Top Democrats called on HHS to fire its spokesperson amid mounting scrutiny over his actions and claims
before a House oversight subcommittee to discuss a partially canceled Defense Production Act contract to manufacture ventilators, POLITICO's David Lim reports., who heads the Oversight subcommittee on economic and consumer policy, issued a staff report in late July that argued the administration vastly overpaid Philips Respironics, agreeing to a $646.7 million deal without even trying to negotiate a lower price.
“In accordance with long-standing Executive Branch precedent that presidential advisers generally do not testify in Congress, we respectfully decline the invitation,” wrote Michael Purpura, deputy counsel to Trump. Krishnamoorthi is now asking Azar for documents and information showing details of any termination settlements the department reached with Philips Respironics, Hamilton Medical and Vyaire Medical.In only half a year, the coronavirus pandemic has wiped out decades of global development in everything from health to the economy, the Gates Foundation warns in a stark report.
Vaccination coverage, seen as a good indicator for how health systems are functioning, is dropping to levels last seen in the 1990s, the foundation says. “In other words, we’ve been set back about 25 years in about 25 weeks,” the report says. “What the world does in the next months matters a great deal.", even in a year filled with disappointing news. The Gates Foundation is historically cheery about poverty and disease trends, pointing to progress that's often overlooked by the mass media — but even the ever-optimistic foundation couldn't put a positive spin on 2020's disastrous developments.
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