28 February 2020 HHS Secretary Alex Azar testifies on the HHS 2021 budget request amid concerns over US response to coronavirus Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar testified before the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the House Ways and Means Committee on the Trump Administration's 2021 HHS budget request. While various areas of the budget were explored by members on both sides of the aisle, including suggested cuts to Medicaid and the administration's drug pricing proposals, questioning on the administration's response to the coronavirus — now being referred to as COVID-19 — took center stage.
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