NEW: NIH Director Dr. Anthony Fauci will appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor and Pensions on May 12, a spokesperson for for Sen. Lamar Alexander said, after the White House blocked him from testifying before House lawmakers.
After previously predicting the U.S. death toll would be roughly 60,000 from the novel coronavirus, Trump said Friday the U.S. will"hopefully" remain below 100,000 deaths.After the White House blocked Dr.
Previously, White House spokesman Judd Deere had said in a statement to ABC News it would be"counter-productive" to the administration's COVID-19 response for Fauci and other top officials to appear before lawmakers to discuss the government's actions in relation to the pandemic. "While the Trump Administration continues its whole-of-government response to COVID-19, including safely opening up America again and expediting vaccine development, it is counter-productive to have the very individuals involved in those efforts appearing at Congressional hearings. We are committed to working with Congress to offer testimony at the appropriate time," he said.
The panel is responsible for crafting spending legislation, and has played a key role in the coronavirus response efforts on Capitol Hill.
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