Schumer Calls For Azar To Resign As Controversy Erupts Over Caputo

By Kelly Lienhard / September 15, 2020 at 8:33 PM
Updated Story Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (NY) on Tuesday called for HHS Secretary Alex Azar to resign as controversy swelled up over news that a politically appointed HHS press secretary has sought to alter COVID-19 scientific data coming out of HHS to match the president’s messaging. In a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday (Sept. 15), Schumer alleged Azar has allowed President Donald Trump to sway HHS from maintaining scientific integrity and from protecting public health...


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