Top Democrat ‘disappointed’ in Tom Price hearing

Published January 18, 2017 3:53pm ET



It’s “disappointing” that Republicans are going ahead with Georgia Rep. Tom Price’s confirmation hearing despite ethical concerns over his stock trading, a top Democrat said Wednesday morning.

“It is disappointing to us that … Republicans are moving ahead with your nomination before we have all the facts,” Rep. Patty Murray, the top Democrat of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, told Price. “I hope you have come fully prepared to be fully transparent with us in your explanation.”

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