Dems Call For E&C Hearings On Trump Budget, Request Price Testify

June 1, 2017 at 7:09 PM
House Energy & Commerce Democrats are calling on Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) to hold a series of hearings on President Donald Trump's proposed budget with the heads eight major federal agencies, including HHS, that fall under the committee's jurisdiction. A Democratic E&C spokesperson said lawmakers want to query HHS Secretary Tom Price on the budget's proposed cuts to Medicaid and the National Institutes of Health. The spokesperson said the series of hearings by the House Appropriations Committee is not enough....


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