NEW: The White House has informed lawmakers that senior administration officials handling coronavirus repsonse won't be available for congressional testimony until next month.
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@AliceOllstein It's a matter of keeping resources focused on day-to-day crisis response, the WH wrote in a letter to lawmakers. It won't impact other forms of info-sharing with Congress, they say, and the "pause" will lift on April 1.
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@AliceOllstein Some Ds say it's stonewalling, a reaction to Dr. Fauci's explosive hill tesitmony last week.
But others say they understand the need to give senior officials space during the immediate crisis, especially while Congress is social distancing.
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But others say they understand the need to give senior officials space during the immediate crisis, especially while Congress is social distancing.
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@AliceOllstein “Right now, the Executive Branch needs all of its resources directly focused on executing its day-to-day response to COVID-19," White House wrote to House committees. politico.com/news/2020/03/1…
