Washington, D.C. — Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement as the Biden administration approaches the deadline to further extend the COVID-19 public health emergency.

“Earlier this fall, President Biden stated plainly that the pandemic is over, yet he continues to exploit power reserved only for times of emergency to circumvent Congress and send mixed signals to the American people at a time when many have lost trust in our public health agencies. Instead of constantly moving the goalposts, his administration needs to provide to the public what metrics it will use to evaluate the state of COVID-19 risk and what his plan is to unwind the public health emergency.”

Background:

Energy and Commerce Republicans have pressed the Biden administration for months to provide more information about how it will unwind the pandemic.

Read more:

• 09.19.22 Leader Rodgers to President Biden: Provide Your Plan to Unwind the Public Health Emergency
• 08.12.22 Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on President Biden’s Plans to Extend the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19
• 02.11.22 House GOP to Biden: What’s the Admin’s Plan to end the Public Health Emergency