Fauci, Top Health Officials Testify At House Coronavirus Hearing

July 31, 2020
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July 31, 2020

White House COVID-19 Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci will be testifying in front of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, led by Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) and ranking member Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), on Friday morning.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield and Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Admiral Brett Giroir will also testify at the hearing.

The session comes amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to spread misinformation about COVID-19, which recently included retweeting a video of a doctor who falsely claimed hydroxychloroquine cures the virus.

Follow our live coverage of the testimony below.

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White House COVID-19 Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci will be testifying in front of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, led by Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) and ranking member Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), on Friday morning.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield and Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Admiral Brett Giroir will also testify at the hearing.

The session comes amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to spread misinformation about COVID-19, which recently included retweeting a video of a doctor who falsely claimed hydroxychloroquine cures the virus.

Follow our live coverage of the testimony below.

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  1. Redfield, Giroir, and Scalise.

    This should be a fact-filled extravaganza.

  2. Here we go.

    So who’s on the bench to ask questions? Anyone got a list? How many science deniers (and I’m guessing the three referenced by @maximus is a good indication)?

  3. White House COVID-19 Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci will be testifying in front of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, led by Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) and ranking member Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), on Friday morning.

    Scalise will have to grill him about why the FDA and CDC are in cahoots with Russia and ISIS to kill Americans.

  4. Rep. Clyburn is formidable enough as it is, but I really hope he channels John Lewis when the stupidity starts.

  5. Starts?

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