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.

[Health officials: US not scaling back COVID-19 testing capacity ]

(Video thumbnail: Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg/POOL)

At the Races: Bayou State brawl

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is seen in the Capitol after a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on March 26.

Social media CEOs called to Senate Judiciary hearing

A sign directs early voters on the Virginia redistricting referendum to the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., in March.

Supreme Court turns aside Virginia redistricting request

From left, FBI Director Kash Patel, DEA Administrator Terrance Cole, U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta, and
ATF Director Robert Cekada appear at a Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 12.

Appropriations behavior — Congressional Hits and Misses

Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz, seen in April at a panel hearing with Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., plans to mark up children's online safety legislation in the coming weeks.

Chatbot bills look to address safety fears as midterms loom

Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen, here at a news conference outside the Capitol in April, won't be seeking reelection from his redrawn seat.

Video