing on surveillance, testing, contact tracing, quarantining, social distancing, and the production and distribution of personal protective equipment.
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