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Senators Press Nominee on HHS 'Blank' Operating Plan, Mass Layoffs and Transparency
Summary
Senators told the HHS operating plan submitted to Congress used asterisks for many program funding lines and that tens of thousands of employees were fired; nominee Jim O'Neil pledged prompt information to Congress if confirmed and said the department must take transparency obligations seriously.
Senators on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee pressed Jim O'Neil, President Trump's nominee for deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, over what several members described as a lack of transparency in the department's operating plan and broad staffing cuts.
Senator Patty Murray said the…
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