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Watch Live: Fauci, Top Health Officials Face Senate Questions On Pandemic

The hearing comes the day after the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 200,000 people. Watch the hearing live beginning at 10 a.m. ET.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is pictured in a hearing on July 31. He is testifying on Wednesday alongside other top health officials in a Senate panel hearing.

Updated at 10:16 a.m. ET

Four of the top federal officials responsible for managing the coronavirus pandemic are testifying in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director

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