“line up well with the national priorities of the administration”? Say what? I suppose if it doesn’t fit into the mold of the Bush administration’s talking-points echo chamber, then it’s a huge waste of time. They do, after all, admit to only watching FOX News.

Nope. I am NOT surprised.

Sources: White House cut testimony

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House severely edited congressional testimony given Tuesday by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the impact of climate change on health, removing specific scientific references to potential health risks, according to two sources familiar with the documents.
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But [Dr. Julie Gerberding’s] prepared testimony was devoted entirely to the CDC’s preparation, with few details on what effects climate change could have on the spread of disease. Only during questioning did she describe some specific diseases that likely would be affected, again without elaboration.
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“It was eviscerated,” said a CDC official, familiar with both versions, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the review process.

The official said that while it is customary for testimony to be changed in a White House review, these changes were particularly “heavy-handed,” with the document cut from its original 14 pages to four. It was six pages as presented to the Senate committee.

Associated Press

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