House lawmakers want reversal of Trump's COVID-19 reporting changes, cite 'politicization of public
House Democrats overseeing the coronavirus response called on the Trump Administration to reverse a decision that directed all hospitals to stop sending daily COVID-19 data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hospitals were instructed starting July 15 to bypass the CDC and send daily patient information to the Department of Health and Human Services through a system operated by a contractor, TeleTracking.
“We urge you to reverse this decision, restore this data collection role to the CDC, and take all necessary steps to ensure that essential data is collected and publicly reported free from political interference,” three House Democrats wrote in a letter to the Trump Administration. “We are concerned that this decision may represent yet another example of the Administration’s continuing politicization of public health during the coronavirus pandemic.”
The letter was signed by Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis; Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy.
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