Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price on Saturday defended his using of private planes for official travel, saying he welcomes an internal review of the flights that have recently come under scrutiny but acknowledged “the optics in some of this don’t look good.”
He promised to stop flying private on official business until the review is done.
“I don’t think there will be any charter trips until this review is complete,” Price told host Leland Vittert on Fox News’ America’s News Headquarters. “I think that’s appropriate because of the concerns that we’ve heard.”
Price said all the flights were work-related and used for official business, including for trips related to the opioid crisis or the recent hurricanes. – READ MORE
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