House Coronavirus Panel Tires of HHS Runaround, Subpoenas Top Legislative Executive

Senior Health and Human Services legislative liaison executive must appear to answer questions on Nov. 16 or face possible further congressional action.
House Coronavirus Panel Tires of HHS Runaround, Subpoenas Top Legislative Executive
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) in Washington on Aug. 12, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
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Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, has issued a subpoena to force a senior Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official to appear for a deposition, citing “months of intentional stonewalling.”

Joining Mr. Wenstrup in the action are Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chair of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability; Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce; Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; and Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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