Health and Human Services Secretary Confirmation Hearing
2017-11-29T09:34:35-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNmVkXC8yMDE3MTEyOTA5MzU1MzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on President Trump’s nomination of former Eli Lilly head Alex Azar for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary. Committee members' question focused on Mr. Azar’s experience not in the private sector at a large pharmaceutical research and manufacturing company, and within the George W. Bush administration, in which he was general counsel for the Health and Human Services Department. Democrats were especially critical of Mr. Azar’s role at Eli Lilly, and they questioned his commitment to using his potential new role to exert downward pressure on prescription drug prices.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on President Trump’s nomination of former Eli Lilly head Alex Azar for… read more
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on President Trump’s nomination of former Eli Lilly head Alex Azar for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary. Committee members' question focused on Mr. Azar’s experience not in the private sector at a large pharmaceutical research and manufacturing company, and within the George W. Bush administration, in which he was general counsel for the Health and Human Services Department. Democrats were especially critical of Mr. Azar’s role at Eli Lilly, and they questioned his commitment to using his potential new role to exert downward pressure on prescription drug prices. close
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