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Coronavirus Special Report: FDA reverses on drug Trump touted

Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, FDA Administrator, testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies on "Food and Drug Administration Budget Request for FY2021” in Washington on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)
Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, FDA Administrator, testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies on "Food and Drug Administration Budget Request for FY2021” in Washington on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call)

In today’s episode, we examine the Food and Drug Administration’s move to withdraw emergency approval for hydroxychloroquine. We also take a sobering look at new statistics that show the rate of hunger and housing insecurity is nearly twice as high among African Americans than whites.

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