HHS secretary turns down House committee request to testify about family separations

By Anna Giaritelli

Published January 22, 2019 10:44pm ET

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HHS secretary turns down House committee request to testify about family separations — Democrats want to hear about the Trump administration’s immigration policies that lead to families being separated at the border. But Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday declined their request to testify about the implementation and fall-out from the zero-tolerance policy before an the oversight subcommittee, which is under the House Energy and […]

Democrats want to hear about the Trump administration’s immigration policies that lead to families being separated at the border.

But Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday declined their request to testify about the implementation and fall-out from the zero-tolerance policy before an the oversight subcommittee, which is under the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

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