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US Health Department Secretary, Alez Azar, has declined to testify before Congress
While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) separated families, it was the health department that was responsible for separated children, who were moved to its custody while their parents were put in immigration detention, released in the US or deported.
House Energy and Commerce chairman, Frank Pallone, said in a statement that Azar declined to appear before the committee in a scheduled hearing about the policy. Pallone said:
House Energy and Commerce chairman, Frank Pallone, said in a statement that Azar declined to appear before the committee in a scheduled hearing about the policy. Pallone said:
"Azar has yet to testify before Congress at a hearing specifically on this cruel policy. The stonewalling must end, and Secretary Azar must agree to appear before the Committee to answer questions and take accountability for his agency’s actions. Azar’s denial to appear before the Committee in the coming weeks on the Family Separation Policy is unacceptable, and we are going to get him here at some point one way or another."
Live thread reporting from the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2019/jan/22/us-politics-donald-trump-latest-live-updates-government-shutdown
I guess he will be getting a subpoena soon then.
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