Fauci says no slowdown in testing, despite Trump’s non-joke

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Thomas McKinless

Posted June 23, 2020 at 6:18pm

Anthony Fauci and other health officials contradicted President Donald Trump’s claim that they would be scaling back coronavirus testing during a House Energy and Commerce hearing Tuesday.

See the video for CQ Roll Call health care reporter Mary Ellen McIntire’s breakdown of what we learned from the lengthy hearing.

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