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| Health and Human Services Secretary Price resigns amid criticism of his travel on private jets | Health and Human Services Secretary Price resigns amid criticism of his travel on private jets |
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| Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price has offered his resignation amid a growing scandal around his use of private planes. President Donald Trump intends to designate the acting assistant secretary for health to fill his position. | Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price has offered his resignation amid a growing scandal around his use of private planes. President Donald Trump intends to designate the acting assistant secretary for health to fill his position. |
| The White House issued a statement Friday, which said that Trump accepted Price’s resignation and intends to designate acting assistant secretary for health Don Wright to serve as the acting secretary effective at 11:59 pm. | The White House issued a statement Friday, which said that Trump accepted Price’s resignation and intends to designate acting assistant secretary for health Don Wright to serve as the acting secretary effective at 11:59 pm. |
| On Wednesday, Trump told reporters that he was “looking into” Price’s use of charter planes, adding that he was “not happy about it.” When asked if he would fire Price, Trump said: “We’ll see.” | On Wednesday, Trump told reporters that he was “looking into” Price’s use of charter planes, adding that he was “not happy about it.” When asked if he would fire Price, Trump said: “We’ll see.” |
| Trump told reporters that he was going to make a decision on Price on Friday, adding that he was “disappointed” by the wasteful spending. | |
| “I was disappointed because I didn't like it cosmetically or otherwise,” Trump said. “This is an administration that saves hundreds of millions of dollars on renegotiating things." | |
| The total cost of Price’s overseas trips have cost taxpayers more than $1 million since May, according to Politico. | The total cost of Price’s overseas trips have cost taxpayers more than $1 million since May, according to Politico. |
| Price offered to write a personal check for $51.887.31 to the US Treasury to cover the cost of his seat on the flights he chartered. | Price offered to write a personal check for $51.887.31 to the US Treasury to cover the cost of his seat on the flights he chartered. |
| “The taxpayers won’t pay a dime for my seat on those planes,” Price said. | |
| In a statement issued on Friday, Price said he will continue to cooperate with the OIG review and has taken additional steps to initiate a departmental review to “determine if any changes or reforms are necessary.” | |
| “As I have previously stated, all of this travel was approved by legal and HHS officials,” Price said. “Despite this, I regret the concerns this has raised regarding the use of taxpayer dollars. All of my political career I’ve fought for the taxpayers. It is clear to me that in this case, I was not sensitive enough to my concern for the taxpayer. I know as well as anyone that the American people want to know that their hard-earned dollars are being spent wisely by government officials.” | |
| Price added that he will write a personal check to the US Treasury “for the expenses of my travel on private charter planes.” |