Sen. Wyden Issues Statement on Azar’s Nomination to Lead HHS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump announced he would nominate Alex Azar's to lead the Department of Health and Human Services:

"The Trump administration's track record on health care to date is objectively abysmal.

"At every turn, the president has broken his promises to American families to lower health care costs, expand access, and bring down the high price of prescription drugs.

"Trump's previous leader at HHS, Tom Price, abused the public trust on multiple occasions, led efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act, and enabled congressional Republicans' disastrous attempts to pass Trumpcare."

"I will closely scrutinize Mr. Azar's record and ask for his commitment to faithfully implement the Affordable Care Act and take decisive, meaningful action to curtail the runaway train of prescription drug costs. Health care is too personal to be driven by politics, but that is what the leadership of HHS has offered so far."

This document was posted showing the date: Nov. 13, 2017