Bennet Pressures HHS Secretary Nominee Azar to Put Science Over Ideology
Following Reports of Health Officials Prohibiting Words in Budget Documents, Health Committee Democrats Seek Explanation
Dec 20, 2017
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with the nine Democratic members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary nominee Alex Azar expressing concern over reports that the Trump administration is restricting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other agencies within HHS from using certain words or phrases in preparing documents for the Fiscal Year 2019 budget.