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Chair criticizes Trump administration and Health Secretary Robert Kennedy over secret drug deals and Medicaid cuts
Summary
A committee chair opened a hearing with sharp criticism of the Trump administration's health care blueprint and Health Secretary Robert Kennedy, alleging secret pharmaceutical and insurance deals, claiming widespread Medicaid-related closures and job losses, and entering multiple documents into the record.
The chair opened the hearing with a sustained critique of what he called "Donald Trump's health care blueprint for the coming year," saying the administration had struck secret deals with drug and insurance companies and was "throwing consumer protections in the trash." The chair identified himself in the remarks as the hearing's chair and asked that several documents be entered into the record.
Why it matters: The chair tied those alleged deals and policy choices to concrete harm, saying they have forced health providers to close and workers to lose jobs in multiple states and arguing that the public will not see the promised…
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