Ron Wyden: “I am reclaiming my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic time has expired.”

Congress has a responsibility to ensure that the personal health information of the tens of millions of people who rely on Medicaid is protected and that HHS and CMS comply with federal court orders.

My goal throughout all these hearings is to advance a fresh plan to reimagine the American health care system that makes good on the promise that health care is a basic human right.

While these secrecy demands carry no force of law, their coercive effect is extremely successful.

Without USAID, CDC’s global health infrastructure remains the most effective tool the U.S. has to monitor and prevent global health emergencies.