Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Public Health, Terrorism

Chairman Towns Seeks Documents on Cancelled 9/11 Health Contract

Letter Seeks Information After HHS Fails to Testify at Hearing

Chairman Towns sent a letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt requesting documents on the abrupt cancellation of a contract to coordinate medical and pharmacy care for 9/11 responders who are ill. HHS failed to attend a January 22, 2007 hearing to examine the cancellation and its effect on health care for those who worked on Ground Zero recovery.