Henrik5000 via Getty Images Global health experts worried that the Trump administration was not prioritizing the fight against infectious diseases like Ebola. Bera had been pushing the administration to reconsider what he sees as its previous missteps on global health. He had questioned Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the Ebola funding at a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, and Pompeo said he would personally review the rescission. Along with Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Bera had also sent a letter to national security adviser John Bolton about Ziemer’s departure. Dr. Daniel Lucey, a Georgetown University infectious disease specialistViruses do not infect only supporters of one party or the other.

Source: Huffington Post June 06, 2018 23:03 UTC