FEDERALhearing transcript

Congressional Hearing: HHS Policies and Priorities (June 2021)

Original title: EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

January 1, 2022

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing serves as a formal oversight mechanism where Congress questions the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the administration's management of federal health programs, emergency funding, and departmental policy decisions.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The department is subject to congressional oversight and must respond to inquiries regarding its policies and funding.

House Committee on Education and Labor

The committee members are responsible for conducting oversight of the department's activities.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2022.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

The House Committee on Education and Labor held a hearing on June 16, 2021, to review the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Secretary Xavier Becerra testified before the committee, and members submitted various questions and supplemental materials regarding department operations.

Key Facts

The hearing took place on June 16, 2021, via Zoom.
Secretary Xavier Becerra provided testimony regarding the priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The committee record includes supplemental articles regarding the redirection of emergency stockpile and COVID-19 funds to border-related activities.
The record includes supplemental materials regarding the Secretary's stance on partial-birth abortion laws.
Members of the committee submitted formal questions for the record to Secretary Becerra.
Secretary Becerra provided written responses to the questions submitted for the record.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

The hearing was held to examine the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Who testified at the hearing?

Xavier Becerra, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, testified.

Why It Matters

News Coverage

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Use of Supplemental Media

The committee record explicitly incorporates external news articles from Politico and PolitiFact as part of the official hearing documentation.

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Connected Entities

organizationCommittee on Education and Labor“The House committee conducting the hearing”Map →

personRobert C. 'Bobby' Scott“Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor”Map →

organizationU.S. Department of Health and Human Services“The federal department under review”Map →

personXavier Becerra“Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services”Map →

personVirginia Foxx“Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Labor”Map →

Sources

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