The chair of the House's Health subcommittee says she plans to call in Dr. Rick Bright to testify as she reviews the circumstances of his removal from a key position after he raised concerns about a drug Trump touted as a potential coronavirus treatment
"I think the American people deserve to hear Dr. Bright's story," Eshoo, a Democrat from California, told CNN on Thursday."He really has worked for the American people -- they are the ones who have paid his salary. A thoroughbred professional -- and to set him aside in one of the most key positions to develop vaccines in the midst of the pandemic? The story doesn't make sense to me. So I think it deserves examination.
"I don't know where this began, why, who where, when, why," said Eshoo, whose subcommittee falls under the Energy and Commerce full committee."But I think it deserves to be examined and the story told."Eshoo said she wants to have hearings as soon as it's"feasible" and said she's willing to return to Washington to probe the matter.Read More"I'm willing to come here, I think others will as well," she said Thursday.
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