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Coronavirus Special Report: Dr. Fauci goes to Washington

The name tag for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is placed at his seat before his testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
The name tag for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is placed at his seat before his testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (Kevin Dietsch/UPI/POOL)
By Jason Dick, Mary Ellen McIntire, Joanne Levine and Thomas McKinless
Posted June 23, 2020 at 2:02pm

In today’s episode we listen to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the star witness at a House Energy and Commerce hearing. Fauci hasn’t testified on Capitol Hill since mid-May. He was joined by other public health officials, including the heads of the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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