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WATCH LIVE: Fauci, Redfield Testify On Trump Administration's COVID-19 Response

House Democrats will likely press them and others for details on whether President Trump has stymied health experts from taking quicker, more effective action to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is pictured testifying in March on Capitol Hill. He and others leading the federal coronavirus response testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday.

Four men who have helped lead the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic are set to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday, where they will face sharp questioning from House Democrats about the Trump administration's handling of the crisis.

Those testifying at assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services; Stephen Hahn, Food and Drug Administration commissioner; and Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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