Susan Monarez, former director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said that he was asked not to talk directly to the Senators directly by the leadership in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) before he was evacuated last month.
On Wednesday, Monarez claimed during the appearance of the Senate Committee on health, education, labor and pension – first he spoke to the Senate as it was fired at the end of the previous month, less than a month after the confirmation.
Sen Tim Cin (D-W.), who offered Monarez forgive to suspect his integrity during his confirmation hearing, asked if he was given to him Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior was asked not to talk with senators.
“I was instructed not to talk directly with the senators,” Monarez said.
Cin reacted with mistrust, given that it is expected that public officials have open communication with the Senate. He said how Kennedy vowed to enter the era of “radical transparency” under his leadership.
“We used to talk with the CDC Director at all times during Kovid and during other emergency situations,” Caeen said. “A CDC director should not talk to those who have confirmed him and who is responsible for the oversight on a CDC director.
Monarez was the first CDC director to be confirmed by the Senate, as the new requirement was implemented after the Kovid epidemic.
