Sen. Merkley, Colleagues Urge Pence to Protect Federal COVID-19 Response From Political Interference
March 14, 2020
March 14, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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- White House has repeatedly allowed politics to overrule public health advice
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Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with seven colleagues, pressed Vice President Mike Pence, head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, to ensure that the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak is grounded in scientific fact and experts' recommendatio . . .
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- White House has repeatedly allowed politics to overrule public health advice
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Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with seven colleagues, pressed Vice President Mike Pence, head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, to ensure that the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak is grounded in scientific fact and experts' recommendatio . . .