A congressional hearing will be cut short Wednesday after the White House summoned top U.S. health officials to an emergency meeting.
- Trump has summoned top U.S. health officials to an emergency meeting at the White House Wednesday, a top lawmaker said.
- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, said a hearing on the U.S. coronavirus response had to be cut short as a result.
- Maloney said the witnesses needed to leave by 11:45 a.m. ET, significantly cutting short lawmakers’ opening statements.
President Donald Trump has summoned top U.S. health officials to an emergency meeting at the White House Wednesday, cutting a hearing on Capitol Hill short, said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
“This morning we were informed that President Trump and Vice President Pence have called our witnesses to an emergency meeting at the White House. We don’t know the details, just that it’s extremely urgent,” Maloney, D-NY, said before opening the hearing on the nation’s preparedness and response to the coronavirus outbreak that has swept across the nation.
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The White House says this was a pre-scheduled meeting. Not an emergency. But committee says WH says they need their health officials for a meeting called today.
— Alex Ruoff (@Alexruoff) March 11, 2020
