Trump health pick parries questions on drug cost, health law
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November 30, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling it the opportunity of his lifetime, President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary pledged Wednesday to help lower drug prices and said he'd carry out the Obama-era health law his boss has been unable to erase.
Alex Azar's assurances to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee were met with doubt by lawmakers of both parties, especially Democrats concerned about his ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
Nonetheless the 50-year-old former drug company and government executive deflected Democratic attempts to paint him as a political partisan behold...
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